How To Fix Floor Squeaks In Old Houses | THE HANDYMAN |
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How is any one in 2019 still using Phillips head screws lol
Its the american way.
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Cool shirt. The floors look beautiful. When will we get to see more progress on this reno?
For the first time ever, I might get some Merch!! The explanation as to what kind of nails and glue is awesome as always great content.
Just a little TIP (hope don’t mind): 5:10 If you cut a 5° - 10° bevel going away from you towards the sistered joist, & the top of bevel will “touch” the subfloor above; you’ll create a “gap/pocket” for the adhesive to all go into & help “connect” the material together.....making it little bit stronger (especially when add those “screws”) & more importantly.....less likely to squeak. This also helps the “glue” not to leak/squeeze out over time, from ppl walking above, 5:38
I so hope that all made sense, cuz it did in my head🤪 (for explaining, that is😂); & we use a similar method when installing stairs (bevel the riser & treads; so the adhesive has a place to go w/o oozing out, but also allows good adhesion). This also helps w/ using less fasteners in the face of the tread; meaning less filling later👍🏻
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I gotta glue up some 2x4's under my bed!
Stop jumping up & down on it.
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Don't waste your time, everyone in the house already knows what your really doing. 🤣
I went down to my basement and have access to all my sub-floors and joists. I ran 2x2 pieces of wood along the joists and screwed them in. Helped with the sub-floor moving.
My house is 56 years old and it has oak floors. Several years ago I used "Counter-Snap" hardwood joist screws to fix the dozen or so squeaks. They have held up fine. They make two kits, one is for between-the-joist squeaks and the other is for at-the-joist squeaks. Figure out if your squeak is over a joist or somewhere in an area between the joists. They work. And, they aren't visible. Don't have to work in the basement or crawlspace. Just walk around the house, find a squeak and fix it.
I used those and got about 20 squeeks done, but also had two of those snap off above the floor just high enough to cut a foot, but not high enough to grab. Ended up damaging the floor to pull them out.
Little tip for ya, have the screw drilled through timber block (for under floor), so you can just drill through without trying to hold block, position screw THEN drill in
Interesting fact: The decking used for the subfloor on that house was first used to form the basement walls. The white/grey "runs" on the bottom of some of the decking boards is the cement that ran over.
I always wondered why there was grey/white goop patches on my basement ceiling. I removed my stupid drop ceiling and now I'm vacuuming between the joists, and some of that stuff sprinkled into my eye... I washed it out but it sucked. Will wear goggles next time.
Anywho... Thanks!
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@ The Handyman, very smart details and repair, bravo! I didn't quite expect to put a 2x4 adjacent to the joist, but you originated it first. Quite an intelligent repair! Thank you for a repair detail to be trusted. Finally learned something that makes sense. In sharp contrast to some ridiculous suggestions such as in 'driving screws through carpets' by some others.
I like my creaky old hardwood floors.
It makes me feel at home lol.
Plus, if someone was walking through it I could hear them a mile away. Lol
It is like an alarm system for intruders for me. Gives me time to grab my shotgun. Lol.
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@@williammills8953 it could be a ghost
Except for the guy in your home listening for you coming around the corner before he strikes!
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Very clear video, Handyman. Awesome stuff, as always.
Wicked awesome merch! Definitely going to grab some! In regards to the squeaky flooring: say the squeak is a second floor wear the framing joists are visible from the first floor and the 2x4 couldn't be used. Would you increase the gap between the joist and subflooring to apply glue or is there a different method you'd use?
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what kind of Screws did you use on the underside drilling up through the sub floor ? Love your video's bro have Learned a lot
Awesome work keep it up thanks for the informative content and how to fix this problem
Greatest 10 min video ever. LOL. Thanks man!
Excellent video been looking for the answers to my questions for a while now but you answered them. Thank you very much
Great video! I love when you speed it up, your chipmunk voice just makes it that much more entertaining... hehehehe 😂😁
yeah but what do i do if my crappy house seals the joists with ceiling. I can't see the beams, I sent some screws into the floor and it still squeaks on the spot, im losing my mind.
I have a squeeky floor "kit" I got from home Depot that has some special drill guides and break away screws designed for use on carpeted floors or hardwood. I saw the "this old house" guys use it. For the wood floors, the screw breaks away below the surface and then you fill with color matched putty, like the minwax stuff. Doesn't securing the squeeky that way, or like you did here interfere with the floor's ability to move with humidity? Or is it that the few places one ought to have to repair not significantly impact the overall floor system or it's just securing the subfloor?
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Have similar issue through the out. What size screw are you using? I have an old house and my basement celling looks same as yours.
Love the Videos Bro. Thanks.
I was thinking you’d have Handy Andy upstairs squeaking while you were in the basement pinpointing. I had to eliminate some squeaking on 2nd story with those break away screws (through old asbestos tile) prior to carpet... worked good.
I used a few on first floor hard wood prior to re-finishing along with shims and screws from bottom up... i still have a nasty one that i will try your way on. Thanks H.M. !
My house is brand new and I’m having this problem. I thought it would eventually go away but it hasn’t, it’s annoying and I’ve gotta find someone to do this. Great video
I have one in the bedroom's floor ( second floor). How would I know what length screw to use on each side of the joist for the sub floor? This is my first year as a home owner and I don't have a clue with remodeling a house and this video will come in handy.
thank you, have a question, what about the second floor where you can not get to, any suggestions thanks
Ironically you're screwed.
I put hundreds of screws in the subfloor on second floor, it's a little better, but still squeaks. Step on a squeaky spot and you hear the squeak in another room.
I hate two story houses.
Pocket screws and holes from the joist into floor works well. Great vid.
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I drilled a screws from the bottom and split my wood floors... thanks! No more squeaks!
Could u tell the size of the screw? IM lost here
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Thanks very easy to do myself! Great video
You could use 2x4 ripped in half (2x2) because it is just there for the gluing surface. The glue is what cures the squeak.
I had an addition added to the house last year, and even though I asked for screws, the framer swore I would never gets squeeks with the amount of subfloor adhesive and nails he used. Guess what... One year later, TONS of squeeks. Bummer, but the good news is this video exists!
Thanks so much! What a great way to solve the problem!
What's the option for when there's no access underneath? We tried to fix the issues before we finished the basement with shims but my entire 1200 sq ft of floor is crazy squeaky!
How do you handle for the second floor?
No fuckin way! Lol I JUsT bought a house that was built in 1937 about 2 weeks ago and I’ve been looking for solutions for this! Thanks handyman
I bought a house last year that was built in the late 20s early 1930s!!! Mine has no sub floor!!! Just straight hardwood floors over the joists!!! You can check it out on my channel if you like!!!
Keep Rocking it out!!!
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How do you know what length screw to use in an old house? My subfloor looks like yours but i'm afraid of the screw coming through the hardwood on the other side
“Diagon Alley” lol
I've got a split-level house that has 10 steps going downstairs and 3 steps to the upstairs where the bedrooms are that was built in 1965'. Almost all of the stair steps creak on both runs. Very annoying to say the least. The upstairs steps are hardwood covered with carpet, but the downstairs steps are just hardwood, no carpet. I don't have one of those nail guns like you showed, which would probably work well on the downstairs run? But the ones that are carpeted is a whole nother ball game. Any suggestions as to "How To" quieten these creaking, hardwood floor stair steps? Without having to put them all up, lol. Tks!
Did you find a solution? Try those snapoff style of screws through the carpet, maybe?
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Hate the fact that I'm going to have to tear out the ceilings in my basement, but glad to know that I can do something about all the squeaking in this house before I sell it. Thanks bro. Subbed.
He said you can use a framing nailer with glue nails
I have an old house with floor like that and need to be repair. How to get help?
Swap out those long Phillips screws for torx. (Said in a squeaky voice of course)
Was my thoughts exactly
Nooo, Robertson squarehead for the win!
Yes. Sugar coated nails. Green in color. Use them for framing, roofing, sub floors, decks, but now most use deck screws.
What screws did you use to tie the subfloor to the wood floors?
Great video, thanks! I live in a 1930s apartment with a VERY squeaky bedroom floor. But I have neighbors below me and no access to beneath the floorboards. Should I try those “snap off” screws?
I'm looking to fix the flooring in an office space that is being used as a recording studio. The sound is VERY annoying obviously. But I have the same problem: no access from underneath.
What size nails did you use to attach the 2x4 also does it have to be that, I think in Menards they only sell 1x4
So glad I came across this video!! I’ve been trying to find a way to get rid off a massive squeak I have outside my bedroom door.
Thank you sir!!!
How do you solve this problem for a multi-unit property? For example the 2nd floor apartment has a squeaky issue. Do I have to tear the ceiling off of 1st apartment in order to address this issue?
What size are the screws that go onto the subfloor?
What type screws did you use for the sun flooring. Doesn’t show in link. Help?!
You sir are a genius
Great info!
Good video, thanks!
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what length screws do you use for this job? and what type of adhesive?
I used extra strength Liquid Nails to fix my squeaky stairs, I'm sure that will also work for floors.
Thank god for youtube. Thank you for the info!
Great stuff man.
Glad you enjoyed it
Do you know a method to stop the squeaks if you cant go under your floor? My floor squeaks allot but i only have acces from above.
how about expanding poly glue? really get deep in those little crevices
Maybe this is already mentioned somewhere, but what do you do if your hardwoods are laid directly over the joists with no subfloor? I have a 100 yr. old+ house, and the floor boards are super thick, but there’s no subfloor. You can see the floor boards from the basement. How do you tackle those squeaks in that situation? Maybe a 2x4 glued and screwed directly and glue squeezed directly in the board gaps?
same method but without the two screws on either side of the joist I would guess. Just screw the 2x4 to the joist and glue above like he did.
The person who originally lived in your house is dead and never anticipated a guy named Seth to live in it
what if you don’t have the access to the underneath? Anything you can do from the wood floor surface?
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5:17 did you run out of t-25 screws? Or maybe your keeping the hardware historically accurate with the age of the house. 😂😂😂 love the content. Good instructions, great humor.
Do you need two 2x4 for both side of joist?
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I have hardwood on concrete slab...how do I fix the squeaks?
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Thanks Dave.
How long your screws from decking to floor?
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My 2 bedroom upstairs sqeaking all over
Both rooms, if you step out the bed every one downstairs hear you also the staircase is the same thing will this method fix my problem since it's the entire house ? Or any other suggestions will help ,oh its wood floor with carpet thanks inadvance for your reply
What about squeaks between the joists?? I have planks just like these. They are run at a 45 degree angle to the joist. I have thin strip oak flooring. I'm assuming the floor boards are 3/4" thick. Did you use 1 1/4" screws? I've got several squeaks all over the place. 1961 original flooring throughout the house. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Ive done this many times myself. Once a home I was at had nails blackout through the carpet. I strongly recommend that screws are used for subfloor decking along with glue.
How thick is the subfloor? And how thick is the oak flooring?
Wow, that was pretty easy! I thought it was going to be more complex.
The floor looks awesome and it doesn’t squeak, what more could you want?
Lunch
More squeak
Scooped a bunch of Liquid Nail LN-902, would that stuff work as the gap filler ya think? /Cheers
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For a precision locator that's visible when down under the floor, I drill an 18" piece of flexible music wire through the floor at a wall to floor junction. Baseboard covers the tiny hole. I'll probably buy a t-shirt even though you don't have an AK on there.
What kind of glue you use?
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I’m doing this next month! What exact screws are those? Need to know which kind to pickup in store.
Did you end up doing this project? What kind of screws did you use? Doing this as well lol
thank you very much
I find that if you tap a wedge between the floor and the joist, you can then squeeze in all the adhesive and pull the wedge out.
Hou you fix a squeaky floor if the house doesnt have sub floor ?
Nice job.
Handyman, I noticed your screws through the 2x4 were angled upward instead of perpendicular to the joist. Is this because the angle helps pull the 2x4 up into the decking above the joist?
It is so I can fit the screw gun up between the joists
What if the floor is on the second floor and there's no crawl space, or access to the base floor?
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How do you figure how long the screw that you used in the beginning should be
answer ?