Creaking floor caused by quad

[bresmith]

Hi all,
l recently had my floors sanded and polished and any creaking the floors had went as the nails were properly punched down. Over the weekend l installed quad against the skirting board to cover up the gap that was about 1cm all the way around the room.
I had planned to nail the quad to the skirting board but even with predrilled holes the hammering against the board caused my paint to crack on the wall along the board. Hence, l nailed them into the floor.
Now when l walk around the room there is alot of creaking. I believe this is from the quad rubbing up against the skirting board when the boards move slightly, or could it be from the quad against the floorboards. Does anyone have a fix for this? At this stage i'm planning to put a heap of small nails through the quad and into the skirting board (these are small enough that they won't require lots of hammering and therefore shouldn't put any cracks on the wall).
Would pulling the quad out a bit and running some liquid nails between it and the skirting board be an easier way to go.

Thanks.

Brent

[Purse]

Hi all,
l recently had my floors sanded and polished and any creaking the floors had went as the nails were properly punched down. Over the weekend l installed quad against the skirting board to cover up the gap that was about 1cm all the way around the room.
I had planned to nail the quad to the skirting board but even with predrilled holes the hammering against the board caused my paint to crack on the wall along the board. Hence, l nailed them into the floor.
Now when l walk around the room there is alot of creaking. I believe this is from the quad rubbing up against the skirting board when the boards move slightly, or could it be from the quad against the floorboards. Does anyone have a fix for this? At this stage i'm planning to put a heap of small nails through the quad and into the skirting board (these are small enough that they won't require lots of hammering and therefore shouldn't put any cracks on the wall).
Would pulling the quad out a bit and running some liquid nails between it and the skirting board be an easier way to go.

Thanks.

Brent

Unfortunately you shouldnt nail the quad to the floor, it should always be nailed to the skirting or wall.. The point of having the gap around the edge of the floor is for expansion, and nailing to the floor kinda defeats the whole purpose.

Cheers
Purse

[echnidna]

Nail the quad to the skirting with a nailgun

[bresmith]

Thanks for the info. How about this for an idea. I liquid nails the quad to the skirting board and use nails into the floor to hold it in place while it dries. Then remove the nails and putty the holes. Will this work. Also what sort of a gap should l leave between the quad and the floorboards. The boards are 30+ years old so l don't expect too much expansion. Is 1mm enough.

Thanks again.

[echnidna]

Should be ok with glue.

a mm gap should do.