How To Fix Floor Squeaks In Old Houses | THE HANDYMAN |

[Aepek]

Just a little TIP (hope don’t mind): 5:10 If you cut a 5° - 10° bevel going away from you towards the sistered joist, & the top of bevel will “touch” the subfloor above; you’ll create a “gap/pocket” for the adhesive to all go into & help “connect” the material it little bit stronger (especially when add those “screws”) & more likely to squeak. This also helps the “glue” not to leak/squeeze out over time, from ppl walking above, 5:38
I so hope that all made sense, cuz it did in my head🤪 (for explaining, that is😂); & we use a similar method when installing stairs (bevel the riser & treads; so the adhesive has a place to go w/o oozing out, but also allows good adhesion). This also helps w/ using less fasteners in the face of the tread; meaning less filling later👍🏻
Cheers✌🏼

[wjthehomebuilder]

I gotta glue up some 2x4's under my bed!

[robj]

My house is 56 years old and it has oak floors. Several years ago I used "Counter-Snap" hardwood joist screws to fix the dozen or so squeaks. They have held up fine. They make two kits, one is for between-the-joist squeaks and the other is for at-the-joist squeaks. Figure out if your squeak is over a joist or somewhere in an area between the joists. They work. And, they aren't visible. Don't have to work in the basement or crawlspace. Just walk around the house, find a squeak and fix it.

[MMGJ]

I like my creaky old hardwood floors.
It makes me feel at home lol.
Plus, if someone was walking through it I could hear them a mile away. Lol

[markjones]

I went down to my basement and have access to all my sub-floors and joists. I ran 2x2 pieces of wood along the joists and screwed them in. Helped with the sub-floor moving.

[michaelsj]

For the first time ever, I might get some Merch!! The explanation as to what kind of nails and glue is awesome as always great content.

[aarongoodchild]

Little tip for ya, have the screw drilled through timber block (for under floor), so you can just drill through without trying to hold block, position screw THEN drill in

[justins]

Interesting fact: The decking used for the subfloor on that house was first used to form the basement walls. The white/grey "runs" on the bottom of some of the decking boards is the cement that ran over.

[therealkingsdaughter]

My house is brand new and I’m having this problem. I thought it would eventually go away but it hasn’t, it’s annoying and I’ve gotta find someone to do this. Great video

[Mike-gzxn]

I drilled a screws from the bottom and split my wood floors... thanks! No more squeaks!

[fettyguapo]

No fuckin way! Lol I JUsT bought a house that was built in 1937 about 2 weeks ago and I’ve been looking for solutions for this! Thanks handyman

[hkgonra]

Swap out those long Phillips screws for torx. (Said in a squeaky voice of course)

[francisgill]

thank you, have a question, what about the second floor where you can not get to, any suggestions thanks

[feralbeliever]

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[fiamond]

what length screws do you use for this job? and what type of adhesive?

[blaiset.]

I like this solution instead of spending money on the kit sold to fix squeaky floors. But I can’t do this for my second floor. Great video!👍

[sethdistelzweig]

Maybe this is already mentioned somewhere, but what do you do if your hardwoods are laid directly over the joists with no subfloor? I have a 100 yr. old+ house, and the floor boards are super thick, but there’s no subfloor. You can see the floor boards from the basement. How do you tackle those squeaks in that situation? Maybe a 2x4 glued and screwed directly and glue squeezed directly in the board gaps?

[vic_a]

So glad I came across this video!! I’ve been trying to find a way to get rid off a massive squeak I have outside my bedroom door.

Thank you sir!!!

[meteoriter]

@ The Handyman, very smart details and repair, bravo! I didn't quite expect to put a 2x4 adjacent to the joist, but you originated it first. Quite an intelligent repair! Thank you for a repair detail to be trusted. Finally learned something that makes sense. In sharp contrast to some ridiculous suggestions such as in 'driving screws through carpets' by some others.

[brianj]

Pocket screws and holes from the joist into floor works well. Great vid.