creaking bedroom floorboards

janainslie · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:27 am Post Subject: creaking bedroom floorboards

New carpet in bedroom but the floorboards underneath are creaking badly and making a noise like a car horn at parts, how do we sort this?

splinter · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:39 pm Post Subject:

Take the carpet up and put 60mmscrews into the joists nearest to where the floor board are creaking

JohnD · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:43 pm Post Subject:

...after having a look to see what pipes and cables are hiding underneath ready for you to drill into them.

And countersink the screw heads or they will make holes in the underlay first, then the carpet.

lsedave · Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:31 am Post Subject:

What size screws should be used for securing floorboards to joist?

joe-90 · Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:09 pm Post Subject:

Are they floorboards or chipboard? Chipboard is notorious for squeeking.

joe