Creaking floorboards - how to fix

[brettjbuckley]

Numerous plumbing and electical operations have left some of our floor boards rather creaky.

I planned to simply hardboard the floor to level it out but will this stop the creaking? I don't want to replace the floorboards unless I have to.

 

[masona]

I planned to simply hardboard the floor to level it out but will this stop the creaking? I don't want to replace the floorboards unless I have to.

Put in extra screws where the creaking is but be careful with pipe/cable unless you have Safeplate. Rubbing in some talcum powder into the joints will also help.

 

[novicetiler]

This may sound like a joke, but i read in a diy book that creaking floorboards can be cured by putting talcum powder inbetween the the boards where they rub together. Also screwing them down into the joists will help (but make sure you get a pipe detector first about 10 quid fron B and Q

 

[WoodYouLike]

This may sound like a joke, but i read in a diy book that creaking floorboards can be cured by putting talcum powder inbetween the the boards where they rub together.

As long as you don't use very expensice talcum, that's a 'joke' on this forum for a few months now

But you're absolutely right novicetiler.

 

[Ukwoody]

Seconded. Screw the floor down. Depend on the thickness of boards, but I generally use 2" size 8 or 10. I've found in the past using smaller 1 1/2" long screws dont always grip and can work just as loose.
Woody