The stairs creak and squeak. Screwed the steps to the stringers and it got better but not completely perfect. Does anyone have a suggestion on what might help? The stairs are not attached to the wall. Could it help to fix them firmly against the wall?
Getting it completely silent is probably a challenge, especially if it's newly renovated and newly painted. A wooden staircase always has some movement, and the creaking becomes more noticeable if there are newly painted details against each other. Even if the subfloor is wooden, the movement is affected; a concrete subfloor is rigid, so it doesn't move.
Attaching the staircase to the wall can definitely reduce the movement in the staircase, but then you need to have spacers between the stringer and the wall, and you should try to find the vertical studs in the wall so that you can tighten it really hard.
The stairs creak and squeak. Screwed the steps to the stringer and it got better but not 100%.
Does anyone have a suggestion on what might help? The stairs aren't attached to the wall. Could it help to attach it firmly to the wall?
I added backing between each step and got rid of the creaks.
The steps should be lubricated with paraffin during assembly. Additionally, the stringer against the wall should be attached to the wall. It's "just" a matter of tearing down the staircase and reassembling it to make it really quiet.
Getting it completely silent is probably a challenge, especially if it is newly renovated and repainted. A wooden staircase always has some movement, and the creaking becomes more noticeable if there are newly painted parts against each other. Even if the joists are made of wood, the movement affects them, whereas a concrete joist is rigid and does not move.
Attaching the staircase to the wall can definitely reduce movement in the staircase, but then you need spacers between the stringer and the wall, and you should try to locate the studs in the wall so you can tighten it properly.
Thank you for the help! Planning to have it renovated by a craftsman. Trying to understand what can be done to make it good. Not so fun to pay for new oak steps if the staircase creaks just as much as before. The craftsman talked like you about previous painting of the staircase that caused the paint to seep in and be the cause of creaking.
The steps should be lubricated with paraffin during assembly. Additionally, the stringer against the wall should be fixed to the wall. It's "just" a matter of tearing down the staircase and reassembling it to make it really quiet.
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Thanks for the help. Do you think you can take a little paraffin oil in a syringe and drop it into the joint between the step and the stringer?
Thanks for the help. Do you think one could take a bit of paraffin oil in a syringe and drop it down into the joint between the step and the carriage?
I would have liked to take it apart, but my knowledge is too limited. I will bring in craftsmen, but it's difficult to get anyone to talk about what needs to be done or to give guarantees.
It's "just" about tearing down the staircase and reassembling it to make it really quiet.
Now I'm speculating ;-) but I think that penetrating lithium grease can have the same effect, if one does not want to take on the job of dismantling the whole staircase ... not a fun job. The lithium grease will likely seep into the joints and lubricate them so they don't squeak. But surely some cleanup of excess grease will be necessary https://www.biltema.se/bilvard/smorjmedel/litiumfett-400-ml-2000044475
Thanks for the help. Do you think it's possible to take a little paraffin oil in a syringe and drop it into the joint between the step and the stringer?
Yes, please try. For me, there was a marginal difference when I tested it.
Now I'm speculating ;-) but I think that penetrating lithium grease might have the same effect, if you don't want to dismantle the whole staircase ... not a fun job. The lithium grease should penetrate the joints and lubricate them so they don't squeak. But certainly some after-cleaning of excess grease
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I'm doubtful about how the wood plays with that grease in the long term. I would stick to paraffin oil or solid paraffin.
I am doubtful about how the wood interacts with that fat in the long run. I would stick to paraffin oil or solid paraffin.
The staircase wobbles a bit, it just needs a few mm to squeak. The outer stringer is hanging in the air. Try placing a rule slightly under tension between the floor and the underside, along the stringer, on the second step up from the angle.
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