Floor squeak and joist bracing
 

My 40-yr-old home has an annoying squeaky spot under the carpet in one
area. When I was in the crawlspace insulating the water pipes, I noticed
a place in the same general area as the squeak where one cross-brace
"leg" had become unattached from the joist. Could this be causing the
squeak? If so, would just nailing it on again fix the squeak, or should
I put some sort of shim between the floorboard and the joist first?
Joists are 16" o.c., if that matters.

Thx.

Axial wrote:
My 40-yr-old home has an annoying squeaky spot under the carpet in one
area. When I was in the crawlspace insulating the water pipes, I noticed
a place in the same general area as the squeak where one cross-brace
"leg" had become unattached from the joist. Could this be causing the
squeak? If so, would just nailing it on again fix the squeak, or should
I put some sort of shim between the floorboard and the joist first?
Joists are 16" o.c., if that matters.

Thx.

Yes, but I would screw it not nail it.

BTW, it that does not fix it, then I suggest getting some of the screws
made for the use and then screwing through the carpet to tighten the
sub-floor to the floor joist.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

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Axial wrote:
My 40-yr-old home has an annoying squeaky spot under the carpet in one
area. When I was in the crawlspace insulating the water pipes, I noticed
a place in the same general area as the squeak where one cross-brace
"leg" had become unattached from the joist. Could this be causing the
squeak? If so, would just nailing it on again fix the squeak, or should
I put some sort of shim between the floorboard and the joist first?
Joists are 16" o.c., if that matters.

Thx.

Yes, but I would screw it not nail it.

Adding glue to the screw also works wonders.