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PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:34 am    Post Subject:
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I took up the carpet this morning in a room that has very creaky boards. I expected to find floorboards, but in fact found what looks like slabs of chipboard about 18\\\" by 2\\\'.

Am I doomed to stop this creaking, or can it be done. It appears there are very few positions to add more nails. Is it better to add screws?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:52 pm    Post Subject:
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kdriver wrote:
Is it better to add screws?
Aye
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:41 pm    Post Subject:
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hello

i have exactly the same problem as you, we spent all last weekned moving furnuitre from all our bedrooms and ripped up all carpets and re nailed all boards - still not improved?

god knows what we are going to do

? any one any good ideas
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brush talcum into the gaps and joints where its squeeking[acts like a dry lubricant and may take a while to work its way through the joint]

screws are much better for securing floorboards

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