Creaky chipboard floor?

[kdriver]

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?

 

[gcol]

Is it better to add screws?

Aye

 

[staceyb]

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

 

[big-all]

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