The first one is a site that I feel makes you feel that you can do the job without ruining your floors.  It does however push a product called Squeeek No More, on the web site you will find three video’s one on how to counter snap the screws into the hardwood floors.

The screws are 1/8 inch in diameter and 3 inches long, you will need #2 recess square head driver and you must first pre-drill a small hole to guide the screws in.  The screw will break off 3/8 inch below the floor.  Wood filler will be required to fill the remaining hole.

To see the cost of this product go to the following web site, this will include the counter snap fixture, the recess square head driver, 50 screws and instructions.

http://www.yourhomeourproducts.com/store/ccp0-catshow/UHP_CounterSnap.html

Further written information on how to is available at the following site.

http://pages.areaguides.com/ubuild/PunchFloorSqueak.htmhttp://pages.areaguides.com/ubuild/PunchFloorSqueak.htm

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/silencesqueakyfloor

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Squeaky Hardwood Floors

If there is a gap between the stringer and the treads you can use either wedges or you can insert a new piece of wood to the stringer (glue and screw the wood to the stringer) to stop the movement.  Sometimes just nailing down the treads again just doesn’t stop the noise for very long, they will loosen and you will be right back under the stairs again.

If you are unable to get access under the stairs and must work through the treads.  When screwing down the treads, drill and countersink the screws through the treads and into the stringers.  Hopefully this will eliminated the noise.

How To: Can be found on the following web sites.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-repair-floors4.htm

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,229734,00.html

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Squeaky Stairs

The best and most informative way was on this old house web site video.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,20045284,00.html

After watching this you will see at the top of the video a shopping list and tool list to help you getting all the right products to make your job easier.  Down near the bottom of the page people have stated they have been able to purchase the Squeeeek No More floor repair kit at Menards, Ace Hardware and Lowe’s Hardware.  However I tried checking out the web sites without any luck, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have it there.

The nice thing about this job is you only need a hammer and a power drill to do it.

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Squeaky Carpeted Floors

1- How long your going to be staying in your home!

Knowing this will help you come up with a budget for how much you want to spend on your product.

2 – What feel or look are you after with your flooring!

With all the types of flooring out there you almost need an interior designer to help pick the flooring you want. Every type of flooring bring a totally different feel to the room it goes into, and the best way to see exactly what the flooring will look like is to ask the supply store to let you bring home a sample and let you see for your self what the flooring will look like before you make the purchase.

3 – Do you want heating under your flooring!  

That’s right guys, you can put heating under flooring like hard woods and ceramic so don’t let the fact that the product may be naturally cold as you can warm it up with great ease.

4 – Do you plan on renovating the room you want to put flooring in down the road!

Make sure all renovations are complete like dry wall repairs before investing into new flooring. There is nothing worse then buying a product that lasts for 25 years and you have to replace  in 4, because you decided or forgot to do something before the flooring went in.

5 – Is this something you really want to install yourself or do you want to hire a pro?

It is hard to hide a screw up in a flooring installation. So if you are not 100% confident in your abilities then maybe hiring a pro is the best way to go.

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When Picking Flooring!

Most of our home renovations require us to be on our knee’s while we work. There is not to much we can do about it, but there is one thing we can do to help us so we don’t end up hurting our knee’s while we are working.

Knee pad’s are the best thing to have on and they come in all shapes and sizes as well. You can get regular foam knee pads which are fairly cheap all the way to gel filled ones which are a small fortune to buy but work very, very well. If you found yourself busy and not able to buy a set of knee pads make sure you grab something thick and soft to put under your knees while you work.

Removing the direct contact from rough surfaces like concrete from our knee’s will help you all feel that much better at the end of your job. You will also remove the chance of a nail or small stone from jabbing your knee (which hurts like heck) when you have your knee pads on, so before you start and project that you know is going to have you on your knee’s for a while, spend a few dollars and minuets picking up some knee pads to prevent any chances of causing injury to yourself while your working.

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Knee Pads Save Knee’s