Cut the blocking from the same size dimensional lumber as the joists.
Creaking solid wood floor.
Traditional hardwood strip flooring is the most susceptible to developing a case of the squeaks but all types of flooring can make annoying noises.
When the squeaking is due to a gap between the subfloor and the joist or the hardwood floor and the subfloor or the hardwood floor the subfloor and the joist then you.
Another effective way to quiet squeaky floors is to install solid blocking in between the floor joists.
For example if your.
Creaking popping and snapping sounds can emanate from a hardwood floor that has been nailed to a wood subfloor as well as one that has been glued to concrete.
Locate the source of the squeaking.
Drive in screws from the hardwood floor right to the subfloor or the joist.
Reset the boards with screws not nails and do it from above or below the floor.
The larger the noise the greater the movement and a sign that your sub floor may be uneven either because there was a fault in the installation or because you ve got the wrong underlay.
In either case strategies for.