Live in a Condo, with someone under me, can i nail down the wood floor without damages tenant under me, the floor is squeaking real badly.
yes be care full with the size of nail or can you not use an alternative eg. glue.
A few, strategically placed, nails but you would have to be careful of any pipes or cables.
Obviously you can t screw from the bottom up to help secure it, which is the ideal way but not in your case. First I d try and spread baby powder or talc and sweep it into the joints. This some times , but not always helps if the tongue and groove is rubbing together. If the boards are slightly loose and moving you can t do to much. If there wasn t a felt or rosin paper put down between the sub flooring and the wood it may be causing the squeaking. There again not much you can do. As a very last resort is to nail (finish nail) or screw it down through the top and fill with a matching putty but it will show. Use a finish screw that has a small head so when its counter sunk and filled it less noticeable. Use a 1 1/2 nail or screw but there shouldn t be any pipes there or electrical but never bet on it , use the proper legnth .. Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar GL
On a home show, I saw a squeaky floor fix. He screwed the plywood into studs in the floor. He was very careful selecting the screw size and to not hurt the carpet. He made sure he found the studs in the floor first. I think it was Bob Villa.
