really hope someone here can come up with an idea to get me out of this one:
I recently laid a new floor in my dining room, it's solid oak and it actually looks quite good considering I put it down!
Only problem is, it's quite creaky when you walk on it.
I asked a few friends (one contractor builder, the rest just amateur DIY'ers like me) about the best way to lay it, and they all said to install it as a "floating" floor. So I went out and bought a load of fixing clips, and as I went along, I put one clip about every 3 foot from each other between each strip of flooring.
Now I'm not so sure if that was needed, as I was laying it onto existing floorboards.
I'm pretty sure it's the fixing clips which are causing the floor to creak, but I don't think I'm going to be able to lift it all up (without damaging it all), as the clips are holding it all together pretty tight. Any ideas on how I can stop the creaking?
Best Answer
if you laid it over existing flooring ie an original hardwood or laminate floor, i think that is where your problems start. Usually floating floors are installed on a subfloor(plywood) and there is typically some kind of underlayment. Unfortunately I am thinking you ar going to need to pull everything up and start over.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5054259_lay-floating-floor-engineered-flooring.html
Step by step to help you out. Depending on where you got your flooring, you may be able to get help there too.
Also, usually floating floors are Engineered(laminate) and not solid hardwood. If your trully have a solid hardwood, then you have laid it wrong entirely.