What if the floor is creaking?

The flooring of the parquet board remains today one of the most common. In addition to environmental friendliness and presentable appearance, it is distinguished by an acceptable price and a variety of color variations. However, in time, such an unpleasant feature as the scratch of a parquet can arise. Why this happens and how to get rid of the squeak of the parquet, we will discuss further.

Why creak the parquet?

There are a number of factors that provoke the scratching of the parquet. The main ones are:

1. Uneven base of the floor . Low-quality work on leveling the floor before laying the parquet leads to deformation of the wooden elements of the parquet, as a consequence - we have its mobility and creak. If there is a layer of plywood or fiberboard between the cementitious screed and the parquet floor, this can provoke a creak in case of a loose fit to such a parquet substrate.
2. No gaps between the parquet and the wall . When laying parquet should remain mandatory clearance between it and the wall of at least 10 mm. This is due to a characteristic of the parquet, as the expansion over time. If there is no such gap or it is small, a creak will appear over time.
3. Incorrect laying of the parquet or its deformation . Laying parquet should produce a specialist, because you need to consider all the features of such a coating. If the laying is done with errors (for example, between the wooden elements too much or a small distance), this will cause a violation of heat and moisture insulation and deformation of the parquet , which will lead to its creaking and damage.
4. Absence of a substrate or its wrong selection . The absence of a substrate or its insufficient thickness will eventually lead to deflection and movement of the parquet, especially in places of increased stress on this material.

How to remove a scratch of a parquet?

Eliminating the parquet scratch is not a difficult task if you can find out the reason for the appearance of such a squeak. What to do if the floor is creaking?

1. In the absence of a substrate - lay it between the parquet and the base of the floor.
2. If the boards of the parquet have moved away from the sheet of plywood or chipboard - use any available way of fixing them: apply dowels in problem areas, liquid nails or parquet pins.
3. If the reason for the creaking is the absence of gaps between the parquet and the wall - gently cut the parquet boards on the sides by 10 mm.
4. You can use specialized liquid formulations for bonding the substrate and parquet, which are injected under pressure into the problematic areas of the parquet.