Remembering how my dad used to fix a squeaky floor with a single nail, but my attempt to silence one in my 1950s bungalow turned into a three-week project of pulling up boards and shimming joists.

What started as a simple squeak under the bedroom rug ended with me discovering a section of subfloor that had separated from the joist by nearly an inch, a problem that took three weekends and a borrowed rotary tool to properly shim and secure without damaging the original hardwood.

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thea_chen4d ago

Should've just nailed it down like your dad.

finley_harris54d ago

Tried that once and the whole thing split. Found it works better to use a pilot hole first, right? Drilled a smaller guide hole before putting the nail in, and it went straight without cracking the wood. Takes an extra minute but saves the headache of fixing a split piece. Why force it when a little prep does the job.