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 ...

A squeaky, creaky floor is an annoying nuisance that can drive you crazy. The causes are typically either structural — like a loose floorboard or two floorboards rubbing together — or environmental — ...

If you're tired of being woken up at night by family members sneaking across your squeaky wood floors, cleating might be an easy solution to your noise issue.

Q: My hardwood wood floors squeak like crazy. How can I stop the squeaks? I have access under the floors, in the basement. A: Your floors are squeaking because they dried out and contracted. When the ...

Danny Lipford: You know I don’t think I’ve ever seen a set of stairs that’s framed with wood that didn’t squeak at least a little bit. Now, if you have access under the stairs, fairly easy to fix.

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 ...

Do you remember hearing parents share stories about how they knew when their teenagers were sneaking back in after curfew because of that famous squeak in the hall floor or stairway? Perhaps now, you ...