You may think your home improvement list is near completion, but as you walk up that flight of stairs or onto your wooden deck, the loud squeak from your floor lets you know that you’re not quite done. While squeaky flooring may alert you to kids sneaking in past curfew, creaky floors have little else to offer but repetitive annoyance.
A Simple Solution for Squeaky Floors
It’s easier than you think to silence those bothersome squeaks you’ve probably lived with for years. A squeak in the floor is simple to fix and a lot less time consuming than many believe. One product that makes this home improvement so easy is Squeeeeek No More, a squeaky floor elimination kit that works on carpeted, vinyl and hardwood floors. It also works on outdoor decks, where creaks are often accompanied by loose nails that have popped up due to weather extremes during the winter.
Modern Techniques for Floor Repair
In the past, home improvement experts advised only going underneath a floor to fix a creaky floorboard, pulling up expensive carpet or hardwood flooring. However, second floors cannot be repaired this way, due to the first floor ceiling. Your grandparents probably advised using talcum powder, liquid wax, or powdered soap between the floorboards of that hardwood floor to stop it from squeaking, but floor repair has moved into the 21st century with more effective techniques.
Although you may appreciate your grandparents’ advice, a product like Squeeeeek No More eliminates the need for these old fashioned remedies. There is no need to lift up costly carpet or floorboards because the task can be performed on top of the flooring. Liquid wax and powdered soap have been replaced by one tool, Squeeeeek No More.
Versatility and Safety
Squeeek No More Kit Squeaks occur when shrinks and gaps develop around different flooring elements. For example, in most creaky floors, a nail that was used to fasten the floor has become loose and a squeak happens as a result of the nail rubbing on the subfloor. Or it’s a possibility that wooden planks have loosened from the joist below them and are rubbing against one another.
Application on Carpeted Floors
On carpeted floors, Squeeeeek No More works by using a tool that finds the location of the floor joists from above the floor. After locating the floor joists, an Alignment and Depth Control Fixture allows you to drill one of the provided screws into the joist where the squeak exists. The screw will tighten the floor planks back onto the joist, without ruining the floor or having to go underneath.
The Alignment Fixture has a screw gripper on one side that will snap off the screw head. The screw will break off below the surface of the floor, leaving no visible hardware. The squeak is gone and there are no dangerous nails or screws sticking out of the carpet.
Squeeeeek No More will also work on stairs and thick carpet, and is safe to use in new homes, where new homebuilders are often called back to remedy creaky floors. Repairing creaky floors can be a big plus when it comes time to sell a home. There is nothing more unattractive to prospective home buyers than noisy squeaks and creaks coming from the floor.
Squeeeeek No More is especially useful in homes with babies and small children, giving parents the freedom to roam around the house after the kids’ bedtime without worrying about waking them with a loud creak. As your children grow older, you might need to find a new way to ensure that they are home on time.