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it's a squeaking noise coming from the floor in the doorway to my bathroom.....the house was built in 1989, and I guess many years of trips in and out of the bathroom has loosened the plywood sub floor.....I'm tempted to just use a stud finder(remotely since I always set those off) to find the floor joists and zip a screw right through the linoleum.....it'd be better to pull the carpet/padding back at the door jamb, but I don't have any way to stretch the carpet back.....wonder if I could get under the house and find the spot and shoot some liquid nail into the gap and see if that would fix it??....probably be hard to do.....  |
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2012, 03:15:57 PM » |
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it's a squeaking noise coming from the floor in the doorway to my bathroom.....the house was built in 1989, and I guess many years of trips in and out of the bathroom has loosened the plywood sub floor.....I'm tempted to just use a stud finder(remotely since I always set those off) to find the floor joists and zip a screw right through the linoleum.....it'd be better to pull the carpet/padding back at the door jamb, but I don't have any way to stretch the carpet back.....wonder if I could get under the house and find the spot and shoot some liquid nail into the gap and see if that would fix it??....probably be hard to do..... First of all, I know nothing. That's about it for my help. But, seriously, I read a couple of years ago about ways to fix that problem from underneath the floor. I encountered that when I had new hardwood installed throughout he house. I had a squeak that bugged me, and still does, so I never had it fixed. But I read a lot of stuff online about how it's done. I said all that to say this... it's possible without screwing the floor up. |
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2012, 03:44:41 PM » |
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Yea your better off going under and glue it. You could also screw and glue another board next to it. Wont allow it to move down that way. I dont remember hearing it the other day.   |
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scoot
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2012, 03:54:37 PM » |
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Turn up the radio......Done!
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2012, 04:02:56 PM » |
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Lock the bathroom door and get a port-a-potty.  |
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2012, 04:12:28 PM » |
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Slam a headless nail right through there to the stud and tap it with another nail to send it below grade... done
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2012, 04:28:33 PM » |
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The following worked for me. My squeak was at the entrance to the den and squeaked every time someone walked across the floor. The tops of the floor joists were not level in that area and allowed the floor to flex downward. The top of one of the joists wasn't even touching the floor. I went to the basement( in your case under the house) and drove some thin shims between the top of the joist and the floor. The shims kept the floor from flexing and stopped the squeaking.
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2012, 04:39:53 PM » |
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Talk about squeeking, try living in a house built in 1929! I kinda like it. Hoser  |
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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2012, 06:03:34 PM » |
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Add some Dynabeads...that'll stop the wobble which is causing the squeak! Dave |
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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2012, 06:10:34 PM » |
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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2012, 06:12:43 PM » |
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I was going to recommend oiling the squeak, but not sure what would be the best to use. Synthetic or regular.
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2012, 07:31:43 PM » |
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why are you worried about a squeek any way? what are you doing in the bathroom that you need to be stealthy? you could go blind ya know   |
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2012, 07:35:27 PM » |
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Sweet......wonder where I can buy that set up?........ |
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« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2012, 07:37:12 PM » |
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« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2012, 07:46:08 PM » |
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Talk about squeeking, try living in a house built in 1929! I kinda like it. Hoser Yep, late 1800's early 1900's here. I sleep better when I can hear the mice run up the walls, esp since its not insulated.  |
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« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2012, 07:53:14 PM » |
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If that's your biggest problem, Stan , just be thankfull you don't look like Fudgie!  |
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« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2012, 07:54:48 PM » |
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If that's your biggest problem, Stan , just be thankfull you don't look like Fudgie! True....I should count my blessings!!...... |
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« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2012, 04:54:36 AM » |
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we must have had the same builder. our house was built in 2000, i'd like to hunt down those idiots and and and, i don't know....... but who ever did the sheet rock was an idiot, not knowing how to screw it down, i've repaired over a dozen spots were the screw heads have broken through and can be seen. along with the floors squeeking (nearly everywhere) thankfully the electrical was done decent, haven't had any issues with that (except for the one smoke detector on the second floor that goes off for no reason at 2am, while i'm working nights, scaring the hell out of the kids.....)
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« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2012, 06:43:20 AM » |
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Talk about squeeking, try living in a house built in 1929! I kinda like it. Hoser HaHa. My house in Ipswich, Ma. was built by an old sea Captain, Tobias Lakeman, in 1690. It is the house way to the right, through the trees in this bad phone pic. Brown with the tan door. There are more historic homes in Ipswich than any other place in the US.  7 fireplaces, Pinewood plank floors and not a level one in the house. Here is a better pic from the Historic Society. http://www.bikenewengland.com/ipswich_houses/east_76_lakeman_1690.jpg |
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« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2012, 02:01:39 PM » |
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If that's your biggest problem, Stan , just be thankfull you don't look like Fudgie! Hey I get all the women money can buy! |
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« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2012, 02:26:06 PM » |
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Talk about squeeking, try living in a house built in 1929! I kinda like it. Hoser HaHa. My house in Ipswich, Ma. was built by an old sea Captain, Tobias Lakeman, in 1690. It is the house way to the right, through the trees in this bad phone pic. Brown with the tan door. There are more historic homes in Ipswich than any other place in the US. 7 fireplaces, Pinewood plank floors and not a level one in the house. Here is a better pic from the Historic Society. http://www.bikenewengland.com/ipswich_houses/east_76_lakeman_1690.jpg Great town. I'm through there on a regular basis. |
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« Reply #22 on: February 09, 2012, 02:36:22 PM » |
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My sister had her wedding reception @ the Crane Castle on Ipswich Bay. Quite a place.
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« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2012, 05:45:56 AM » |
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Check your local rent-all place. They rent carpet stretchers and they are not hard to use.
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