How to Quiet Your Creaky Staircase

Today we’re doing things a little bit informally as I’m on the
job to show you how to repair creaky stairs. 


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Today we’re discussing how to get rid of creaky stairs. I’m on the
job so I can walk you through this process.

Creaky steps have been a plague on this particular house for years
and years. In fact, if someone goes up and down these stairs, you
can hear it throughout the entire home.

We’re using a retread kit to fix this issue. The original
stairs were stripped, in this case stripped of carpeting, so we
could work with the bare treads. In the video above, you can see
where the riser went up to on the original tread, but the creaking
was coming from an old pressboard tread. So, the wood needed to be
secured down to prevent squeaking. It also needed to be screwed in
from the back and secured with a heavy liquid nail glue both under
the face and on the back of the tread.

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This isn't an expensive repair.


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That process really tightened things up. As you can see in
the video, I’m going up and down the stairs and it’s nice and
quiet. After things are screwed, glued, and made very tight, all
that’s left is putting on the top piece and the face
piece.

The tread and riser kits are really pretty cool, and I have been
able to find them online for as low as $39, but the total cost will
depend on how much tightening work you have to do, how high-end you
want your finishes to be, and how many stairs you have.

Take a look at the video to see the materials we used for our
tread kit.

If you have any other questions about getting rid of creaky stairs
or any other real estate-related questions, please feel free to
give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from
you.