Squeaky wood floors are a result of movement between two components. Before fixing the issue, you should know the mechanics ...

Squeaky doors and creaky floors make wonderful sound effects for scary movies. They heighten our suspense and add to the drama of the scene. But for homeowners, noises that come with aging houses and ...

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 ...

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You come home from the office, late and exhausted. The house is quiet. The kids must be asleep, probably have the dog up there, and there’s no sound from the TV room. Carefully you take off your shoes ...

An old issue of Mother Earth News contains "20 of the all-time best hints for making household repairs," including this squeaky-floor fix: A squeaky floor is usually caused by two or more boards ...

Creaking floorboards are unfortunately a problem that most people will encounter at least once in their home. While they can ...

: Our problem is squeaking floors on the second floor of our 45-year-old house. My husband has a device that is supposed to tell you where the studs are. But the floor is still squeaking. He has put ...

Q. My boyfriend and I have been living in an apartment in an older section of town for about two years. This 1930s building has had some renovations but never a complete overhaul. In the last year or ...

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.