Floor Of Bathtub Creaks

Occasionally if the floor joist are spaced two far apart to properly support the sheeting then floor creaking may occur.

Floor of bathtub creaks.

I know it s not the floor boards since the rest of the bathroom is silent. 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. The noise is typically from movement. Is this from humidity.

The tub does appear to be level so i don t think that s the problem. A lot of times when new construction is nailed or screwed down they have a little give and take which will cause the sound of creaking. One tile has a hairline crack now. Since the first shower in it i continuously hear a loud creaking as i move my feet all over the base.

A few well placed screws can eliminate the squeak. I need to fix it. The majority of sub flooring issues can be corrected by adding screws in the areas where the creaking is occurring. I think the floor was not prepped correctly.

Driving short screws through the bottom of the subfloor through the bottom of the finished floor can alleviate the noise. Screws will normally do a much better job of holding the. Bigjaylow nj i recently installed a new acrilic tub in my bathroom. Loaded with water the water weights the tub down thus no movement.

With no water each footstep in an empty tub loads and unloads the floor of the tub thus the movement. 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. This can potentially weaken the tub and lead to cracks and splits in. The tub flange moving against the wall the tub drain plumbing maybe rubbing against the subfloor.

Using your power drill make a pilot hole through the subfloor then a smaller pilot hole into the finished. When you step into the shower the floor flexes and the wood rubs against the screw or nail making a squeaking noise. Yeah it sounds as if they removed the structural support. It was about three years old.

Squeaking in an acrylic tub when weight is placed on the floor of the tub can be due to the tub flexing or bending. 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. 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.

This could be due to new construction under the tub. Rarely is this the case.