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I am going to put my house up for sale again and I have some parts of the floor that pop when you walk on them. I am thinking the best way to fix this is to pull the carpet back and screw the boards in these areas down to stop the popping. My problem is that I don't know the best way to pull it up or put it back down. Anyone got any knowledge in this area? Is this something I can do myself?
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sorry...but i did have that problem once, and i had shag cartpet, so i just threw a screw though the carpet and you couldnt tell anythingHE WHO MAKES A BEAST OF HIMSELF, GET'S RID OF THE PAIN OF BEING A MAN!!
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I thought about doing that too. Like maybe making a slit with a razor blade then running the screw in there and maybe that would hide it or something."He woke up because I kept punching him in the face." --Thiago Alves
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you could most likely get away with making a lit as long as you only make it about the size of the screw head.Comment
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I guess I could try that and see how it works out. Will I need to glue the carpet back down after I do it?"He woke up because I kept punching him in the face." --Thiago Alves
"I'm telling you, once your car's been stolen, it never runs the same again. It's like a guy sleeping with your girl. He leaves his mark all over her."- Drama (Entourage)Comment
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yea, i just punctured mine through...may not have been the best choise, but i didnt have a prob. the slit would work too i betHE WHO MAKES A BEAST OF HIMSELF, GET'S RID OF THE PAIN OF BEING A MAN!!
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As long as you can't see the screw or feel it, I don't care. I'll try that tonight."He woke up because I kept punching him in the face." --Thiago Alves
"I'm telling you, once your car's been stolen, it never runs the same again. It's like a guy sleeping with your girl. He leaves his mark all over her."- Drama (Entourage)Comment
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nah don't use glue just cut a really small slit and then push the screw threw it and it shoudl lay back down niceComment
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Cool...thanks guys. I'll try this and see how it works out. It sure will be easier doing it this way!"He woke up because I kept punching him in the face." --Thiago Alves
"I'm telling you, once your car's been stolen, it never runs the same again. It's like a guy sleeping with your girl. He leaves his mark all over her."- Drama (Entourage)Comment
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Well, I tried this a time or two but it seems like a crap shoot on whether or not you can hit a floor joist and if it misses then it really doesn't help anything."He woke up because I kept punching him in the face." --Thiago Alves
"I'm telling you, once your car's been stolen, it never runs the same again. It's like a guy sleeping with your girl. He leaves his mark all over her."- Drama (Entourage)Comment
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If you slit the carpet, you can use a glue gun w/ glue stick to repair the slit. That's what professional carpet installers use to keep carpet edges from raveling.
Residential carpet is installed using a method where they have to stretch the carpet using a knee-kicker. This help remove any wrinkles. Any time you pull up part of the carpet, you have to restretch it. Carpet installers will charge to restretch the carpet.Comment
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Use a stud finder to find the joistsThey call you paranoid until the worst happens, and in the aftermath they will call you a hero.Comment
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Originally posted by rc10j1 View Post
Damn, I didn't even think about that. I got one. Will it work very well through the carpet with the subfloor on top of the joist?"He woke up because I kept punching him in the face." --Thiago Alves
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