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Found a $5 tool that fixed my squeaky hardwood floors for good
I had this annoying squeak in our hallway near the dining room for months. Tried a $30 kit from the hardware store but it didn't work. Ended up using a simple countersink bit and some trim screws at a 45 degree angle, and the noise is completely gone now. Anyone else have a go-to trick for floor squeaks?
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the_lisa4mo ago
Oh man, I used to be all about those expensive kits too. I thought the price tag meant it would work better. Bought a fancy one for like forty bucks and it did nothing for my bedroom floor. Tried your trick with countersink bits and trim screws last weekend. Quietest that hallway has been in years. Totally changed my mind about needing fancy stuff for simple problems. Simple tools done right beat expensive gimmicks every time.
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mia_anderson3mo ago
Kinda embarrassed to admit I dropped $50 on a "pro grade" squeak kit last year and still had to go back with plain old screws from my junk drawer. Now my hallway sounds like a library, and my wallet feels a lot lighter. Guess all I really needed was a dumb bit and a little patience with a drill.
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evaperez4mo ago
But what if the squeak is actually just a symptom of something bigger going on under the floor? I had a spot that kept squeaking no matter what I tightened, and it turned out the subfloor was kind of rotted from an old leak. A countersink trick is great for normal floors, but sometimes a squeak is your house trying to tell you it needs a proper repair.
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