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I have squeaky floor boards in the living room and in the bedrooms.
The living room is not carpeted but the bedrooms are.
I was going to remove the carpet to have a look but might cause the carpet to go loose its original place.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Community manager's note: Check out How to fix a squeaky floor for expert advice.
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @The-Rock.
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Our resident D.I.Y. expert @MitchellMc will be more than happy to help when he's back on the site on Friday. Let me also tag @redracer01 to see if he has any suggestions to share.
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Stevie
Hello @The-Rock
Welcome to Bunnings Workshop! I have not seen this particular tool at Bunnings, however there were several suggestions on how to sort the issue out. One of the first suggestions was talcum powder over the area where the squeak is originating from, removing the carpet and placing dry wall screws to the offending areas. I have seen how the Squeek tool works and if you are doing a large area I see no reason for it not to work. But if it is only in one particular area then perhaps it is worth lifting the carpet before investing in the tool. Please remember that re-laying the carpet will mean that you will have to purchase a re-laying tool unless you have a mate who has such a tool. Once you lift the carpet the tension on it will dissipate and will make the carpet move around. The only way to re hook it back on is to use the carpet tool. If you have access from the bottom you could screw the panel from the bottom just making sure not to go past the top part of the floor. You could spray WD40 from the bottom at the squeaky area but that is only a temporary repair as the WD40 will in time dissipate. These are some of the ways you can fix your squeaky floor and for sure there are more out there you just need to see which one will serve you best. Please keep us updated on how you solved it so that other members in the community who are having the same issue will know what to do.
Cheers,
Red
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Hi Allan (@The-Rock),
It's great to see @redracer01 has provided some tips which could work.
Are you able to access under the floorboards at all? If your house is on piers, it would be reasonably easy to pack out a squeaky floorboard from beneath.
Mitchell
Thanks for joining in the discussion @age014 and sharing your knowledge. It sounds like you have plenty of experience you can share with other members. We are looking forward to reading more of your posts soon.
Please don't hesitate to post anytime you have something to share with the community or need a hand with a project around the house and garden.
Welcome,
Jason
