Creaking wardrobe

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Mandub

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I have a built in wardrobe in my bedroom and the chipboard back in one of the wardrobes creaks loudly every time I walk past it (carpet floor). It's not loose and I'm not sure whether its attached to the wall or what's behind it.

Anyone have any tips to try get rid of this? Don't want to have to pull the whole wardrobe out. Could I try cut out the back of it? The creak comes from the top of the back of the wardrobe when I walk across the floor in front of it, if that makes sense.
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Most likely floor is loose, thats causing the creaking.

Personally hate built-in wardobes, so I'd happily pull it out.

Failing that can you get at base & see whats happening - theres generally a bottom shelf, can you take that out?
 
Thanks. The creaking noise is definitely coming from the top of the back wardrobe - when I push against the chipboard backing it squeaks immediately (it’s not loose). And also when I walk past it.
But it could be a loose floorboard that’s causing this I guess?
There’s no bottom shelf - everything is built in.
 
Be careful of nailing into loose floor boards. There generally loose because they've warped slightly due to heating pipes that are under the board so you definitely dont want to drive a nail into the pipe.
 
No can't see the flooring.
The bottom of the wardrobe (bottom shelf) doesn't come away. Everything is built in - the bottom runs along the whole length of the wardrobe (there's 4 or 5 different compartments). The squeaking is only coming from one wardrobe - either as you've suggested from a floor board running along underneath the carpet in front of it, or as I initially thought the top of the back of the wardrobe in question. This is where the creaking comes from.
 
Is it really a built-in if it's resting on and moving with the floor?

Rather than looking at the floor, try to fix the sides to the walls.
 
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