How to Fix Squeaky Stairs
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2019
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Best instructions I could find on UA-cam 👌
This is something I never thought I would find a support. Thanks a million!!
Who else is sick of getting cuaght stealing snacks out of the kitchen because of your squeaky stair? 🤚🏼
Right here!
@Sylas Callum dayum Yeo lol
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Absolute perfect explanation on what to look for and how to fix it! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the very clear instructions . It was very easy to follow and I will definitely use the tips you provided. Five ***** Stars!
This actually works - Old stairs with no middle riser supports - this does work - thanks so much.
Just finally completed my 90 year old stairs using this method. Absolutely amazing results. I also used Elmer's pro-bond Max construction grade glue. Fantastic results. Thanks for the video!!
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Thank you for the lesson. Very clearly demonstrated. Excellent.
100 year old house. Followed this video. Game changer. Thank you!
Really great video! Thanks for sharing. I opened up my stairs last night… the cleanup took twice as long as the work. LOL. This is the best video I’ve watched on that topic so far! 🎉
Excellent!! Was about to sink a chunk of cash into having them replaced!!
I can finally feel comfortable sneaking out at night 😂
Just bought a new 90 year old house with very squeaky stairs and have been wondering how I was going to fix it. This is a very good tutorial video. Thank you
Clear and simple to follow great tutorial.
Wow! The very best video on howto DIY fix the squeaky stairs - thank you, sir!
really concise yet information dense language - thanks!
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Great video. Thanks for this. I just bought my first house and I have a few choice really squeaky stairs.
I NEEDED THIS!!! Thank you!
Excellent video; thanks!
Thanks for the great Video! It works! I just tried it!! 👍👍👍✌️
Excellent! Thank you!
Excellent job. Thank you.
No problem!
Wow awesome instruction video! Very practical! :D
Yeah, you did a great job on this video, and I liked the way you did it. Quick, bam, next shot, explained, done! Very nice! Thanks a lot.
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So helpful. Good work dude
Awesome video, I'll give this a shot!
I've noticed each one of my stairs has a slight gap where the tread meets the riser. Is there a good way to fix this? I had planned on using new screws to try and bring the 2 pieces of stairs together, but don't want to cause any unnecessary damage. The stairs are about 100 years old.
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Great video, thanks
Yep great video man. Thanks
Great job 👏 👍
Brilliant worked so well first time in 4 years that l can walk up and down stairs without noise
Awesome!! Thanks for doing this video…
really good video thanks for the tips :-)
I have to do this Asap, My wife knows how late I am getting home, Damn stairs are a giveaway 😥
Thanks for sharing. 🤗
what if you can’t see under stairs!
Finally a good tutorial!
Thanks so much!!!
Is it best to drill through the 2 by 4 into the riser? I’ve always thought that you should drill from thin wood into thicker wood for better hold. The stairs I’m repairing are totally unfinished. Or is it a case of if you need to replace the glue block it’s easier access?
Great tips, gonna give it a whirl!
Awesome video
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This was great thanks dude
Thanks for the video. What size drill and screws did you use? Thanks
Great job
Great video! Shame I can't apply this to my own case. What would be the solution for fixing the creaking noise from above? I've no Access to below due to kitchen remodeling. Cheers
Thick carpet and underlay,
Great Job , nice Thanks
No problem 👍
Thank you excellent video..... Under my stairs it's covered with a big board would this be easy to remove? Thanks.
Easy to understand video
Finna sneak out on summer
That works fine if you have access on the back side of the stairs. Mine squeak a lot and my back stairs is covered in sheet rock. I'd rather try to fix the stairs without knocking down all that sheet rock. And I'm an amateur at these kinds of things.
Pulled down the back side drywall yesterday(not that hard)- about the only way to stop the squeak is access to this area.
Our stairs to the basement are squeaky like this and it drives me nuts. Unfortunately i do not have the appropriate tools to fix it (saw). It's on my to do list!
Can you use glue to fix the vinyl floor squeeking. ????
Since you have access underneath the stairs, you could install joist hangers on the stringers and then run a 2x6 from one end to the other. The center of the tread will be supported all the way across from end to end and it would only take a few minutes per tread to install.
If you happen to see this …. do you think I should do this in addition to the method in the video or can I just use the joist hangers?
would it be too much weight?
@@PurpleKaye_ The single new support will help a lot. But if there was space between the parts to begin with, it may not be absolutely silent until you do both. And then if you’re gonna do the job of attaching the treads to risers, and that fixes it, this additional method may be extraneous. But on the other hand, a little overkill never hurt.
His voice sounds suspiciously like daily dose of internet
Right
I don't hear it
My stairs creak from one of the side risers.
And they don't have the supports on the riser side shown early in this video.
Could I just use the mini-risers created during this video on the riser side?
I'm happy to send a brief video of my situation, if anyone thinks they might be able to help me diagnose what to do.
Good video. I wish I can say your method works for me , but unfortunately I can't.
What if you have no access to the bottom of the stairs? What other method can I use
Genius
I think this solution is also just temporary. The wood works itself in and starts creating space between the wood blocks after some time again
Attach the risers to the step which is above it. This also makes the steps flex less...
Also.
You can wax joints which are not fastened or glued (You probably have a block of wax or some cheap candles to wax your handsaw or handplane in your toolbox???)
Something you need to do BEFORE construction of the stairs though because this doesn't work (waxing) in a renovation
Thanks!!!!!
I ended up driving in a few more screws when the carpet was getting replaced and problem solved
I used Elmers Carpenters glue max and watered it down and blew it into the seam between the step and the riser with my compressor and blow gun No more creak in the step
Should the glue of the initial block dry before we hammer the wedge ?
Shouldn’t matter. The screws are holding it all in place.
If you can’t get access to under the stairs or you are trying to fix a floorboard then pour some watered down PVA and pour it into the joints of the timber.
Should I put liquid nails in the gaps?
Is there a way to fix the same problem but without access to the bottom of the stairs? My stairs are covered with finished drywall so I can’t access them from the bottom.
Unfortunately, no. Either the drywall has to be removed, or a different method must be used. There are special screws that go in from the top of the tread, and go into the riser. These can be concealed with wood filler afterward. If there is a big enough gap between the riser and tread, this will cause the tread to bow downward and might not fix the problem. Another method, if the treads are not enclosed by the routed out stringers, is to remove the treads, add shims where there are gaps under the tread, and glue/screw everything back into place. It all depends on how the stairs are designed, and how much work you feel like doing. Hope this helps.
This guy did it from above. Gonna try it out soon. ua-cam.com/video/3vNsyY1Mjis/v-deo.html
Wouldn't it be smarter to just cut a full triangle riser for the middle?
I thought about that too. But a lot more work/time.
I cant get under my stairs as they are drylined 🤔
How did you pick the length of the screw?
I assume either a 2 1/4”, or a 2 1/2”
I believe the wood glue does most of the holding when it dries, but I didn’t know what the preferred length of the screw going into the riser should be.
I’m new with home improvements and woodworking.
Rather than use small glue blocks why not put a length of timer from the left string to the right string . Maybe 4x2 . Glued to riser and tread and fixed to the strings
great idea, would this add too much weight?
@@satchelpage6194 no. Think of people walking on it and then the weight of a 30” piece of 2x4. The stringers can hold a gigantic amount of weight, properly supported.
What length screws?
Paint them on the top as well as below and ...it will stop squeaking!
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if you was going to put carpet down some thin right angle brackets would have done the same thing.
You mentioned, "flat side up". Does that mean the cut side up? I really could use the advice.
The non-cut side up. So the pieces go together oriented like they were before cutting, only not perfectly because the large cut edge is pushed up to the tread before wedging in the cut peice. Hope that makes a little better sense.
@@gameoflife7235 Glad I asked. In the video it looks the other way around. Thanks so much for the response! Keep the videos coming!
I've watched it 4 times, the cut side is definitely facing the tread above it.
He's referring to the wedge with the flat side up, so it sits flush with the horizontal stair when pressed onto the riser piece. The piece on the riser has the angled portion up.
I can’t get under my stairs, now what should I do?
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Why do u need the wedges? Cant you just put whole blocks there?
Using wedge to level the tread alot easier than using a whole block. It acting like a shim.
What if you can’t access underneath the stairs :(
Is there an easier way?
There is...depends on the stairs.
What if my stairs are hidden? I cant see the back or under of my stairs its covered in drywall.
Probably have to screw in from the tread into the riser past flush of the tread surface, and then fill in the screw head to conceal it. If everything is covered up that's about all there is to do to try stopping the squeak.
How did you get under your stairs
On these stairs they were left exposed underneath. Newer houses will more than likely be closed up and finished with drywall.
@@gameoflife7235 oh that's cool you can put stuff under there
Didnt work for me
how to fix if your underside is closed up?
Are your stairs carpeted?
@@scottwright388 No it is not, i have tried using the fix it screws but still did not help and i do not want to open the sheetrock that is covering the back of the stairs, so, my question is is there any other way to fix it without opening the back of the stairs?
@@security8576 fyi, I was in stair manufacturing for almost 30 years. It's hard to help with very little info. I never used those fixit screws, but the concept seems sketchy. From my experience, if you can drive a screw or two at an angle towards the wall, in the corners where the riser meets the stringer, it almost always eliminates squeaks. But without carpet, you may not have that option.
What if you can't get under your stairs?🤔
Solve the same problem if there isn’t any access to the reverse side of the stairs.
Problem is I can't get to the stairs because it's a finished ceiling underneath it
MY CREAKING STAIRS ARE OPEN , AND HAVE NO RISER'S.
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After a solution as I stay up late and creaky stairs and floors wakes my parents up ☹️
Thanks for the video, but this doesnt seem like a very robust method. The entire weight of whatever is going up the stairs is on that little shim with only glue holding it in place. I dont think that shim will stay put in the long-term, might work for a couple of years if lucky
Not only glue but also screws - big difference
@@ronpd1982 Did you watch the whole video? The wedge/shim was only glued in - no screws 5:12
@@Ironbuket 540 - 545 he has the screws in - really need both ....
@@ronpd1982 The screws are no in the wedge/shim. You really need to learn to read
@@Ironbuket ok here how it works. The riser which is screwed in supports the wedge. The wedge is jammed in with glue that will support 3000 lbs. Remember good wood glue is super strong. When someone steps on that stair the wedge that glued will transfer the weight right into the Riser and the whole thing is supported by the screwed & glued in riser. Hope this helps.
Or just glue square blocks the length of the stair in the corner and screw through the tread and riser. The wedges your using will make problem worse because its pulling the riser out the tread 🤦
The wedge fills the gap. And you saw the result at the end I assume.
My stairs sound like drums
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Everything's a drum
who ever built those stairs needs a smack 100% wrong, too narrow of a stringer and no middle stringer Im surprised they didn't collapse
The joys of cheap 1970s tract homes. While this would never pass code today at least they used oak which has held up very well.
My house was built in the 40s and the stairs are the exact same. Fir treads and risers. Still holding strong but man, super squeaky. If there was a middle stringer under the stairs you'd be whacking your head on it all the way down to the basement, so I guess they made a choice back in those days.
Nice vid thank you.
Screw it........literially !
can’t get under our stair 2 flat