Creaking floorboards: bad bell

In my case, the cause of the squeak was mold under the house, someone had better luck, and the floor creaked because of mounting errors, but there are plenty of other reasons that might squeak floor. Dismantle all the reasons and decide what to do.

- The weakening of fasteners. If the board is attached to the joists with nails, while taking his own, and the holes in the board around the nails are expanding, and boards are beginning to "walk";

- Savings on nails. If nailed boards only in the middle, the boards "walk" in the transverse direction and rubbing against adjacent boards.

-a small gap between the boards and the walls around the room. It is important to remember that wood - a living organism that absorbs moisture and outstanding, respectively varying in size.

-The deformation of the board - sometimes just the floorboards bend when drying.
- Deformation lags - timber during drying could also be the story.

How to fix the situation?

• Seal the seams between the boards or wooden wedges cord;
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• Seal the joints with sealant;
• Pull shkantami board;
• Fasten boards to the joists with screws;
• But the most important thing - to determine the true cause of squeaking. If that is the appearance of mold under the floor, as the it was in my caseUrgently take action, or you'll lose the house.