I have 3 or 4 carpeted steps that make a muffled crunching sound when being stepped on. There is no access from below.
How do I determine the location where the problem is and how do I fix the affected treads. I'm aware of kits that work through the carpet with breakaway screws, but how do I determine the location where the screw has to be drilled into the tread to eliminate the noise.
Best Answer
The squeaky floor repair kits have a special rod that you "drill" into the floor. If it slides up and down easy, you missed....move over and try again. Once you find the stringer, use the special screw, driver bit, knock off/standoff and drive the screw in. Break the head off and walk on,the step to see if it's fixed. After fixing the first step, the next step will be easy to fix.