put in beautiful oak hardwood floors 2 years ago. where ever there is heavy traffic, hallways, front door, outside bathroom and bedroom, the floors squeek. it's driving me nuts. i can't even sneek a candy bar from the kitchen with out my boyfriend yelling from another room... "bring me one." where ever you go in my house, everyone hears you coming. help. how do i get the squeek out?
2006-08-22 08:39:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
if i were to put in wall to wall carpet, would the squeeks only be less loud?
anyone ever hear of using baby powder?
2006-08-22 11:03:33 · update #1
when i was a kid we had the stairs from hell. they were next to the landlord's bedroom. my father used baking soda and baby power on the cracks and the squeeks stopped. he said the baby power did the best job. try it. wht not?
2006-08-23 20:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 10⤊ 0⤋
They make a screw kind of think called Squeek Ender or Squeek Mender something like that... but you should have someone with some experience fix it or you could chance messing up the floor. It is fixable though... if you have a friend in the construction field ask them if they know someone that would do a good job.
2006-08-22 09:16:42 · answer #2 · answered by starsmoak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a really long and technical explanation as to why you have squeaky floors and if you want the entire thing e-mail me and I will give it to you. The bottom line now that your floors are in, is NO you cant stop them from squeaking. If you want... you can pre-drill and countersink screws everywhere that there are squeaks, and then dowel sand and stain. But you will never match the existing stain. This is why getting proper install from licensed installers is soooo crucial.
2006-08-22 09:16:54 · answer #3 · answered by miked1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not put carpet down I just built a house and put hard wood flooring down and the best way to get rid of the squeaks is to try to get hold of an air conpressure and a brad nail gun the brad nail is so small that the hole is hard to spot if you are not the one pulling the trigger. This is the best way that I found to get rid of the noises.
2006-08-23 14:28:08 · answer #4 · answered by sweet al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
squeak is from either a nail is not holding and is moving with ur body weight on and then off it or the wood is moving and rubbing against another piece......u will have to either cut out and remove the piece and glue and renail or drill and face nail and fill with putty..either one would require the right tools and experience......rated between 1-10 this is a 7 in hard to do!
lic. gen. contractor
2006-08-22 10:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋