Broken Floorboards Under Carpet

Water leaks can happen under various types of flooring.

Broken floorboards under carpet.

Next the flooring expert will carefully knock out the rotten subfloor and use a circular saw to clean up the edges. Never nail or screw down loose floorboards without checking what s underneath them first. I recently dropped something heavy and it looks to have broken a couple of floorboards. Floors get squeaky when wood dries out either finished wood or a wooden subfloor.

To fix a squeaky carpeted floor you might have to try a few times until you get the squeak to stop. 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. 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. Whereas you can usually repair a crack by spreading glue.

Fixing a squeaky floor that s carpeted can be challenging. Dealing with broken floorboards. Regardless of the type of wood flooring if water or moisture has been sighted the method above can be used to remove the moisture and return the floor to a dry state. How to fix plywood flooring that has popped up under the carpet.

I ve now got a 1 foot square dip in the carpet. When the damage to a board is severe enough to cause it crack chip or splinter the repair isn t as easy. This can cause subfloor nails to pop loose and the subfloor. There can be water under engineered wood floor as well as water under wood laminate flooring.

This has to be done with a precise blade height to avoid damaging any wires pipes or vents under the floor.