Why Do My Floors Creak

As you walk across the floor boards rub against each other or slide against nail shafts to produce a cacophony of squeaks and creaks.

Why do my floors creak.

Rarely is this the case. Once the adhesive hardens it ll prevent movement in the floor and stop the creaking noise. Creaks coming from wood floors happen for a number of reasons from loose nails to separation from the subfloor. Nail a board along a warped joist.

Or if separating floor from subfloor is causing the creak drive two nails at opposite 45 degree angles into joists which you can locate with a stud finder. Then fill the holes with wood filler. Annoying floor squeaks common in many homes typically occur after the house has settled and flooring lumber has dried out and shrunk. Occasionally if the floor joist are spaced two far apart to properly support the sheeting then floor creaking may occur.

See our article for the 5 things that might be causing your floor to squeak and creak. When you glue a hardwood floor to concrete the subfloor must be completely level. I have some squeaks in my floor that i have narrowed down to exposed nails coming through the plywood sub floor from the basement which is not finished. The majority of sub flooring issues can be corrected by adding screws in the areas where the creaking is occurring.

Floor joists can occasionally twist warp bow or shrink. If there are voids the boards can flex into them and make creaking sounds as they rub together.