Just wondering if creaking floor and stairs can be readily fixed and if anyone has an idea of the cost of having it done. Thanks
carter19,
Apr 9, 6:06pm
What are your floors made of, particle board, t&G and are they covered with carpet. Current house we have particle board. They started to squeak after 4 years, we just used a nail gun and firec in heaps more nails. Previous houe we had t&g covered with carpet. The bloody cat would run over the sqeaky spot 100 times or so starting at 2am, so we lifted the carpet and put in quite a few screws. Worked well.
amasser,
Apr 10, 11:18am
Easier to nail the cat! How heavy was it?
trade4us2,
Apr 10, 10:03pm
I would screw the floor into the joists.
marte,
Apr 10, 11:11pm
Theres special screws for this @ mitre10. Made in USA. They have 2 different pitches on them & pull the floor to the joist etc. Then you snap the screwhead off. they are costly but you get twice as many screws in the second pack.
Highly likely to be 2 issues . the original floor was nailed or there are noggins slightly higher than the floor joists,do not nail as they will not pull down.Lift the carpet & use 10 g 55 mm screws,if it still squeaks then you will have to lift the flooring.
carter19,
Apr 12, 3:17pm
My cat was 8kg! He was huge.
maclad,
Apr 12, 5:32pm
Sounds like my old boy, nothing I did made him lose weight. Loved him to bits.
dennydee60,
Nov 26, 2:44pm
Thank you everyone for your help, much appreciated.
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