On May 8, 7:33*pm, Josh wrote:
On Fri, 08 May 2009 13:54:09 -0500, Red Green
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Josh wrote in
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On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
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Thanks for the info.

Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. *Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather than
with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh

And how did it work out?

Pretty well -- this was under carpet, so I didn't have to fill any
holes. *The kit came with a long screw threaded just at the bottom to
help find joists (drive in 1/2 inch, if you can't move it then it's in
a joist), a three-pointed guide to stop the screws at the right depth
(and help snap the top off), a driver bit to match, and a pile of the
special screws. *I had to drive a bunch in a couple of places to get a
warped part of the subfloor down, but most of the squeeks were
eliminated or lessened considerably. *Can't see or feel any of the
screw locations.

I see it on HD's website, but it says "Online Only"; may or may not
still be available in some stores:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...uctDisplay?sto...

Annoyingly, the HD name is "Squeeeeek No More", so searching for
"squeek" doesn't find it. *Idiots...

I do need to go back and add a few more now, thanks for adding this to
my weekend to-do list :-)

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FINISHING SCREWS

Jimmie