Creaky Floorboards under carpet

Shedite27

New build house which after 2 years has fairly creaky floorboards. What type of trade should I be looking for to do this? Is it a carpet fitter, a carpenter, both?

In Drumcondra area if anyone wants to PM a recommendation

aujopimur

Try sprinkling talcum powder into the creaky joints.

listermint

Walk across the creaky ones note them down on paper. Pull carpet up and fix them with screws.

The caveat to this is that you check where any piping is as this type of jobs is notorious for water pipe bursts from any fixings used.

Even pros do it all the time. Pin prick the pipe and slow or fast leak.

BrokenArrows

listermint wrote: »

Walk across the creaky ones note them down on paper. Pull carpet up and fix them with screws.

The caveat to this is that you check where any piping is as this type of jobs is notorious for water pipe bursts from any fixings used.

Even pros do it all the time. Pin prick the pipe and slow or fast leak.

+1 Screwed through a radiator pipe last year when fixing some squeaky boards. Whatever plumber did the job put the pipe right under the floorboard and right where you would usually screw down a board. Thankfully all the radiators were turned off so only the stored water in the pipes was able to leak out. Just a little bit of staining on the ceiling.

Basically you cannot trust that the plumber put the pipes in safe places. Lesson learned.

If you find a squeaky board then there is no harm in lifting it fully to make sure its all safe to screw down underneath. Then screw it down properly into the joists so that there is no movement.