Fixing A Squeaky Step Carpet

The trick however is to not damage your wall to wall carpet and to locate where the joists in your floor are located.

Fixing a squeaky step carpet.

2 tap the carpeted floor with the. Push an alignment and depth control device into the carpet over an effected floor joist. In this video we will show you how easily and inexpensively you can repair a squeaky floor no carpet removal. The jig stops the screw head right below the tread s surface.

Find the squeak finding the squeak in your floor is pretty easy. Stick a shim into tiny gaps. I ll get into that later on in this article. If you see a small one worm a shim s thinner edge in between the two parts.

Next stand in the center of each noisy step. Plan to set about the task of silencing your squeaky stairs in conjunction with when you replace your carpet to avoid the extra hassle of carpet removal just for this job. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair a squeaky floor through a carpet. Tag squeaks with a square of painter s tape.

When your partner steps on a tread and causes a squeak look for a gap between the tread and riser or the tread and stringer. Find the squeak by bouncing up and down on each step then drive the specially scored screw through the middle of the depth control jig down through the carpeted tread and into the stringer or riser nearest the squeak. Push the three pronged device into the carpet over the squeaky spot. I ll get into that later on in this article.

If you have access to underneath the stairs also check out that area. That said there is a way to repair your squeaky stairs without removing the carpet. Remove the runners and obstructions. Walk over the carpet until you hear the creaking then mark off this area with string or yarn.

First slowly walk up and down the staircase taking note of any squeaky steps. Floor squeaks are caused by gaps between the sub floor and the floor joists which have separated over time and can be fixed by simply reattaching that sub floor back to the framing. The squeak is caused by the wood subfloor that isn t properly attached to the joist. Use a hammer to gently tap the thicker end until the shim is firmly in place.

Mark the culprits with a piece of tape or a sticky note.