[Greenbuilding] hardwood floor orientation

[Chris Green]

Reuben Deumling wrote:
> The 115-year-old Douglas Fir flooring in my house is in poor shape.

Do you have access to the joists from underneath the floor?

If so, you might consider using the "hidden deck fastening system"  this 
company makes to pull the flooring down with screws and stop it from 
squeaking.

http://www.grabberman.com/Deckmaster/

You might have to push the floor boards up a bit to slip these in over 
the joists, but these eliminate the problems of putting screws in from 
the topside.

These would work to get rid of squeaks in old and not-so-old stairs, too.


Cheers,

Chris Green.