Creaking laminate floor

FlaatusGoat

A few months ago I had laminate flooring laid. Unfortunately in parts (especially where the laminate floor meets the kitchen plinth) there's really bad creaking when you step on the end joins of of the boards. Apart from ripping out the skirting and starting again on the whole floor is there a decent adhesive I can drip in to at least reduce some of the creaking squeakiness? Would regular PVA do it or do I need something more specialized?

grumbler

Yes, PVA is used to glue together tongue&groove wooden floor planks. I doubt it'll work if you just 'drip it in' from the top. And laminate is far more porous than wood.

Ganga

Did you fit it yourself? if not ask the fitters if there is anything they can do under warranty to reduce the noise.

rob7475

What material is the subfloor and what underlay was used under the laminate?

If the subfloor is floorboards, they are very rarely perfectly flat and level. It doesn't take much to make the laminate joints creak so you would usually use a thicker underlay to try and overcome the problem. When I laid our laminate over floorboards, I used 6mm fibre boards with the normal laminate underlay on a roll laid on top.