Easily Fix Squeaky Carpeted Floors
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Home Repair Tutor
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$20
1-2 Hours
Easy
If you have an older home then you know that squeaky carpeted floors are everywhere.
My wife requested that this pervasive problem be fixed and of course I know to listen (I'm only thick headed 77% of the time).
My brain seemed to remember seeing an episode of This Old House where they used a great little device to fix a second floor bedroom's squeaky floor.
After some research I found the floor repair kit and it's called Squeeeeek No More.
You can find it in most home centers for around $20 and the repair process is really easy.
The first step is to find the joist under your carpet. You can use a stud finder or tap a hammer over the carpet to find the joist.
The Squeeeeek No More kit also comes with a special joist finding tool that allows you to drill through your carpet without out ruining it.
Once all the joists are found in the area where you have your squeak you need to drill the special screws through the carpet & subfloor. This squeezes the subfloor against the joist and fixes the creaky sound.
For more information and a special surprise that you don't want to miss check out my blog post at http://www.homerepairtutor.com/fix-squeaky-floors-with-floor-repair-kit/
Hope this helps you with your home improvement adventures :)
My wife requested that this pervasive problem be fixed and of course I know to listen (I'm only thick headed 77% of the time).
My brain seemed to remember seeing an episode of This Old House where they used a great little device to fix a second floor bedroom's squeaky floor.
After some research I found the floor repair kit and it's called Squeeeeek No More.
You can find it in most home centers for around $20 and the repair process is really easy.
The first step is to find the joist under your carpet. You can use a stud finder or tap a hammer over the carpet to find the joist.
The Squeeeeek No More kit also comes with a special joist finding tool that allows you to drill through your carpet without out ruining it.
Once all the joists are found in the area where you have your squeak you need to drill the special screws through the carpet & subfloor. This squeezes the subfloor against the joist and fixes the creaky sound.
For more information and a special surprise that you don't want to miss check out my blog post at http://www.homerepairtutor.com/fix-squeaky-floors-with-floor-repair-kit/
Hope this helps you with your home improvement adventures :)
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Published April 13th, 2013 3:09 PM
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I wonder why they can't do this in apartment buildings, would make people a lot happier if the people above them didn't have squeaky floors.
What does it do to the carpet? My condo floors squeak like crazy, so crazy my neighbor ask that I wait until after 9 or 9:30 before I make my bed.
We have squeaky, wooden stairs leading up to our 2nd level. Neither my husband or myself are "handy". Am wondering if this would be a project we could handle, if we use Squeeeek No More?