I am just beginning a renovation of a not so old home- 40 years. The second floor with all of the bedrooms is a typical plywood floor with carpet over it. As I recarpet, is there any way to get rid of the squeaky floors? I don’t think the sheets were glued down. Would screwing the sheets in a tight pattern help?
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If that is where the squeaks are originating, if it is the bridging (x type wood bridging that are touching ea. other) you have to get in there..let's hope it is the subfloor.
thanks!
I don't think gluing subfloors was a common practice 40 years ago, so it would not be surprising if they were not glued. If you are pulling up the carpet, it should be a simple matter to add a bunch of screws. I'd try 8" spacing in every joist. As you walk around the rooms, I imagine you'd notice a difference right away if loose subfloor was the problem.
Al Mollitor, Sharon MA
My crappy, 1971 spec house has squeaks all over it. Whenever we've had access to the floor, I've either screwed the subfloor down, or nailed it with spiral nails.
They both worked, although the nails were somewhat faster.
Just last week, I pulled up a couple of layers of vinyl, and the luan undrlayment separating them, from my bathroom.
Since we had access to the the floor joists underneath, I knew that the problem was. About 10 or 12 of the gun nails they used on the subfloor had missed the joists. There were something like 10 feet of joist that had no connection to the subfloor.
$3 worth of Deck Screws eliminaated ever single squeak.
K-1-P
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