A squeaky, creaky floor is an annoying nuisance that can drive you crazy. The causes are typically either structural — like a loose floorboard or two floorboards rubbing together — or environmental — ...

I love hardwood floors, but do you know what I don't love? Annoying squeaks. The squeaks in hardwood floors are usually caused by loose boards or gaps over the floor joists, which can worsen over time ...

Q: The floor in my kitchen squeaks in an area approximately 2 feet by 4 feet. The subfloor appears to be separated from the floor joist, causing the sounds. I have used many shims, but that has not ...

Q We have a large area of hardwood flooring that was installed 10 years ago and is now squeaking badly. There is access to the underside of this floor in our basement, which is unfinished. Can these ...

Dear Ken: Our home is 30 years old, and the plywood floors are squeaky. We can get to them from underneath and want to fix the problem. Please give us all the options. - Rick Answer: For minor squeaks ...

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Here are 5 easy ways to fix the squeaks in your floors, regardless of the flooring type. **Products Used:** - GRK R4 1 1/2” ...

(BPT) - Do floorboard squeaks date your home past its actual age? Do you avoid walking in some areas due to the noises the floor produces, especially at night when everyone is sleeping? Annoying at ...

Q: The floors in several rooms have annoying squeaks. We are selling the house, so we want to fix them cheaply. When we build our new efficient house, how can we avoid squeaky floors again? -- Johnny ...

As you delicately try to tiptoe past that familiar creak in the floor, your foot is inevitably drawn right to it and that terrible squeak is heard, loud as ever, throughout the house. It's happened to ...