Loud Floors In Basement

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Loud floors in basement.

While this doesn t mean your floors are defective there are various reasons it can occur. If your floors are nailed down to the subfloor the popping noise could be coming from the nails. If the floor is over a basement or crawl space go below to make the repairs. It does require floor prep to smooth the floor otherwise the surface of the sub floor will telegraph through within 6 months.

If the wood floor is above an unfinished basement or crawl space fixing squeaky creaky floors becomes simpler. When people are walking upstairs you can hear the echoes reverberating which can get very loud for tenants living in the basement. Nwfa installation guidelines say most manufacturers recommend a flatness tolerance of 1 8 inch in a 6 foot radius or 3 16 inch in a 10 foot radius. When you hear a squeak have the person above rap on the floor so you can pinpoint the exact spot.

Your finished flooring upstairs is usually a hard surface like hardwood floors or ceramic tiles which is supported by your floor joists. Sometimes you might walk across your floors and hear a popping or creaking noise. If you have a noisy floating floor and you have removed all your moldings and baseboards and find there are still proper expansion gaps you may have a floor prep issue. Also usually sheet vinyl comes in 12 foot rolls and if your basement is wider than 12 ft you ll need to have a seam and buy extra vinyl to cover the area and make sure you order enough extra so that the can match the pattern repeat.

Start by having someone walk across the floor while you listen from below. The sound happens when a plank becomes loose and the nail rubs against the subfloor. In most cases you ll have a hollow cavity.