What to do about a creaky floor
The wooden floors of our brownstone apartment creak like a dying animal in many spots, and it’s bothering our downstairs neighbor. These are old wooden floors, nailed to the joists below. What can we do to squelch the sound?
The wooden floors of our brownstone apartment creak like a dying animal in many spots, and it’s bothering our downstairs neighbor. These are old wooden floors, nailed to the joists below. What can we do to squelch the sound?
Has anyone ever tried Squeak No More?
http://www.squeaknomore.com/
Herewith, a good reason not to strip and refinish wide-plank floors in brownstones–because they are not floors. They are subfloors. Your floor should have another layer of flooring on top of it.
Best o luck!
“Even him slipping on the hardwood, falling and hurting himself didn’t motivate her to get carpet.”
give me a break. what a monster!
There is no NYC law about covering any amount of floor with carpet. It might be a clause in many leases or in co-op by-laws, but it isn’t a law, 2:16.
Repair Squeaky Floors
http://renovatingonthecheap.blogspot.com/2007/10/repair-squeaky-floors.html
A throw rug with sound absorbing pad underneath in high traffic areas does absorb some of the creakiness. They have an excellent quality and effective sound-absorbing pad you can buy at Better Carpet Warehouse on Atlantic. They told us they were the only ones who carried it.
By NYC law you’re supposed to have 85% of your unit covered in rugs or carpet. Most people don’t do it unless they get complaints, but your neighbors ARE complaining, so why not at least put rugs under the high traffic areas? Have some pity. We had a neighbor upstairs who refused to put in rugs even though it was coop rules. This woman actually was capable of going years hearing our complaints and never caring one bit she was making us utterly miserable with her crazed hyperactive kid was running all over the place on bare floors. Even him slipping on the hardwood, falling and hurting himself didn’t motivate her to get carpet.
If you rent, tell them to talk to the landlord, for sure. Not your problem.
Not anybody’s problem really. Tell ’em it’s part of the charm.
Dance.
A few options, but I’d go with Bren’s idea first….
http://reclaimedhome.com/?p=534