A floor made of natural wood has a number of undoubted advantages, however, it has drawbacks, and one of the main ones is the annoying creak that occurs when walking. You can remove the creak of the wooden floor yourself, with minimal skills and the simplest tools.
It occurs over time for the following reasons:
- The formation of gaps between boards, boards and logs, logs and the floor due to the fact that over time the wood dries up.
- Breakage of the tongue-and-groove system used to assemble the floor.
- Looseness of screws and nails.
- The floor covering is too tight to the walls.
Eliminating the squeak of the floor is not a difficult task, but first you need to establish its cause. Depending on it, a method of dealing with this unpleasant phenomenon is chosen..
Wedges. This method will help remove the creak of a wooden floor if it is caused by friction between the boards and joists. If it is possible to approach from below (for example, from the basement), it is necessary to insert small wooden wedges in those places where the boards are loosely in contact with the logs. You can additionally grease the wedges with glue.
Talc. Eliminating the squeak of the floor in the event that it is caused by the friction of the boards against each other can be achieved with talcum powder or graphite. The crevices in the floor must be covered with powder, and then the excess must be removed with a dry cloth..
Fasteners. Any fastener – self-tapping screws, screws, nails – can become loose, come out of the attachment point. In this case, you can remove the creak of the wooden floor by removing the old screws and replacing with new ones, but of a larger diameter with the same length..
With the help of self-tapping screws, you can also achieve the elimination of the floor squeak if it occurs due to the lack of tight contact between the board and the log. If the lag creaks due to the fact that it does not have tight contact with the base, it is necessary to connect them, for example, using an anchor bolt.
Foam. A fairly simple way to remove the creak of a wooden floor is to fill the space between the boards and logs with foam. This will exclude the possibility of movement of parts of the floor relative to each other, and the unpleasant squeak will disappear..
