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Old 01-31-2016, 12:49 PM
 
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Ok so my husband and I purchased our first home and are planning to rent out the basement. This is an old, small house but it does have beautiful wood floors on the first floor. The problem is that you can hear every single step that a person takes if you are down stairs in the basement. I am trying to figure out a way to reduce walking noise and creaking noise if possible. We put rug pad and rugs down and you can still hear the footsteps below. I know that soundproofing is usually done prior to laying down the floor but would it be possible to lay down some sort of foam insulation/sound barrier/flooring underlayment on top of my wood floors and then put another kind of flooring on top of that? I would lose height but I don't mind that. I really don't want to damage the wood floor, I'm trying to find a way around that.
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Old 01-31-2016, 03:15 PM
 
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Is the basement already finished off with a ceiling or are the floor joists of the first floor exposed? You might be able to quiet things down enough from the basement side with the right materials.
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Old 01-31-2016, 04:19 PM
 
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Is it all over or just one or two places?

I've been able to "Inject" adhesive caulk between a bowed joist and plywood floor... really did the trick and it was cheap.

Some will use spray foam insulation and it really deadens sound transmission but is expensive to have it done.

Does your proposed basement meet applicable housing codes for your intended use?

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Old 01-31-2016, 07:51 PM
 
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Is the basement already finished off with a ceiling or are the floor joists of the first floor exposed? You might be able to quiet things down enough from the basement side with the right materials.
Yes the basement is completely finished, it was that way when we bought it.
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Old 01-31-2016, 07:53 PM
 
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Is it all over or just one or two places?

I've been able to "Inject" adhesive caulk between a bowed joist and plywood floor... really did the trick and it was cheap.

Some will use spray foam insulation and it really deadens sound transmission but is expensive to have it done.

Does your proposed basement meet applicable housing codes for your intended use?
Yes it does.
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Old 02-04-2016, 06:33 PM
 
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Don't laugh it does work.


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Old 02-05-2016, 09:13 AM
 
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If you can't get to it from below, the only fix is to use screws on the topside designed to snap off.


Then you use a little wood filler to hide the holes.


3253 - (500) Squeeeeek No More / Countersnap Extra Snap-Off Screws - Fix Squeaky Floors | Stop Squeaky Floors DIY


There are dozens of products like this.


Only issue you may have is if your floors are recently done, it's hard to take a screwgun to them.






If you can get to any part of the underside in the basement, wood shims, a little condruction adhesive, of cault between the joists and subfloor will quet them doen.
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