Our 1968 ranch style home has oak flooring. The floors squeak terribly! We don’t know if it is because of the construction at the time or if the use of a wood stove in the basement might have caused the…
Choosing The Right Wood
One of the most fascinating, dynamic, misunderstood and misused building materials is wood. Wood works in compression(push) and tension(pull). Wood can be manipulated, cut, milled, shaped, fastened, sanded and finished. Yet all woods are not the same. There are over…
Getting the Squeak Out Of Floors
What can I do when the hardwood floors in my home are squeaking? Our home is about 50 years old and the hardwood floors on the second floor are squeaking more than ever. Squeaking floors happen for variety of reasons,…