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Say goodbye to value robbing, nerve splitting squeaks for good! |
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Welcome to Floorsqueakfix.com |
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| Your internet resource for the latest and best method of floor squeak elimination. | ||
| Squeaky floors are caused by movement in the floorboards, usually in relation to the nails that hold the board down. When glue is not used when building the floor, steady use will cause the wood to move, slowly pulling the nails out of the floor joist. As the board gets more room to move the nails lose their hold on the subfloor. When the subfloor loses it's grip on the nail as the floor moves, it causes the noise of that slip to resonate throughout the floor. | ||
| Over the years several methods and special tools have been devised to stop squeaky floors. Several of the more popular ideas revolve around the use of screws used to pull the subfloor back down to the joist. Anyone who has ever done this can tell you how hard it can be to target a squeak and actually fix the noise with these methods. This method actually weakens the structure by the need to drive these screws at an angle through the joist, usually splitting the joist. If the screws do aim true and catch the subfloor, hopefully it is pulled down securely. but the hold is only for that small area where the screw is, not the inch next to it. Then there's the real bad news, screw tips under your carpet, be careful while barefoot! | ||
| Our system is very different from the others in many ways. No screws here, we use epoxy that has been a long proven product in the granite and marble fabrication industry. Used to seam and fill granite countertops the product can even be colored to match almost any shade. Epoxy is applied to both sides of the joist where it meets the subfloor, creating a rock solid bond that penetrates deep into the wood much like a sealer. Every inch of your floorjoist is permanently locked into place. Unlike screws that can destroy the strength of the joists, our epoxy only makes everything stronger. | ||
| Before a basement remodel when covering a basement ceiling is a great time to consider this low cost method of floor squeak elimination and maintenance. There is no need to get new carpet, tile, vinyl, or hardwood flooring just because the squeaky floor needs worked on. Many flooring stores will tell you this is the only way, because they rip out your floor covering and then stab at your joists from above with hundreds of screws. This method does show the best results by far when using screws on squeaks. But unless there is a screw in every inch of the floor it will still move and squeak around the nails that don't have a screw right next to them. |
