Stop Squeaky Floors on Carpet or Hardwood

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00:00 Intro
00:14 Step 1: Identify Joist Direction
01:05 Step 2: Carpeted Floor Squeaks
04:22 Addressing Additional Squeaks
05:26 Hard Flooring Squeaks
07:07 Other Videos You Might Like

[philippayne]

As a plumber of 37 years I say, don't do this late at night as the call out charge will be double 😂

[glennparrington]

I fixed a squeaky floor in my bedroom by just randomly screwing in floor screws. I knew it was a big risk but the way I avoided hitting any pipes or cables was by muttering "please don't be a pipe, please don't be a pipe, please don't be a pipe" as I was drilling and that seemed to do the trick.

[matthewbeckett]

Thanks for this mate 👍 I will be getting loads of call outs for heating pipe repairs after this 😂

[SBIGDTSM]

As others have said, I’m a builder, especially in the Uk where there’s a lot of shabby DIY and careless trades, there’s no way to predict what you have below, so please don’t randomly screw in to the floor, it will end badly.

[firestorm]

I've been a carpenter for over 40 years now. Unless you can absolutely say with zero doubt that there are no pipes or cables under your squeaky floor never ever wind screws in to your floor! Just don't do it. It will end in tears.

[sloppyca]

I've been reading youtube comments for over 2 minutes now, and I can say with 100% certainty that you should always know what is under your floor before screwing into it. Or else bad things could happen!

[MrSteeeevo]

Take it from someone who has learned the hard way. DO NOT DO THIS. Do not drill randomly to find joists - at some point you will find a pipe.

[davidcooke]

I was a carpet installer for nearly 30 years. The squeak you hear is the sound of the wood floor rubbing the side of the nail (or staple. They use big staples to do subfloors floors sometimes). You fix it correctly by peeling back the carpet, and either driving or removing the nail and replacing it with screws. As others have said, you don't want to be in the kitchen watching water flow out of your light fixtures. Which I've seen. Don't just start poking your floors.

[samlaw]

This is madness! First thing I ever learned was never drive a screw or nail into the floor or wall without knowing with 100% certainty there are no pipes or cables. It's like a game of roulette lol

[keithschwartz]

My father was replacing ceramic tile in or bathroom. He found several places where carpenters missed nailing the subfloor down. 2 lbs of Rosen coated nails later, we had water on the floor below. We even had water filling up the globe on the kitchen light(remember the Three Stooges?). It took hours to remove sections of subfloor and replace the copper pipes. Don’t ever drill, screw or nail where you can’t see exactly what’s underneath. EVER!

[ozzy]

Got disaster written all over this! Never just randomly screw into a floor without knowing exactly what's underneath 🤦‍♂️ (builder with 20 years experience)

[ET-jvwm]

As experienced tradesmen, I think we should all fully endorse this method for DIY enthusiasts. We could make a fortune, lifting carpets and floors to repair and replace damaged pipes and electrical and think of all of the ceilings and laminate floors that will need replacements from water damage.... This'll be great for business!!

[GenerateLance]

I’m an electrician. After lifting many floors and seeing what previous less conscientious trades do....DO NOT DO THIS!! Often electrical cables and water pipes lay in notches just below the underside of the floor boards. Lift the carpet, lift the floor and inspect before drilling into any floor!

[matthewaylsworth]

I have a partially unfinished basement in my home I recently moved into. I was able to verify the direction of my joists, and how electrical/plumbing routes through them. Used about 8 screws and fixed my incredibly loud living room floor. Thank you for the video!

[VampyrumFerox]

I drill holes in my carpet all the time just for fun, never thought about doing it to fix a squeaky board. Thanks!

[ThePackDad]

I waited until we replaced the carpet, pulled it up (or rolled it back) a day early, found joist lines based on previous nails, measuring and stud finding. Screwed floor boards down, they installed the carpet, and all good. Except for the one spot I missed that I step on every night on my way to bed so I can wake my wife. 😀

[cobracommander...]

I love guys like this giving advice like this. They keep professionals in business.

[happyguy]

You forgot to mention the most important part of the whole video, I.e. don’t don’t don’t do this unless you are absolutely certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that there’s neither any gas pipes, water pipes, waste pipes, central heating pipes or cables whether electricity, telephone or satellite tv beneath the floor!
Also how do you know that the screw won’t catch a thread in the carpet and cause it to run, I.e. ruining your carpet?

[Inmyopinion]

It’s a modern build house where all services go though the floors in the middle. So screwing down from the top is ok. But in an older house the pipes run at the top of the joists. And you will hit pipes. Number to times I’ve been out to repair that issue. I’m a plumber! Do not do this unless u are 100% sure. Be carful guys

[noneyadamnbusiness]

As a floor man that's installed thousands of floors of all types.. this has to be the dumbest idea I have ever seen. Go ahead, do this on a free floating laminate, berber carpet or vinyl floor. Your local floor covering store will be seeing you shortly. This will cause said floors to fail. Berbers are woven, which means that when this inevitably catches a thread, you have a neat little line running the entire length of the floor. Free floating laminates are normally very face hard, which will almost certainly cause this to snap off prematurely, pinning said floor, causing extreme stress on the joints and you can expect to see peaking and bowed boards the next time the temp drops or climbs. Vinyl floors that little hole over time will turn black and potentially cause a tear in the floor. Also since vinyl floors tend to be installed in rooms with high potential for wet applications, you just created a nice drain for all the moisture to get down and rot away the sub floor beneath it.. this obviously won't work on ceramic floors if they have concrete board underneath, even if they don't, see vinyl above if you wanna see what is gonna happen there. Hardwood floors, you are putting an ugly hole in it at best, at worst it won't go though and will again snap off early.. meaning it either does nothing, or you just made a nice spike to stab you in the foot later. All in all, don't do this. Deal with it until you want to replace your floors and then have it dealt with. Even if it does go through, heed the electricians and plumbers that will also tell you this is a really bad idea. This has the potential to cost you thousands in repair and replacements over a minor annoyance and a 10 cent screw. Just not worth it.