Squeaky Floor Boards

piggles1

Eejay wrote: »

Method 3 might work? http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Squeaky-Floor

thanks for this. The OP is right that thick carpet won't help. I have creaky floorboards (actually it's creaky large slabs of wood) and I'm upstairs with thick carpet and underlay.

Having concern for my neighbours downstairs, I've worked out where it creaks and where it doesn't, so I walk left here, right here but that's not really a long term solution and I still get it wrong because the creaks move about.

The outside temperature seems to have an effect on the loudness of the creaks and it gets on my nerves as well. Unfortunately the carpet/underlay is fitted everywhere so I can't pull it up all over the flat and shake talcum powder between the slabs of wood, but that seems the simplest solution. Wish I'd known that before it was laid.

I could get some suspension wire like they have for fairies at the theatre and float round the place till I get to my seat

To the OP, I'm not sure what you can do except it's good the council are doing something. From the article above, it looks like it needs something to absorb the movement / stop the friction. Hope something works out

eddddy

Annewithane wrote: »

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Does anyone know where I stand with this? I dont want to be a nightmare but the noise is awful, it wakes me in the night and is driving me nuts!:mad:
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Hi Annewithane

In the circumstances you describe, I would say it's reasonable to ask your local environment health department to serve a noise abatement order on the tenants.

(I know the squeeky floorboards probably aren't the tenants' fault, so they would then have get their Landlord to sort it.)


And/or you could make a damages claim against the tenants/landlord for the tort of nuisance - because they are causing a substantial and unreasonable interference with your enjoyment of your property.

(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuisance_in_English_law)

But you would probably need to get advice from a solicitor on that.