I have been told they may have compacted matter in the center and perhaps would not grab the screw.
Loose boards under carpet.
To fix a squeaky carpeted floor you might have to try a few times until you get the squeak to stop.
I have squeaky floor boards in the living room and in the bedrooms.
Hi jeff we live in a two story house and the boards under the carpet are large squares as seen in the garage ceiling not hard wood boards.
Loose floor boards under carpet.
There are several reasons why broadloom may buckle.
Would this squeaky floor kit work on these board.
The carpet is loose in the affected areas and seems to have waves or wrinkles in it rising from the surface.
What are your thoughts.
How to fix plywood flooring that has popped up under the carpet.
Any pointers on how to isolate the spot to work on since it seems to cover a few feet as you walk across it.
Carefully pull back the carpeting from the tack strip on a wall near the squeak.
When floorboards become loose they may become a nuisance by making noises such as squeaking when stepped on.
We have a squeeky board under the carpet on a second floor room.
How to fix loose floor boards.
If you can feel a soft spot in the floor under the carpet the subfloor has likely been weakened or damaged.
Fixing a squeaky floor that s carpeted can be challenging.
Floors get squeaky when wood dries out either finished wood or a wooden subfloor.
Squeaks in the wood or plywood subfloor under carpeting are usually caused by loose nails in the subfloor or joints in the subfloor rubbing together.
Any ideas or suggestions.
Should we use a screw or a nail to try and resecure it.
The house is about 44 years old.
How to stop squeaks under a carpeted floor.
This can cause subfloor nails to pop loose and the subfloor.
Floorboards are either nailed or screwed into floor.
This is known as buckling and may be referred to as wrinkling or stretching.
I was going to remove the carpet to have a look but might cause the carpet to go loose its original place.
The living room is not carpeted but the bedrooms are.