: We have several squeaky floors throughout our house along with a stair step that squeaks. Anyway, we are getting new carpet and thought that now is the time to get rid of the noise. How should we ...

Q: I have a carpeted floor that squeaks -- but we can't get to the squeak from underneath. How do I stop the squeaks? A: First you must find the squeak. Then use a stud sensor to find the nearest ...

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 ...

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 ...

We have an older two-story home with oak floors on the first floor and carpet upstairs. We had them refinished several years ago and they still look very good but they are noisy when you walk over ...

This past week, I was asked by a reader how to stop irritating squeaks in several areas of his hardwood floors. It is a common irritation that many of us put up with. Many have history attached to ...

Q: Our floors squeak when we walk on the carpets. What can we do to remedy this problem before we replace the carpets in two weeks? A: What perfect timing! You can put an end to the squeaking by ...

A recent column on how to fix the squeaks in a carpeted floor before replacing the carpet generated a couple of questions with some twists. (See "Screw subfloor to joists to silence squeaking," Jan.

Cleaning the underside of a lawnmower blade deck is one of the least pleasant parts of lawn care. With smaller mowers, it usually requires lifting and scraping out grass clippings and accumulated gook ...

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 ...

Creaking floorboards are unfortunately a problem that most people will encounter at least once in their home. While they can be tolerable at first, being followed around by an incessant squeaking ...