"Kalico" wrote in message


An old friend of mine has recalled the days when he would brush boiled
linseed oil into stair treads to keep them a little softer and stop
them squeaking so much.

As I have a problem at the moment with quite a few of my floorboards
drying out and splitting I thought this might be the answer.

Squeaking stairs are repaired by glueing and screwing a 2x2 down the
flight (underneath.) You might try corner blocks glued and screwed. Of
course this all depends on being able to get at them.

Careful with the screws coming through.

It is most unlikely that the wedges in the strings will be available. If
you can get at them your problem is solved with a tap of an hammer and a
couple of pins.

Oiling the floorboards will not work; they need supporting. And the oil
will become greasy, tacky and smelly.

Find out where the joists are (and where the pipes and wires aren't) and
screw them down. That's all they need.


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