Squeaky Stairs and Flooring

Cotta

Hi All,

I have very squeaky stairs and a number of uneven floorsboards within my house. The problem is that the areas in question have carpet over them which has got a reasonable amount of life left in it. Is it possible to correct these issues?

Thanks in advance.

leveller2911

Cotta wrote: »

Hi All,

I have very squeaky stairs and a number of uneven floorsboards within my house. The problem is that the areas in question have carpet over them which has got a reasonable amount of life left in it. Is it possible to correct these issues?

Thanks in advance.

If you have an understairs cupboard and the underside of the stairs is exposed then just glue some small blocks of wood on each tread (step) where they meet the risers (upright section below the tread) as per pic..You could also try and hammer in the wedges further..

somethingcorporate

Speak to a carpet shop but I imagine it should be ok as overboarding/replacing the floorboards should not materially impact the room dimensions (although I am no expert).

Cotta

Excellent, it's a relief to hear that these issues are fixable without having to replace the carpets.