Adam2013 t1_itgv7sn wrote on October 23, 2022 at 3:40 PM

Jack or king stud could be loose from bottom plate? The noise would be the wood stud moving up/down along the nails

-Susil OP t1_ith0u2m wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:18 PM

I wish I knew what that means but I appreciate you giving me a starting point. The sound doesn’t happen all the time. Only if we haven’t walked past it in a few hours. So strange.

CrossP t1_ith5aj4 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:49 PM

Diagram

The nails are loose enough to slide slightly out and back in when the floor flexes and that flexes the door frame. Placing a few 3" screws would probably fix it since they can't slide in and out like that.

-Susil OP t1_ith5ljz wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Thanks!

Adam2013 t1_ith2ohp wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:31 PM

https://www.do-it-yourself-help.com/images/doorframe.gif

It's part of the door frame, when it's framed during construction

-Susil OP t1_ith4ks2 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Got it, thanks! Is there a relatively easy fix for that?