How to Fix Your Squeaking Floors

[@PUMAONE]

Lessons learned-My 100 yr house, not all nails line up with floor joist. A stud finder tool is very helpful in finding floor joist on a hardwood floor!

[@inherentnature5938]

I’m starting a go fund me to buy that man a socket wrench 😂

[@LeonardWashington2023]

I was just about to say something about that lol

[@deeshnutsh]

Why?

[@inherentnature5938]

$6.43 raised so far!

[@username5737]

Haha

[@travisstorms9951]

Now it's at $6.45

[@cassandra2685]

I feel better and lucky after watching this video. Under the carpet we only have the subfloor ... can’t wait to rip out the carpet ... fix the darn problem and THEN finally add a new floor. Hope I understood the video correctly 😂🤚

[@hannahswann747]

AWESOME!! Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks a lot 👍💥

[@enielsondasilva4964]

Nice. But if you have the squeaky on the second floor? Should I break the first floor ceiling? Or re-do my second floor hardwood? Any other solution?

[@luische2837]

Try PVA glue.

[@icedutah]

Which would be better for big areas? Wood glue or something like Liquid Nails?

[@nathanyamaha465]

Thanks. I’m going to try the glued wood cleat.

[@SuperMsouth]

What type of screw

[@TheMcMeow]

Is adding the small block of wood method good if theres gap between the subfloor and joint? There's nails in the middle between the joints not attached to anything for some weird reason and I believe that's what's causing most of the squeaks

[@charliehoss1614]

What if the plywood under the carpet is glued down? Isn’t previous nails or screws where the plywood comes together ontop of the studs

[@michelelanni9205]

This guy knows what hes talking about 👌

[@wallieandwilly4588]

Ok so I got a question then. My bedroom floor is noisy so its alone the middle like this guy is showing. So the noise is from the nails. Right? Well in my floor its particleboard and with big staples so my brilliant idea was to pull all the staples out, no metal no squeaks rightttt.... nope still same amount of noise so I throw a screw one by one to see if it helped sadly I have failed again. Cant go under the house it's a double wide everything under is black plastic and insulation. So what do I do

[@wallieandwilly4588]

Oh the squeaky floor is so bad that it's not possible to get freaky with someone because everyone else here's the squeaking rhythm of it.

[@cliveharrison-43]

Love how he uses vice grips for a nut lol

[@Chad-ski]

I did like the idea of not using the vac after using talc😁

[@gaia35]

This was shown on the least common floors.

[@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz]

So somehow the screws didn't completely fix the squeak. Most spots were fixed, but this one area of the floor continues to squeak no matter how many screws I put in. I don't have any access from underneath, but I kinda want to get everything completely squeak free before I put the wood floor down.

[@Implacable17]

Same here i have put down so many screws and its just one darn spot that wont stop squeaking. Did you fix?

[@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz]

@@Implacable17 Nah, but we did also try putting glue down where the plywood boards meet up as well. The squeak we had left after the screws was pretty minor, and then once the wood flooring is down it doesn't squeak at all. We didn't start putting the glue down until we got to the hallway, so the first room didn't have any glue. We used some slightly watered down Elmer's glue (maybe 1:1 or 2:1 glue to water), and then for the bigger cracks I used Titebond 3 Ultimate wood glue (not watered down). So far no noticeable squeaks anywhere else.

[@pk-jx6td]

@@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz could be a joist hanger that needs to be secured. this would require you to break through the ceiling.

[@NormanTiner]

@@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz I'm a bit late to reply but as a long time hardwood floor installer, yes, most of the time as long as you do your due diligence the minor squeaks will go away when you install thousands of pounds of wood over the top. Especially if you installed correctly across the joists instead of along them.

[@andrewstewart4862]

Like the video, however, what pro uses vise grips to tighten a nut? 🤦‍♂️

[@tammyowens7776]

we dont have a subfloor in our old house, we have angled oak floorboards with hardwood flooring installed right on top... as we walk around, all the dirt falls into the basement because the basement ceilingis not finished. our floors are so noisy we cant stand it. Id like to quiet the floors and somehow cover the ceiling so we arent having dirt constantly falling all over our stuff in the basement.,

[@ross5506]

My basement unfinished can I pry just a bit lay some glue where the floor joist are then go upstairs lay screws every 8". Yes my floor's are that bad. For example in a 17 x 11 I counted 43 nails almost ¹/3 looking from the basement çame through the floor joists. That you for tips.

[@mariad4183]

Good tips!

[@Rick-tm3vs]

Great video

[@Lizwindsor]

What if this doesn’t work? I have hundreds of screws added where the joists are. Still squeaks…….now what?

[@jalan6473]

Use deck screws....not drywall screws.....

[@bradburyrobinson]

Correct indeed. I have only the basic knowledge of these things and instantly spotted that error.

[@dominicporta6127]

Why deck screws? I was actually searching the comments for this answer!

[@jalan6473]

@@dominicporta6127 Deck screws have opposing threads that pull the wood together. They are also composed of harder metal and are more water resistant. Drywall screws are weak and will break or pull out over short periods of time. They are made for only dry environments .

[@minhta4923]

How to fix a hardwoods floors squeaks.

[@paullemke3655]

Not helpful if you have a tile 2nd story bathroom floor. I can't get to it from underneath and don't want to have to take up the tile. Any chance you could cover that base?

[@zecarioca2]

Same problem here

[@dg7438]

What length and type of nail did he use?

[@StrawanaCGC]

DG depends on your flooring

[@chappiedatass1361]

NICE now I can never vacuum

[@adamka-1]

What nut vacuumed hard wood.

[@charlotte-vq1kz]

Gaafdovjun Gaming what do you mean? Hair, dust, flour, etc collects everywhere. 😅

[@Giuseppe326]

Gaafdovjun Gaming You have to vacuum hardwood with the little attachment on the vacuum. Dirt and dust are everywhere that doesn’t exclude hardwood

[@dsinghr]

i bought a 1.5 mil house and both ground and top floor squeaks, even walls squeak

[@manuel13271]

The squeaks in my floor are part of my security system!

[@ubatool]

So tear my basement ceiling off to do this?.

[@gadvan-2522]

Didn’t show the kit that gives you 200 screws and and the crows foot you can do on top through the carpet or hardwood that breaks off even. If you have 30 squeaks or more the mechanical one is def out

[@genevamoody1340]

How to fix squeaky floors with heat coils underneath

[@CamxCam.]

This is the most hilarious first world problem I think I've ever heard... 😄

[@bobloblaw9791]

I see what you did there

[@dthomaswilliamson33]

Sweet no more squeaks and Im not allowed to vacuum anymore soo no friends either as I live in a baby powder crack house... the dumbest idea Ive ever heard and Ive been doing floors 20 years.

[@luguman9369]

I think he meant not to vacuum to clean the excess powder only......stay safe all!!

[@idkmyownnameplshelp9218]

Idk how to find where they ar eso ima just put baby powder on my entire floor basically

[@beanshommer5022]

Bridging helps. Never see that anymore

[@NoraDesmond897]

How about in a rental apartment?

[@jtjohnny1021]

Powder didn't work at all

[@15DurangoRT]

Ixnay on the baby powder.

[@allywilkeforsenate]

Upstairs,existing floors in a duplex.Save the worlds sanity.

[@johnkadder4139]

Uses vise-grips to tighten nut? 👎

[@Antonio-si8pu]

Ron?

[@justinwithrow1717]

Me living in an apartment....

[@jerrywhidby.]

Powdered asbestos stops the squeak every time.

[@kalhoon]

my house was built without a subfloor

[@kennethwright8081]

kalhoon I'd find a new house that's not good

[@TylerRayPittman]

@@kennethwright8081 yikes lmao what a fucking useless and elitist response

[@Buddhadreams]

tha fuck is with the swoosh sound?

[@Paulkersey5921]

Foot powders cheaper!

[@vicpinto1970]

Lose that swooshy sound . It's annoying.

[@DomDanCam]

You still feel this way?

[@jdredman]

Shh!

[@havocmaverick]

Sheeeew

[@thk0001]

if u cant fix a squeaky flooring, chuck a hammer across the room. Be a Man.

[@robroooal4930]

Stop shushing me!!!!

[@jonathantromsness1491]

Shewwww

[@BackWaterBlazer]

HahHaha when in doubt throw the fuckin vice grips at it! Lost all credibility in the last 10 seconds 😂😂😂

[@truthseekerKJV]

That clamp idea would cost thousands if you needed a couple hundred of them. And yeah, it takes a real moron to use vice grips for that.

[@Hellfirebadger]

Phillips head screws and a set of fucking vice grips? No thanks buddy.

[@MonarchGuy974]

Ssshhh!!

[@handyman3320]

I like squeaks, I make a lot of money off of them.

[@krisqrwa963]

Best way is to move to another house👍👌

[@ross5506]

Screw through the carpet,

[@10ksubsnovids]

Yea burn the whole house down

[@eltraviesoleokan7961]

Baby powder Does the most stupid solution doesn't works

[@truthseekerKJV]

The baby powder method should not have even been mentioned because it's just flat out stupid.

[@eelfood]

Stick built American homes 🙄

[@johngill5175]

Your announcer voice needs to go

[@arod4274]

It was all good till the young guys closing comment.. lame ass joke 😑

[@richjames7948]

I think you might want to check for pipes under the boards before you just start driving screws randomly into them. 🙄 this guy is not a professional of any trade, he's a amateur handyman at best. Baby powder? Wtf.

[@Implacable17]

A 2” or 2-1/2” screw will do. Won’t go deep enough to hit any pipes or wires. On subfloors of course

[@allandocater6296]

I did it too. This is what I used Woodglut designs for

[@theartofflying3108]

Have you ever heard about concrete bases pouring before doing a wooden-laminated flooring on the top?? I thought the west finally learned how to do it right from eastern Europe where nobody heard about squeaking floors those days but it seems you keep repeating the same mistake as Brits who obviously don't know how to build the house..