Is the squeakiness coming from the laminate or the subfloor? Truth be told, it can be either of those reasons. Although the good news is that there are many ways to eliminate the squeakiness. Floor squeaking is not an uncommon problem. Whenever there is a squeaking, though, there might be various reasons for it.
You should know, nails are attached whenever a carpet installer installs your flooring over the subfloor. Although, we always support the usage of screws The pins can easily come off. That will loosen your laminate flooring from the joists.
We recommend you to check if there is any particular flooring board that is squeaking. If so, check around the corners for loose nails. You can fix it quickly by yourself. Subfloors need a proper concrete coat before the laminate flooring is placed.
If not a concentrate coating, there must be under padding of some sort to help prevent extra moisture storage. Fixing a subfloor is easy when you have complete access to it. Hence, you must get underneath the laminate flooring and get a good view of the joists. If you think the levelling is a problem, you can easily use a little concrete adhesive glue to fix the uneven portions.
You don't have as many options with a laminate floor, however. If it's really the laminate that's squeaking -- and not the subfloor -- the problem is usually something that the installers should have addressed before they laid the flooring. Floor squeaks can originate from the subfloor or the floor covering. When the subfloor is squeaking, it's usually because the installers used nails, and the nails are pulling away from the joists.
When a laminate floor covering is squeaking, on the other hand, it could be because the subfloor isn't level, there's no underpadding or the boards have expanded and then shrunk again.
Board movement is related to moisture and is another consequence of omitting a moisture-blocking underlayment. Laminate floors aren't attached to the subfloor, so you can't stop them from squeaking by adding more nails. It's easier to stop a subfloor from squeaking if you can get under the floor and access the joists. From there, you can tap shims between the subfloor and the joists or apply a bead of construction adhesive to stop the movement.
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