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   jimmy1 | Dec 03, 2003 09:44pm | #1

   Uncle Dave,

   I never had much luck with getting all the squeeks out of an old floor but I know some that have.  Most use a trim head screw down through the face into the subfloor then putty up the hole. If you can get at the floor from below such as from a basement then you can draw down the offending boards with screws (make sure they are not too long). I have also known some to use wood screw and then bung the head.  I don't mind the look of a bung if matched, others hate it. Regardless, expect a few holes.

   jb

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   fdampier5 | Dec 04, 2003 12:46am | #2

   or...

    if you have access to underneath the floor you could run screws up!  the beauti is the screw heads won't need to be filled and you can safely sand without hitting shiners

      if the subflooring is sqeaking you could use one of those pocket screw kits to screw it into the joist.

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   DCACD | Dec 04, 2003 08:32pm | #3

   pocket screw kits?

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   fdampier5 | Dec 05, 2003 12:24am | #4

   I think the most common brand is Kreg.

     they are the screws that go in at a very flat angle and are commonly used to join the edge of two panels together.

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   fortdh | Dec 05, 2003 04:04am | #5

   Uncle Dave, After you have tried all the fastening methods, and still have a few pesky squeaks that you can't reach well, try spraying some wd-40 on the underside decking at the joist. It will swell the wood slightly as well as lube squeaky nail. I know it sounds weird, but I have eliminated some squeaks that I could only reach with spray, and the problem solved for over 5 years. A helper stepping on the squeak above will help. Paul

   Energy Consultant and author of Practical Energy Cost Reduction for the Home