A question thats been asked millions of times no doubt...

Before I do my new desk I have to sort out some creaky floorboards 
underneath my PC area.

I understand screws are the solution... should I be making new screw holes - 
or perhaps putting in bigger/fatter screws into the exitising ones that may 
not be holding.

Also I have one floorboard in particular which has 'gone down' into the 
ground (i.e something underneath had broken off) - it has only lowered like 
2cms and is noticeable - any idea how to fix this (i will have to lift up 
the carpet before I can try anything - i am hoping it will be as replacing a 
wooden block and screwing down...

Finally, are there any spray type things that might relieve the creaking 
sounds??

> Before I do my new desk I have to sort out some creaky floorboards
> underneath my PC area.

The lengths I had to go to in order to (virtually) stop the creaking,
was to
cut all the tongues from the boards, take up the boards, cover all
joints with gaffer tape and replace. Nothing else worked. The tongues
and grooves were creaking due to warping and shinkage of the wood. Some
creaks remained due to small cracks in the wood, that meant the wood
even creaked within itself. Old dry wood creaks very easily !
Simon.

mo wrote:

> A question thats been asked millions of times no doubt...


Oh yes - definitely worth googling the archives of this ng!


> Before I do my new desk I have to sort out some creaky floorboards 
> underneath my PC area.
> 
> I understand screws are the solution... should I be making new screw holes - 
> or perhaps putting in bigger/fatter screws into the exitising ones that may 
> not be holding.
 >
> Also I have one floorboard in particular which has 'gone down' into the 
> ground (i.e something underneath had broken off) - it has only lowered like 
> 2cms and is noticeable - any idea how to fix this (i will have to lift up 
> the carpet before I can try anything - i am hoping it will be as replacing a 
> wooden block and screwing down...


You need to get that carpet up and see what's there before you'll get 
any definitive answers.

Floorboards are normally nailed down originally rather than screwed; if 
the boards are creaking then more often than not, using screws will sort 
it out.

As regards the sagging board - might be a board broken (eg by an 
electrician doing some rewiring) in which case, replace board.  Might be 
that the board was cut across it's width (by the electrician?!) and has 
nothing under it to support it; in which case hopefully it's right next 
to a joist, then you can lift the board and screw a noggin (ie a block 
of wood) to said joist to act as a support for the sagging board.

I think the answers to both your queries will probably be self-evident 
when you can look under the carpet.

David

"mo" <nospam> wrote in message news:GYWdnRUzQ7a1D7TeRVnyjg@giganews.com...

> A question thats been asked millions of times no doubt...
>
> Before I do my new desk I have to sort out some creaky floorboards
> underneath my PC area.
>
> I understand screws are the solution... should I be making new screw
holes -
> or perhaps putting in bigger/fatter screws into the exitising ones that
may
> not be holding.
>
> Also I have one floorboard in particular which has 'gone down' into the
> ground (i.e something underneath had broken off) - it has only lowered
like
> 2cms and is noticeable - any idea how to fix this (i will have to lift up
> the carpet before I can try anything - i am hoping it will be as replacing
a
> wooden block and screwing down...
>
> Finally, are there any spray type things that might relieve the creaking
> sounds??


I found putting loads of talc down cured a lot but not all of my creaking.

Steven.

In article <432ac717$0$1286$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net>, 
Newsgroup@newsgroup says...

> "mo" <nospam> wrote in message news:zNWdnRqLFutTKLfeRVnyjw@giganews.com...
> >
> > "Cordless Crazy"  wrote in
> message
> > >
> > > Or worse still the little blighters called woodworm (or their similar
> > > mates) have had ago and the floorboard is structurally unsound. Not to
> > > put the sh*tters up you though. Investigate and report back!
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Cordless Crazy
> >
> > I was thinking along those lines - we have lived here for 15 years - and i
> > have stayed in this bedroom for almost that long
> 
> You really should try the outside world. It's not really a big bad place ;o)
> 

Don't you mean "not *only* a big bad place"?

I went out and left it too late to 'fix' the boards - some will need 
screwing down, one isnt screwed down at all on one end!

What kind of places can I go to buy floorboards (if i take one of my own can 
they 'copy' them?

"Cordless Crazy"  wrote in message

>
> Or worse still the little blighters called woodworm (or their similar
> mates) have had ago and the floorboard is structurally unsound. Not to
> put the sh*tters up you though. Investigate and report back!
>
>
> -- 
> Cordless Crazy


I was thinking along those lines - we have lived here for 15 years - and i 
have stayed in this bedroom for almost that long and I can not remember any 
workmen taking up the carpets- i doubt theres anything under my room as i 
have no heater, just a light switch!

I am feeling it is probably 'rotten' wood.

Lift off/up in approx 2.5 hours!

"mo" <nospam> wrote in message news:zNWdnRqLFutTKLfeRVnyjw@giganews.com...

>
> "Cordless Crazy"  wrote in
message
> >
> > Or worse still the little blighters called woodworm (or their similar
> > mates) have had ago and the floorboard is structurally unsound. Not to
> > put the sh*tters up you though. Investigate and report back!
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Cordless Crazy
>
> I was thinking along those lines - we have lived here for 15 years - and i
> have stayed in this bedroom for almost that long


You really should try the outside world. It's not really a big bad place ;o)

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:24:28 +0100, "mo" <nospam> wrote:


>A question thats been asked millions of times no doubt...
>
>Before I do my new desk I have to sort out some creaky floorboards 
>underneath my PC area.
>
>I understand screws are the solution... should I be making new screw holes - 
>or perhaps putting in bigger/fatter screws into the exitising ones that may 
>not be holding.
>
>Also I have one floorboard in particular which has 'gone down' into the 
>ground (i.e something underneath had broken off) - it has only lowered like 
>2cms and is noticeable - any idea how to fix this (i will have to lift up 
>the carpet before I can try anything - i am hoping it will be as replacing a 
>wooden block and screwing down...
>
>Finally, are there any spray type things that might relieve the creaking 
>sounds??


I would also be interested in sprays.

I have screwed the boards with three screws per board, talcum powdered
liberally and still the boards squeak.