lag bolts to help w/creaking floor?

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Mary

lag bolts to help w/creaking floor?

Post by Mary » Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:03 pm

I wrote a few days ago that our living room floor is creaking when it's walked on. Lewis answered that he thought the lag bolts need to be tightened.
I told our handyman (who will be here in a couple of days to do some stuff) and he thought those might be under the belly cover, insulation, etc. and a major job to find.....
Can anyone tell me what sort of job it is to tighten the lag bolts and where they are located?
Thank you.

Lewis C.

Re: lag bolts to help w/creaking floor?

Post by Lewis C. » Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:56 pm

Your LAG BOLTS are no problem to find at all. They are on the outside of everything. They help hold the floor joist to the metal frame. They should be 9/16" or 5/8" head size and have square washer of a thing uder them. To be honest with you Mary if your handyman doesnt know what they are I wouldnt let him/her work on my house. Hope this helps ya!

Felix

Re: lag bolts to help w/creaking floor?

Post by Felix » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:40 pm

Sometimes when you tighten the lag bolts on the frame they have a tendency to come loose again try pulling it out completly and replacing it on the otherside of the frame

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