Broken Floorboards Under Carpet

I ve now got a 1 foot square dip in the carpet.

Broken floorboards under carpet.

If floorboards are loose there may be pipes gas or water or elect. A plywood subfloor often squeaks when it separates from the joists but it doesn t have to make any noise at all to give you a. Never nail or screw down loose floorboards without checking what s underneath them first. When the damage to a board is severe enough to cause it crack chip or splinter the repair isn t as easy.

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. I recently dropped something heavy and it looks to have broken a couple of floorboards. To fix a squeaky carpeted floor you might have to try a few times until you get the squeak to stop. There can be water under engineered wood floor as well as water under wood laminate flooring.

Dealing with broken floorboards. How to fix plywood flooring that has popped up under the carpet. Water leaks can happen under various types of flooring. Whereas you can usually repair a crack by spreading glue.

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. Fixing a squeaky floor that s carpeted can be challenging. Broken floorboards to repair or replace. 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.