[Help] Carpenter/builder advice please - creaky stairs

[dolphins]

Hi all - just after some guidance/potential costs for the following please:

We live in a 1930s property in Patcham, and the stairs are very, very creaky. We're looking to replace the carpet on it following some replastering and decorating work we've had done in the house, but if it is straightforward enough and not a king's ransom, it would be great to have decent, quiet stairs. There's also a couple of annoying squeaky bits on the landing too.

In finest NSC style I know it is a classic "five minute job" but what roughly would we be looking at in terms of time and cost? Would it mean the stairs are replaced, or is it something that is fixed by screws/glue on the existing steps etc., I believe potentially from underneath? There's a cupboard under the stairs, so a reasonable number of the steps are accessible.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Giraffe]

I've always thought creaky stairs are a good thing. Great alarm for when the baddies come visiting when you're fast asleep.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Loose floorboards which would be remedied from above with 50-70mm screws into the joists (make sure you know where your cables and pipes run first).

 

[schmunk]

If the quotes are too much, may I suggest a cost-effective alternative...

 

[Is it PotG?]

Turn the telly up.

 

[jackanada]

1 day plus a few bits of timber and various glue and fixings should cover it.
So £350.
(Presuming just one set of stairs and there's no serious underlying cause like rot or subsidence.)

 

[The Clamp]

Find the creaky bits, fill the gaps with hard drying resin.

 

[jackanada]

Clad this with cork tiles, which is excessive.

 

[BevBHA]

I think brand new stairs would be a step too far

 

[wellquickwoody]

I think brand new stairs would be a step too far

Price could be a bit steep too………..

 

[jackanada]

Price could be a bit steep too………..

Best tread carefully

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Price could be a bit steep too………..

And it could escalate...

 

[Doug-ees-evil]

Get this chap in.
He can probably instal a lift for the same price.

 

[The Clamp]

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[dazzer6666]

Problem solved

 

[LamieRobertson]

Move to a bungalow

 

[MJsGhost]

And it could escalate...

Or spiral

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

Unlikely that you will completely get rid of all noise without completely replacing them. Had our 30s house stairs looked at by a carpenter and some of the noise was back within a few months

 

[Bodian]

Unlikely that you will completely get rid of all noise without completely replacing them. Had our 30s house stairs looked at by a carpenter and some of the noise was back within a few months

You were lucky to get a few months of silence if all he did was look!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Monorail would fix this