How to stop floor squeaks thru carpet

Bob Schmidt shows you how to fix, repair and improve squeaky floors beneath your carpet. He shows you a method of how to find floor joists even when there is no access below to find location. A noisy or squeaky floor needs to be tightened to keep from having creaking or squeaking when you walk across it. Screwing the floor through the carpet must be done carefully as to not damage the carpet. This repair will immediately quiet the floor.

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[NETWizzJbirk]

Is that a Galvanized Screw?

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

@NETWizzJbirk Yes it is but it does not have to be+++Bob

[210482fmj]

Replace floorboards entirely when they are getting old. YOu will benefit and so will your house. I mean replace every floorboard in the house. Another thing people shoudl do more often is have the area under the floorboards cleaned more often. Ideally you want to clean under the floorboards every few years. I think some kind of folding floorboard system would be good so you could remove the dust from underneath. Perhaps have some kind of dust extraction system installed underneath the floor

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

@210482fmj ???? Clearly this was not a well thought out comment. This would cost thousands even tens of thousands, every few years. +++Bob

[waynee28]

Wow great how-to. Well made Bob. As a couple FYI's, joists typically run parallel with the short walls of a house. And, I recently successfully used a kit from Lowes called "Sqeeeeeek no more" it does exactly what you show but in some fancy packaging and with a contraption to snap the screws off.

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

@waynee28 How expensive was it? +++ Bob

[4dzone]

@210482fmj What a dumb comment. People who look here are looking for the best and cheapest alternative. Your answer is so stupid.

[HIGHTOWERescort]

Great advice BUT it is VERY dangerous to do this (in the UK, anyway) as services such as water/gas pipes and electrical cables run directly under the floorboards, so "blind" screwing could see you with a flood or a nasty electric shock!!!

[shinaab]

Great video! Now I can finally fix the baby's bedroom so we don't wake him up when trying to walk out of the room. I'm now a subscriber. Thank you for the great work!

[shallpion]

How I wish I can do this in my apt, but I am pretty sure the neighbor down the floor will be pissed off if I drill so many holes on his ceiling. T_T

[MrCPlusPlus313]

Hey, Great job. Simply said,great visuals and examples.Will be looking forward to more vids from you.

[jonathonbrenner]

@HomeRemodelWorkshop $18 on Amazon. That's much more expensive than your solution, but it's probably a good choice for the less handy/patient.