Stop Floor Squeaks This Old House

1 use a hammer to locate a floor joist within the squeaky section of floor.

Stop floor squeaks this old house.

No more squeaky floor. You ll have several options to stop it. First find the source of the squeak. Drill a inch diameter x inch deep hole through a floorboard.

3 chuck the joist finding screw into the drill driver. But unlike the squeeeeek no more system the screwhead automatically snaps off when you drive the screw into the depth control fixture. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva silences some squeaky floors. Squeaks happen when a house settles and wood flooring dries.

2 tap the carpeted floor with the hammer and listen for dull thud indicating a joist below. And fixing squeaky wood floors is fairly simple. I saw tommy silva from this old house use a product like this and it inspired me to search the product. Finding the squeak can be difficult but if the squeaking floor is open from below you re in luck.

The kit comes with a screwdriver bit depth control fixture and 25 breakaway screws. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair a squeaky floor through a carpet. Used tape around the screw as recommended and the carpet was not damaged. Kit was very complete and worked perfectly.

Slowly walk around room to pinpoint squeaky floorboards. I have berber carpet with no padding. Happy home depot carried it. The counter snap kit 8 provides an effective nearly undetectable way to stop squeaks in hardwood floors.