Broken Floorboards Under Carpet

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.

Broken floorboards under carpet.

Broken floorboards to repair or replace. How to fix plywood flooring that has popped up under the carpet. If floorboards are loose there may be pipes gas or water or elect. There can be water under engineered wood floor as well as water under wood laminate flooring.

Next the flooring expert will carefully knock out the rotten subfloor and use a circular saw to clean up the edges. Dealing with broken floorboards. 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. Floors get squeaky when wood dries out either finished wood or a wooden subfloor.

I ve now got a 1 foot square dip in the carpet. I recently dropped something heavy and it looks to have broken a couple of floorboards. Whereas you can usually repair a crack by spreading glue. Over 10 years ago we had a plumber in who removed all of the upstairs floorboards to fit new pipes he broke a substantial amount and the rest either were not returned as they came out or in some cases there are open gaps he cut away sections of joists and now there is nothing underneath to reattach.

This can cause subfloor nails to pop loose and the subfloor. Water leaks can happen under various types of flooring. When the damage to a board is severe enough to cause it crack chip or splinter the repair isn t as easy. This has to be done with a precise blade height to avoid damaging any wires pipes or vents under the floor.

Fixing a squeaky floor that s carpeted can be challenging.