That familiar floor squeak doesn't always mean expensive repairs. The explanation is often hidden below the surface and ...

If you've ever heard your floorboards creak as someone (hopefully someone you know) tried to tiptoe across them, then you've probably wondered how to fix squeaky floors. After all, who wants to feel ...

Like a dripping faucet, floor squeaks can be one of those noisy and irritating little nuisances that pop up in our homes from time to time. If you have a squeak that's driving you to distraction, here ...

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: I have carpeted floors that squeak when they’re walked on. I was watching a home repair show and it showed a three-legged tool that fit over the carpet and let you drive a special break-off head ...

In an old house with wooden floors, planks are bound to squeak sometimes. In newer buildings, joists, plywood and flooring should be strong enough, and connected securely enough, not to intrude. When ...

Q: How do you repair squeaking floors? The house is 47 years old, and simply walking across the floors creates a squeak. But it’s only in certain areas, not the whole floor or room. Can we eliminate ...

Q. I have a repair question about We live in a 12-year-old townhouse. Several attempts have been made by a contractor to get rid of squeaks in our second-level wood flooring by pulling up the ...

It happens every year, seemingly overnight. Perhaps you've mapped out the perfect path to sneak out of the nursery without making a single sound, relieved that your little bundle of joy will stay ...

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 ...

Want to know how to fix squeaky floors? The first step is finding out what’s causing it. Floor squeaks are caused by wood rubbing against a nail, other wood, or even ductwork and piping. Finding the ...