When I was a growing up and spending time at my Grandparents home, squeaky floors were warm and inviting just like Grandma’s fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and the candy dish full of Grandpa’s lemon drops. That is just the way it was…the floors at Grandpa and Grandma’s always squeaked. Their home was built in the early 1900’s, and I didn’t think anything of it.    

Today, it’s different for some reason, and I don’t feel like the squeaks are as warm and inviting in my “own” home.  It makes my home feel old, and I tend to have the same feeling when I’m out showing property. I wonder if Buyers feel the same way when they walk across squeaking floors?

The good news is that there is a solution to squeaky floors and stairs.  Look for Squeeeeek-No-More screws at your local hardware store. They can remedy squeaking floors by enabling the tightening of the flooring to the joists, or stair treads to stringers. Then, you snap off the heads which leaves about a 1/2 inch hole in the surface.  These holes are hard to find in the carpet.