For existing wood floors, place posh area rugs over them to anchor furniture groupings and help reduce floor noise. Eliminate the bothersome sounds caused by squeaky floorboards to make a room quieter.

Does carpet muffle squeaky floors?

Install carpeting with a thick pad underneath. Adding padding and carpet to your flooring will greatly reduce noises such as footsteps. The thicker the pad under the carpeting, the more noise reduction you will receive. Carpet and padding can even be installed over your existing hard floor, if necessary.

How can I make my floor quieter squeaky?

Sprinkle lock lubricant, talcum powder, or powdered graphite into the joints between the floorboards. Then place a cloth over the boards and walk back and forth to work the powdery lubricant down into the cracks. This will reduce wood-on-wood friction between the planks and silence small squeaks.