Mary, if you use long trim head screws (usually in a purple colored box in the screw aisle at
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Home Depot) you can put the screws directly through the carpet & pad into the plywood. You will need to put the screw through the subfloor/plywood and into a joist in order to get the screw to set in something solid.
Or sometimes you can go in your crawlspace and shim under the board (between the plywood subfloor & floor joist) that is squeaking. I would really recommend the first method though, as that brings your floor back down to level, and shimming makes it have permanent higher spots.
Or sometimes you can go in your crawlspace and shim under the board (between the plywood subfloor & floor joist) that is squeaking. I would really recommend the first method though, as that brings your floor back down to level, and shimming makes it have permanent higher spots.