2006-11-19 05:38:44 · 4 answers · asked by seniorjunior35 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
One of our friends is a carpenter and he suggests (which I have done and works great) to pull back the carpet in the area of the squeak and drive a couple screws (screws are very important because that eliminates squeak) in where the squeak is occurring. I would also suggest to add a couple even where there is no problem to prevent for future. One thing to keep in mind, you must make sure you are driving the screw into a base board (or cross board), otherwise the screw will do nothing to stop the squeak.
2006-11-19 05:44:25 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you can access the underside of them use a hammer and some wood shims. Drive the shims in the boards then break off. Maybe a couple nails wouldn't hurt if you see some loose or missing nails. Have someone walk up and down the stairs as you are repairing them.
2006-11-19 14:27:19 · answer #2 · answered by Jim B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's another product called "Squeek No More". It will drive a screw into the wood and then the head breaks off with a special tool (included in the kit). It helped me fix some terrible squeaks and only costs $20.
2006-11-19 14:50:25 · answer #3 · answered by DA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spent some time in front of the computer for some tips on how to fix squeaky stairs, and I found this article here very useful: http://www.miconstruguia.com/en/how-to-fix-squeaky-stairs/
Hope this works for you too.
2014-06-01 03:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋