How To Fix Squeaky Floors From Below

How To Fix Squeaky Floors From Below. Fixing from Below the Ground If you opt to fix the squeaky floors from below you will need to access the crawlspace or basement area under the floorboards. While under the floor have a friend or family member walk on the floor above.

That will hold the floor down nice and tight to the joist stopping the squeak. Have your upstairs partner station a chair plant basket or other temporary roadblock exactly over the boards that squeaked. This in turn leads to the squeaky noise.

The fist thing that you need to do is to make sure the area is completely safe.

Ive seen a method of fixing squeaks that involves gluing blocks in the edge between joist and subfloor and then screwing the block to the joist. Have your upstairs partner station a chair plant basket or other temporary roadblock exactly over the boards that squeaked. Once youve located the joist you take two nails and put them on like an X and drive them into the floor joists. Start by having someone.