Drive the screws approximately 8 inches apart. To make the job easier for you and the drill, we suggest that you pre-drill holes before screwing the subfloor down.

Just grab a strip of Strong-Drive WSV subfloor screws and load them, arrow first, into the Project Pro. The device is long enough to enable driving from a standing position, and you’ll never ...

The screws are coated with wax to drive through carpet without catching strands and causing a run. You use the tripod and bit to drive the screw through the floor covering and subfloor and into a ...

These come with special breakaway screws, a bit and a depth-control device. Most squeaks are caused when the subfloor begins to separate from the floor joists.

The subfloor lays atop joists that span the length of the floor. The subfloor is nailed to the joists at regular intervals, and then the padding and carpet go on top of the subfloor.

A recent column on how to fix the squeaks in a carpeted floor before replacing the carpet generated a couple of questions with some twists. (See "Screw subfloor to joists to silence squeaking ...

On its way down, the subfloor will ride along the shank of one or more nails causing a nice squealing sound. When a person's weight is removed from the subfloor, the floor flexes back up and ...

It’s possible the finished floor was improperly fastened to the subfloor. Screws, instead of nails, and construction adhesive should have been used.

One suggestion I heard was to install wood screws from the underside in the basement through the subfloor into the oak planking. Will that work? Hardwood floors tend to squeak over time.