Squeaky Floors Driving You Crazy?

Have you been suffering through unbearable squeaky floors and, most aggravating to teenagers, squeaky stairs? The Journal of Light Construction has tips on how to reduce your troubles. Watch the video from This Old House to see how Tom Silva repairs squeaks on hardwoods already in place.

For stairs, JLC suggests starting off with better wood (Douglas Fir), nails (hot-dipped) and glue (Premium polyurethane).  There are step-by-step instructions in the link above. Make sure you look around a bit on their website, it is chock full info about how to stay away from construction problems.