Creaking Floorboards Driving You Crazy?

Have you got chipboard floorboards under your carpet that creak and squeak when somebody walks over them?

We had one of those 'while you are here' requests from somebody while we were filming a shower installation. Jeff has his in-laws over quite often and when his father-in-law goes to the toilet in the middle of the night, he and his wife are woken by the sound of creaking squeaking floorboards directly above their bedroom.

As with many other problems, Roger has seen it all before and has a solution, so here is our 'how to fix a creaking floorboard' video and it only takes around £15 of materials including some watered down PVA glue and some screws (NOT nails).

#Floorboards #DIY #Creaking

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[piespeafield]

I had the same issue, for years, now that im old and deaf, its fine now. Just give it time.

[WindWhisperer]

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for this video. Husband and I have taken on a fixer upper with a 3 year old and a newborn, so we're keen to find ways to save money on the reno. We have a lot of enthusiasm but no real experience or knowledge with DIY. We assumed we'd need to get a carpenter in to tackle all the creaking floorboards and would never, ever, have thought PVA glue and water was a viable solution. It's worked a treat without the need for screws at all and we're so grateful that this video gave us the information and confidence to give it a go ourselves. :)

[benjamintedlund]

That guy loves what he's doing and that's awesome.

[bewster]

This video saved my sanity, money and my marriage. What a fantastic video and idea, Brilliant. I cannot thank you enough

[KaseyMacAwesome]

This is so informative and I am absolutely going to show this to my landlord so the apartment above me gets looked at! I could hear every move my neighbors made and it was wasn’t their fault at all. The squeaking drives me crazy.

[chrismdenham]

This worked an absolute treat! I had a squeak on some new boards. Builder clearly hadn’t used pva as I did as the video shows and sorted all the squeaking. Perfect! Thanks.

[denniskeogh]

Somewhere on here was a post saying on steps screw threw the riser on both sides into the stringing. No where else anybody said this...
He was spot on and stopped the if i could find his post I'd give him big thumbs-up.

[u]

Great advice as usual. If all trades people were like you then we wouldn't have squeaky floor boards in the first place!

[calummacneill]

Thank you so much!! Bought a flat and the floor sheets squeaked horrifically to the point that i didn't want to walk around and annoy the downstairs neighbours. I had no idea where to start, but after watching this video and using your techniques I eliminated the noise completely! There had been a section cut out of the kitchen so was able to lift it completely and add straight PVA to the top of the joists too. Thanks again - silent bliss. The neighbours say thanks too!

[BruceWood-lvuq]

Been there, done it!!
I thought i was being helpful at my sisters house by putting a couple of screws through squeeky floorboards, punctured both feed and return pipes!!!

[MichaelEvans-it]

Thanks, solved about 90% of the creaking - major life improvement for the folks downstairs! Needed to watch another video about getting wrinkles out of the carpet though. Respect to you though!

[bevtooth]

Fantastic. We have just moved into a detached dorma bungalow and it was a late 1970's build. We have always lived in older houses with inner brick walls and proper wooden floorboards. My husband just used to screwe any creaky floorboards down. I must say this newer house isnt built as good. Dry lined hollow inner walls and chipboard flooring upstairs. These squeak so terribly and my husband was thinking he might have to relay the flooring! I'm so pleased I've seen your video. Something so easy and simple. I've subscribed for more hints and fixes!

[martybop]

It's no wonder this and his other videos have so many views: this is a true professional and a great teacher.

[JamesSmith-odpo]

This man is brilliant. I just found his videos. Feel very confident in him.

[kathyxx]

I have just done this after watching your clip and it’s worked a treat. Only difference was I took up a couple of the noisy nails and put the screws in the same holes as I was too scared to put screws in a different location without knowing how long the nails where coming out. Saved me calling out a tradesman. Thank you 👍

[geopufferdude]

Even after adding hundreds of screws before our carpet was replaced about 10 years ago, the chipboard floors in our lounge were still driving us nuts, so I stripped out all the furniture and carpet to give this a crack yesterday.

Here's a big caveat which should probably have been mentioned in the video - be very aware of what is below your subfloor! I diluted PVA 3:1 as recommended and painted it in with a brush, even pouring a bit extra in where it seemed to be soaking in nicely. After going over the joins once I checked the room below and found the watery glue was dripping out the ceiling onto the carpet and furniture in several locations! We have exposed joists with plasterboard in the room below so different than typical, but I didn't think it could drip through so easily.

I was so gutted...had such high hopes for this technique after all the good comments. After we were done, the floor still creaks. Seems to be the damn nails that creak, and even though we screwed next to each one it still creaks. Probably no choice now but to rip the subfloor out and replace.

[MegaReddevil]

Truly a skilled builder, very informative, educative and highly skilled. Love your videos. Keep it up mate.

[me-bjcm]

At first thought it was going to be a video without good explanation. But as the video goes on he does a very great job at explaining everything you need to do. Props on him. A great guy to learn from about that

[stuartwilliamson]

I've actually tried this method with the PVA glue in my bathroom and spare bedroom and worked great. I used floor tite screws as well to put into the joists for extra support 👍👍 cheers Roger

[jimsunney]

What a great solution. Wasn't sure it would work because the gap between the boards are very narrow but it did. Brilliant.