I just had new hardwood floors put in and before they started I put about 100 screws in the subfloor to eliminate all the squeaks. Well, I not quite all, I missed one.and it is right in front of the pantry.
The 3/4″ plywood subfloor was stapled down without glue. The house is about 25 years old.
Now I’ve gone under the house and pulled the”shiners” through. But this squeak seems to be right where there is a knot in the underside of the plywood between the joists.
I was wondering if it would make sense to set my blade depth to 3/4″ and cut a 12″ square out around that knot from underneath. Then glue and screw two new pieces in it’s place, one a little larger than the other that could be screwed around the perimeter the hole. Then pressure block between the joists for strength?
Man I hate squeeks.
“Rather be a hammer than a nail”
Bob
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Look into the possibiliy that 2 sheets aren't rubbing together at a butt spanning the joists.
To rule it out, hammer in (if you happen to have a hammer that you can use) a thin wedge into the seam. To repair, bridge the the offender with a glued and screwed plywood block. the ply squeaking against the joist use a squeak ender.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Look into the possibiliy that 2 sheets aren't rubbing together at a butt spanning the joists.
To rule it out, hammer in (if you happen to have a hammer that you can use) a thin wedge into the seam. To repair, bridge the the offender with a glued and screwed plywood block. the ply squeaking against the joist use a squeak ender.
LOL- Yer killen me Imerc - I did find an old Hart Woody out in my tool belt.
The squeak seams to be in the middle of the span 16"and there is no seam there.
Now what the heck is a "squeak ender?""Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Bob
Best I can do for a definition. These guys work.
http://www.squeakender.com/Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Two more
http://www.theworkshop.net/Tips/htm/squeeky_floor2.htm
http://www.installersstore.com/cgi-bin/INSstore.pl?user_action=detail&catalogno=30-0001
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Thanks for the links.....................You da Man"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Bob
Geez..take a sharp hammer claw and hog the snot out of the knot..cover it with a glue coverd patch, and piffen screw it..no more squeaks...garunteed.
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Pro-Dek,
Are you saying you have two layers of subfloor? Regardless, two possible fixes come to mind.
!) Try injecting, via a strategically positioned hole from below, some type of a bonding type catalyzed resin to fill the void. I could recommend a few if you want to go that route.
or
2) Soak the area with "water thin" cynoacrylate from above, again via a very small hole. It will flow into everything and bond it all together.
If it were me, I'd go with the first one to start.
Jon