Fixing Floorboards Under Carpet

Your contractor will start in the corner of the room and use a flat pry bar to get the edge of the carpet up off the tack strips and to remove the tack strips themselves.

Fixing floorboards under carpet.

There s no way to fix the subfloor under carpet without pulling up the carpet. The first row of flooring sets the line for the whole floor. Use plywood under cork and vinyl tiles and always in kitchens bathrooms and utility rooms. I have carpet running all over them so deciding on how to work on the carpet and then the floor.

Lay the hardboard smooth side up for self adhesive tiles and rough side up if using adhesive. Squeaky floorboards under carpet february 2019 hi prof thanks for that. 3 chuck the joist finding screw into the drill driver. Before laying the floorboards it may be necessary to cut the boards in the first row along the length to compensate for off square walls.

Once you locate a joist mark it off with tape. Stretch a string between the pair of screws on each joist and tie it to the screws. Never nail or screw down loose floorboards without checking what s underneath them first. Cut a 6 or 8 piece of wire coat hanger to attach into your drill.

The specially designed screw will snap below the level of the carpet. 2 tap the carpeted floor with the hammer and listen for dull thud indicating a joist below. 1 use a hammer to locate a floor joist within the squeaky section of floor. Use hardboard in living rooms and bedrooms under carpet carpet tiles and sheet vinyls.

6 drive special scored screws along joist aligning each screw with the string. You can use this to locate the joists under your subfloor without damaging your carpet. The trick however is to not damage your wall to wall carpet and to locate where the joists in your floor are located. Follow the finished floor covering manufacturer s instructions.

Snap the device toward the floor with a sideways motion. Discard the screw head.