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Making a floor squeak less.?

I'm in the upstairs area of a building and when I lift weights the floors squeak horrindously. I'm only here for a few weeks and I'd like to know if there's a mat or something that I can put on the floor.

Answer:

the reason why the floor squeaks is because the subfloor has come loose from the joists. You can add more screws to the the flooring in the loose spots, that usually does the trick. Tool Belt Diva
Ladonna is right, sub-floor is loose needs to be screwed back down no matter what pads you buy it will still squeak, Generally though if its carpeted it has to come up or wood over layer floor has to come up to fix it You have to put the screws into the joists about every 6-8 inches if you can't locate the joists you will sink many screws and do nothing to fix it! hope it helps Lr

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