02-18-2021, 11:39 AM
3/4" solid oak flooring on 1st floor ....squeak!
Tried fixing by going to basement/crawl space but it appears that the squeak is right by basement wall and the crawl space. I've tried shims and mechanical devices to no avail!!
Brainstorming other solutions...e.g., attacking it from the top...thinking that squeak not caused by space between sub-floor and floor joist BUT between oak flooring and sub-floor.
Your thoughts on drilling small diameter hole into the oak, drive in a screw, counter-bore, and plug hole via scrap pc of same oak flooring [paying attention to color and grain match]. Of course, no matter how well the plug matches, every time I walk over that spot, the plug will shout out!!
Tried fixing by going to basement/crawl space but it appears that the squeak is right by basement wall and the crawl space. I've tried shims and mechanical devices to no avail!!
Brainstorming other solutions...e.g., attacking it from the top...thinking that squeak not caused by space between sub-floor and floor joist BUT between oak flooring and sub-floor.
Your thoughts on drilling small diameter hole into the oak, drive in a screw, counter-bore, and plug hole via scrap pc of same oak flooring [paying attention to color and grain match]. Of course, no matter how well the plug matches, every time I walk over that spot, the plug will shout out!!