Loose Boards Under Carpet

Would this squeaky floor kit work on these board.

Loose boards under carpet. A plywood subfloor often squeaks when it separates from the joists but it doesn t have to make any noise at all to give you a. It sounds like the boards may have been lifted at some point and not screwed back down correctly you would need to remove the carpet screw down loose boards and then ply over the top of the existing floor using a 6mm ply. If you can feel a soft spot in the floor under the carpet the subfloor has likely been weakened or damaged. The carpet is loose in the affected areas and seems to have waves or wrinkles in it rising from the surface.

How to fix plywood flooring that has popped up under the carpet. I have been told they may have compacted matter in the center and perhaps would not grab the screw. When floorboards become loose they may become a nuisance by making noises such as squeaking when stepped on. The living room is not carpeted but the bedrooms are.

To fix a squeaky carpeted floor you might have to try a few times until you get the squeak to stop. This isn t the same as having a floor squeak when you step on it which simply indicates that the subfloor isn t tightly fastened to the floor joist in one area. Floors get squeaky when wood dries out either finished wood or a wooden subfloor. This can cause subfloor nails to pop loose and the subfloor.

This is known as buckling and may be referred to as wrinkling or stretching. Hi jeff we live in a two story house and the boards under the carpet are large squares as seen in the garage ceiling not hard wood boards. Any ideas or suggestions. The house is about 44 years old.

Fixing a squeaky floor that s carpeted can be challenging. We have a squeeky board under the carpet on a second floor room. There are several reasons why broadloom may buckle. What are your thoughts.

How to stop squeaks under a carpeted floor. I have squeaky floor boards in the living room and in the bedrooms. Loose floor boards under carpet. Floorboards are either nailed or screwed into floor.

Should we use a screw or a nail to try and resecure it. Squeaks in the wood or plywood subfloor under carpeting are usually caused by loose nails in the subfloor or joints in the subfloor rubbing together. Carefully pull back the carpeting from the tack strip on a wall near the squeak.