Cheers Guys, will try this at the weekend. Whoops on the 2nd Para, it should be nails not screws as they were put in with nailgun I suspect. Only issue I was wondering is how wether I should pilot through the metal plate .. but this seems a given now. Much appreciated.
Ok chaps and chapesses, brain picking time.
I have recently moved into a new home, one minor irritation is I have some creaks under my partition walls against the floor when walking in certain areas. Having done a lot of googleing / investigation it appears the nails holding the metal...