Tip 2

Are you having problems with squeaky floorboards? If so this is a great tip to sort them out. Many people will just reach for the hammer and nails to sort out the problem this will at best sort the problem for a short time. What you need to do is lift the offending boards and check the joist that the board is fixed to, most of the time you will find that the joist is damaged or rotten and needs to be replaced or a section needs replacing. This can be easily done by cutting out the section damaged and refit a larger section of joist attaching it to the adjacent joists and fix with screws. You now have a new section of joist to fix your floorboard to and have eliminated those ghastly squeaks.