Floor Of Bathtub Creaks

This can potentially weaken the tub and lead to cracks and splits in.

Floor of bathtub creaks.

Since the first shower in it i continuously hear a loud creaking as i move my feet all over the base. The tub flange moving against the wall the tub drain plumbing maybe rubbing against the subfloor. Screws will normally do a much better job of holding the. Loaded with water the water weights the tub down thus no movement.

The majority of sub flooring issues can be corrected by adding screws in the areas where the creaking is occurring. The tub does appear to be level so i don t think that s the problem. The four year old tile floor in our bathroom started squeaking during winter after four years and stopped squeaking in summer. It doesn t seem to be such an issue when it s full of water and i m sitting down i suppose the weight is more evenly distributed.

Oftentimes the squeaks and creaks you hear are caused by the floorboards rubbing against nails or the floorboards. The grout in an a joining bathroom cracked also after squeaking in winter. Occasionally if the floor joist are spaced two far apart to properly support the sheeting then floor creaking may occur. Using your power drill make a pilot hole through the subfloor then a smaller pilot hole into the finished.

This could be due to new construction under the tub. The noise is typically from movement. Then fill the holes with wood filler. When you step into the shower the floor flexes and the wood rubs against the screw or nail making a squeaking noise.

I think the floor was not prepped correctly. A few well placed screws can eliminate the squeak. Or if separating floor from subfloor is causing the creak drive two nails at opposite 45 degree angles into joists which you can locate with a stud finder. The tub creaks a lot and there is a great deal of vertical play when standing and moving around.

Driving short screws through the bottom of the subfloor through the bottom of the finished floor can alleviate the noise. It was about three years old. One tile has a hairline crack now. Rarely is this the case.

Bigjaylow nj i recently installed a new acrilic tub in my bathroom. If you re doing a full remodel and can see the bathroom floor framing from the room below you can usually see where the floor moves and squeaks when someone walks on it. I need to fix it. Is this from humidity.

Yeah it sounds as if they removed the structural support. I know it s not the floor boards since the rest of the bathroom is silent.