"aemeijers" wrote in message
Nobody else said it, so I will- 'Ask this old house', a year or so back,
demonstrated break-away screws and a drilling jig designed for this exact
purpose. Didn't look like it would be absurdly expensive. Uses a standard
drill with a driver bit- the jig holds the screw square to the floor, and
the screw breaks off flush below carpet backer level when the threaded
part bottoms out. They claim it is bare-feet safe. Can't remember the
company name, but their web site probably has it- search on 'squeeky
floors' or something.

I've seen it on the TV show and they do have the information on their web
page. Simple enough of an operation that anyone with a drill can do.

http://search.thisoldhouse.com/TOHSe...=et%3Avideo%3B