O'Berry Squeak No More Kit - Stops Floor Squeaks From Above the Floor

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It can be helpful if you have access to the space beneath the floor, such as a basement or crawl space, otherwise you will be required to lift the boards. Even if you can live with your new metal riddled floor, you still aren't fixing the problem and might further aggravate your floor. When a joist degrades, a space can open up between it and the subfloor, making it move up and down and rub on the nail or screw.

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The movements are either between the tongue and groove of two sheets or between the chipboard and the joist underneath.

Drive a 1-inch screw through the area into a joist until the head of the screw is flat with the carpet backing. In some cases, you may not have a subfloor—just a concrete slab underneath—but in most cases, homes have some type of subfloor in place.

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Instead, seek the advice of a professional and experienced carpenter who can pop by and assess the situation for themselves. If you use screws with a bare threadless area at the top, make sure the bare bit is the thickness of your floorboards. Find a spot near the edge of the board that isn’t damaged (or above a cable or pipe) and drill a hole.A breakaway screw or machine breakaway screw is a type of screw that has unthreaded breaks at every ¼” of its threads. You’re going to need a heavy-duty drill for this job, one that can handle tough projects and grind through hardwood. Nailing a board along a warped joist is some good advice and will help reduce the creaking of your floorboards.