Start by having someone walk across the floor while you listen from below.
Loud floors in basement.
In most cases you ll have a hollow cavity.
Next take a thin wood shim and coat it with carpenter s glue.
Your finished flooring upstairs is usually a hard surface like hardwood floors or ceramic tiles which is supported by your floor joists.
The sound happens when a plank becomes loose and the nail rubs against the subfloor.
If the wood floor is above an unfinished basement or crawl space fixing squeaky creaky floors becomes simpler.
Nwfa installation guidelines say most manufacturers recommend a flatness tolerance of 1 8 inch in a 6 foot radius or 3 16 inch in a 10 foot radius.
Floating wood floors typically require that the substrate or subfloor be flat to within a certain tolerance.
Sometimes you might walk across your floors and hear a popping or creaking noise.
Also usually sheet vinyl comes in 12 foot rolls and if your basement is wider than 12 ft you ll need to have a seam and buy extra vinyl to cover the area and make sure you order enough extra so that the can match the pattern repeat.
If your floors are nailed down to the subfloor the popping noise could be coming from the nails.
When you hear a squeak have the person above rap on the floor so you can pinpoint the exact spot.
While this doesn t mean your floors are defective there are various reasons it can occur.
Floors that make a popping sound.
This should be included in the directions that came with the product.
If the floor is over a basement or crawl space go below to make the repairs.