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Floor makes cracking noise
Hi all,
A friend of mine (who's on a students' budget) is experiencing some problems with the floor of the room he's recording in - It's made of wood and making cracking noises when walking over it. Other than re-doing the floor or putting some boards over it, what are his options in solving the cracking problem? Best regards, Marc Brevoort |
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On 27 Jul 2005 14:30:13 -0700, "kleinebre"
wrote: Hi all, A friend of mine (who's on a students' budget) is experiencing some problems with the floor of the room he's recording in - It's made of wood and making cracking noises when walking over it. Other than re-doing the floor or putting some boards over it, what are his options in solving the cracking problem? Best regards, Marc Brevoort A few strategically placed screws into the joists below the floorboards may be all that is needed. d Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com |
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also, creaking often happens when a "localized" pressure (your foot)
goes over it. think about this solution: layer of 1/2" homosote on floor carpet padding carpet the homosote comes in 4'x8' sheets at home depot. it's grey in color and it's kind of like pressed together paper. it's often used to reduce sound transmission in building structures. when you step on the carpetpaddingbig homosote slabs, your foot pressure will be distributed over a larger area, making less creaks. and any creaks going on will be reduced in sound by the homosote/padding/carpet. |
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kleinebre wrote:
A friend of mine (who's on a students' budget) is experiencing some problems with the floor of the room he's recording in - It's made of wood and making cracking noises when walking over it. Other than re-doing the floor or putting some boards over it, what are his options in solving the cracking problem? He can put down some carpet. The floor will still creak, but it won't be as audible. Or he can mark out the places that creak with tape and make sure not to walk there. Replacing floor joists is not a fun job. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Or hit a good specialty woodworking store. There are a number of
products made to try to take creaks out of wood floors. I have no experience with any of 'em so I can't vouch for 'em; hopefully a sufficiently good store will be able to tell you which ones have been reported to work and which haven't. Note that most require that you be able to access the underside of the floor, so unless he's on the ground floor and can get to the attic he may indeed find that the simplest answer is to tape off hazards, carpet them, find another room to record in, or nail a pair of shoes to the floor so he isn't tempted to walk around while tape is running. |
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kleinebre wrote:
Hi all, A friend of mine (who's on a students' budget) is experiencing some problems with the floor of the room he's recording in - It's made of wood and making cracking noises when walking over it. Other than re-doing the floor or putting some boards over it, what are his options in solving the cracking problem? A 'cracking' noise isn't perhaps the noise I'd expect but suggests some loose floor boards possibly. Fixing them more securely may be the simple amswer. Graham |
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Joe Kesselman wrote: Or hit a good specialty woodworking store. There are a number of products made to try to take creaks out of wood floors. I have no experience with any of 'em so I can't vouch for 'em; hopefully a sufficiently good store will be able to tell you which ones have been reported to work and which haven't. Note that most require that you be able to access the underside of the floor, so unless he's on the ground floor and can get to the attic he may indeed find that the simplest answer is to tape off hazards, carpet them, find another room to record in, or nail a pair of shoes to the floor so he isn't tempted to walk around while tape is running. " while tape is running. " Those were the days ! Graham |
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" while tape is running. "
Those were the days ! Grin. You know what I mean... |
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Try sprinkling some talcum power on the noisy bits...
Steven. "kleinebre" wrote in message oups.com... Hi all, A friend of mine (who's on a students' budget) is experiencing some problems with the floor of the room he's recording in - It's made of wood and making cracking noises when walking over it. Other than re-doing the floor or putting some boards over it, what are his options in solving the cracking problem? Best regards, Marc Brevoort |
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"Pooh Bear" wrote in message ... kleinebre wrote: Hi all, A friend of mine (who's on a students' budget) is experiencing some problems with the floor of the room he's recording in - It's made of wood and making cracking noises when walking over it. Other than re-doing the floor or putting some boards over it, what are his options in solving the cracking problem? A 'cracking' noise isn't perhaps the noise I'd expect but suggests some loose floor boards possibly. Fixing them more securely may be the simple amswer. Unless the "wood" floor isn't really wood, but is a glued-seam laminate... then I'd expect it to happen until all the glued seams fully break. Carpet/throw rugs would be the easiest & most practical solution if that's the case. Neil Henderson |
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Steven Sena wrote: Try sprinkling some talcum power on the noisy bits... Steven. Some years ago I heard about this trick being a big help. They said to spread the powder all over the floor and then sweep up. The talcum powder will make it into the cracks. I've never tried it myself so I can't vouch for it personally. Peter |
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On 27 Jul 2005 14:30:13 -0700, "kleinebre"
wrote: Hi all, A friend of mine (who's on a students' budget) is experiencing some problems with the floor of the room he's recording in - It's made of wood and making cracking noises when walking over it. Other than re-doing the floor or putting some boards over it, what are his options in solving the cracking problem? Best regards, Marc Brevoort Drill small holes in the floor at strategic problem points & inject 2-pack epoxy with a syringe?? Never tried it - just a thought.. |
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