How To Fix Noisy Floating Floor

Separate wooden bridging members to eliminate noise problems.

How to fix noisy floating floor.

It helps if one person stands on the top of the floor walking or jumping while the other is locating the gap causing the noise. Add blocks to noisy joists another effective way to quiet squeaky floors is to install solid blocking in between the floor joists. If you drive them in you ll widen the gap and potentially create a new squeak. Step 4 cut out new flooring.

You ll have to work from above. Using shims or packers to fill gaps between can be a quick and effective fix. Drill a galvanized wood screw into each of the pilot holes you previously drilled. If you spot a gap use the wood shim solution to stop floor movement.

Use the straight edge and pencil to trace the perimeter of the cut piece onto the new floorboard. Be sure to drill the screws all the way down completely in the hole so that the screw heads are just a little beneath the surface of the wood. When you hear a squeak have the person above rap on the floor so you can pinpoint the exact spot. If the underside is covered you will have to work from above.

If you have enough crawling space underneath your floor you might spot spaces between the sub flooring and the joist. Drive ring shank flooring nails covered with little. Shims are available at any home center or lumberyard. Cut the blocking from the same size dimensional lumber as the.

Place the cut piece on top of your new floating wood flooring. Secondly pull the carpet away then drill screw down the hole until the hardwood floor and the subfloor are properly joined together. Apply wood glue to the edges of the flooring that is already set. To fix a floor covered with deep pile carpet drive a wallboard screw through the carpet and pad into the floor joist.

First mark that area then using a utility knife carefully drill a hole on the carpet. Don t drive it in too far because you will raise the flooring. Tongues and grooves in the flooring causing the noise. Use the table saw to cut out the correct size strip of new flooring.

With hardwood floors drive ring shank or cement coated flooring nails into the seams between boards. It s nearly impossible to stop this noise after a laminate floor is installed. If the squeak is from an area that is covered with a floor carpet then you need to proceed with caution. Take out the pilot drill bit and place a screwdriver drill bit into the power drill.

Step 5 attach new flooring. If you can t easily access the noisy floor or staircase fixing a squeaky floor gets a little more complicated. Push a pair of shims in lightly.