How to Fix a Squeaky Tile

A squeaking floor is a nuisance that can occur in any home, regardless of its age. Whether it’s hardwood, carpet or tile, squeaking is most often caused by a board that is not tightly attached to a floor joist. When someone walks over the loose board, it moves along the shaft of the nail holding it down, causing a squeaking sound. In order to quiet the squeak coming from your tile floor, you will need to eliminate the gap between the floorboard and the joist.

Wooden shim
Wood glue
Hammer
Electric drill
1 1/4 inch screw

Instructions

- 1
  Go to the basement if the squeaking floor is on the first floor of your home. If the squeak is on the second floor, use a small jigsaw to cut out a section of the first floor ceiling to reveal the floorboards underneath the squeaky area.
- 2
  Have a helper walk across the floor while you watch and listen from below to determine exactly where the squeak is coming from.
- 3
  Coat a small wooden shim with a thin layer of wood glue. Use a hammer to gently tap the shim into the gap between the subfloor and the joist at the point where the floor is squeaking. Stop tapping as soon as the shim is firmly in place. Trying to force it farther could cause damage to the flooring.
- 4
  Use an electric drill to drive a 1 1/4 inch screw diagonally through the floor joist, wooden shim and subflooring to ensure that the floor won’t come loose again.
- 5
  Ask your helper to walk over the floor again to ensure that the squeak is gone.

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