"big al - Peoples Pal" wrote:


"Lobster" wrote in message
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"Terry Pinnell" wrote in message
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We're just about to have carpets replaced, so I thought I'd take the
opportunity to see if I can stop the few patches of creaking
floorboards upstairs. Maybe it will become obvious that I need to
hammer in a few more nails in places. But assuming not, and if all
*looks* OK, is there some stuff I can spray or paint on that will help
please?

Better to use screws than nails if you've already got creaks... (and don't
forget to check for cables /pipes underneath first of course!)
David


I'd 2nd the suggestion to use screws as they go in and stay in more readily
than nails, so less squeaking in the long run. As for the cables and pipes
its worth marking the position of cables and pipes by pencil if you ever
have any of the floorboards up.

In my first attempt to sort out squeaky floorboards I ended up drilling
through a central heating pipe, sods law dictated that it would happen on my
very last hole that I was drilling (out of about 50). So as a precaution
try to drill close to where nails currently are and never in the middle of
the floorboard, as any bodger that may have been at your house is sure to
have a pipe running down the middle of a floorboard, near the surface of the
joist - that was certainly my experience.

Many thanks for all those helpful replies.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK