Why is it so noisy walking around in old houses?

Question

Not all, but most old houses I’ve been in required me to practically tiptoe all the time because anything more would sound like I’m stomping, and rattle everything around. Does it have to do with the way houses used to be built?

Edit for clarification: I don’t mean creaking. I’m more referring to how walking even slightly heavily will make your steps sound loud and booming

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Answer 1

There is not any mention of creaking in op’s post, I believe op post is about the fact that any walking in an old house echoes throughout the whole house like if we were jumping on the floor instead of walking normally