Squeaky Stairs

[wavywavylonggrass]

I’m hoping to fix some noisy steps in my newly acquired house prior to fitting new carpets.

I was planning on taking up the treads to glue and screw to the stringer and riser (Access from underneath is not possible), but the skirting is cut around the end of each tread so they won’t move:

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There is a length of beading pinned underneath each tread:

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Underneath this is a small gap between the riser and tread, so screwing through the tread to the riser may not have the desired effect of tightening the join:

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Has anyone cured squeaks on this type of structure?

Many Thanks

 

[Burnerman]

I'm not sure how you would attach to the stringer with any degree of success, but I'd certainly screw though the tread down onto the riser with some heavy screws, say 60x 5mm, with a pilot hole and countersink in the tread and see if that helps.
John

 

[ree]

In pic 1. esp. there are tiny holes - are they from previous fixings or could they be woodworm holes?

 

[RogerBoyle]

Get some Polyurethane glue and apply lots of it and quickly refit the beadings that you have taken off
Or you may need to break into the plaster from underneath and redo the glue blocks.
If you are used to handling the cans of foam you can use one of those instead but make sure its one of the ones that doesn't expand up to 30 times more LOL

 

[wavywavylonggrass]

I'm not sure how you would attach to the stringer with any degree of success, but I'd certainly screw though the tread down onto the riser with some heavy screws, say 60x 5mm, with a pilot hole and countersink in the tread and see if that helps.
John

Thanks, I'll give some heavy screws a go.

In pic 1. esp. there are tiny holes - are they from previous fixings or could they be woodworm holes?

I’ve taken up 50 years’ worth of phone wires, cable clips, underlay staples and carpet grippers so hopefully not . I may obtain some treatment to make sure.

Get some Polyurethane glue and apply lots of it and quickly refit the beadings that you have taken off
Or you may need to break into the plaster from underneath and redo the glue blocks.
If you are used to handling the cans of foam you can use one of those instead but make sure its one of the ones that doesn't expand up to 30 times more LOL

Thanks, I’ll probably try a combination of glue, screws and the beading. If it doesn’t work then yes I can rip out the plaster at a more leisurely pace after the carpet has gone down.

 

[Burnerman]

Is underneath access totally impossible, or is it just a decoration issue?
It's probably an idea to get the plaster sorted before the new carpet, if you decide on that route.
John

 

[wavywavylonggrass]

Is underneath access totally impossible, or is it just a decoration issue?
It's probably an idea to get the plaster sorted before the new carpet, if you decide on that route.
John

Underneath is shut away in a cupboard so access is very possible (through pasterboard) and decoration is not an issue. The cupboard will not be carpeted.