Broken Floorboards Under Carpet

Floors get squeaky when wood dries out either finished wood or a wooden subfloor.

Broken floorboards under carpet.

I ve now got a 1 foot square dip in the carpet. Fixing a squeaky floor that s carpeted can be challenging. I recently dropped something heavy and it looks to have broken a couple of floorboards. Never nail or screw down loose floorboards without checking what s underneath them first.

Broken floorboards to repair or replace. Whereas you can usually repair a crack by spreading glue. Water leaks can happen under various types of flooring. Dealing with broken floorboards.

How to fix plywood flooring that has popped up under the carpet. Next the flooring expert will carefully knock out the rotten subfloor and use a circular saw to clean up the edges. This has to be done with a precise blade height to avoid damaging any wires pipes or vents under the floor. Over 10 years ago we had a plumber in who removed all of the upstairs floorboards to fit new pipes he broke a substantial amount and the rest either were not returned as they came out or in some cases there are open gaps he cut away sections of joists and now there is nothing underneath to reattach.

The carpet s a cheap probably underlay backed one and i was wondering if i could cut round the broken area remove cut out the broken floorboards replace with plywood then glue the cut piece of carpet back in place. Regardless of the type of wood flooring if water or moisture has been sighted the method above can be used to remove the moisture and return the floor to a dry state. When the damage to a board is severe enough to cause it crack chip or splinter the repair isn t as easy. To fix a squeaky carpeted floor you might have to try a few times until you get the squeak to stop.

This can cause subfloor nails to pop loose and the subfloor.