O'Berry 3233 Squeak No More Kit :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Squeeks no More = No more squeaks

2008-04-17
I am a female homeowner with basic + skills when it comes to repairs. My floors are EXTREMELY squeaky and my home inspector told me about this product. I initially had some trouble finding the joists, but when I did locate one and understood what I was "looking" for, it was amazing. Just a couple of screws made all the difference. I'm very impressed with the product and how well it worked.

No more squeak

2008-04-04
All of the information I wanted to know was in product description. Best of all the product did was it claimed to do. Quick solution to a squeaky floor and quick service with quick delivery.

Works as advertised

2008-03-20
This product works as advertised. The only minor problem I had was with finding the studs (but that is more of a user/home error than a product error).

Also, they should really give you fair warning that if used more than 3 times in a row to find a stud, the stud finder will heat up (extremely hot). Mine got so hot on the fourth try that the tip melted off into the stud. This was not that big of an issue because my kit came with two stud finders.

For the remainder of usage, I used a water cup to cool the stud finder in-between guesses.

The last tip I have is to not break the screws off until the squeak has been silenced. If you screw the screw into the floor and the squeak is still there, back the screw back out of the wood and try again (the screws hold up to this abuse until you purposely break them).

Good luck everyone, I also purchased the 250 screw kit so that my parents could also silence their squeaks.

Works perfectly!

2008-02-03
I have used this squeak removal kit in the last two houses that I have lived in. In both cases, I successfully removed severe squeaks from the floors without damaging the carpet. I highly recommend this product. NOTE: For this kit to work, you MUST be sure that the screws hit the floor joists. The instructions in the kit will explain how to find the joists.

Works as advertised

2007-11-16
This product does a good job quieting squeaks caused by loose nails at the floor joists. It won't stop wood-to-wood squeaks between two floorboards not located at a joist, but it was not designed to do that. Easy to use if you're moderately handy. The joist locator screw is a nice feature. I had one screw break off above the scored area so had to pound it into the floor with a hammer and punch. And two screws broke off while I was driving them in - removed them with vice grips. But 98% of the time it works as advertised. Now I can walk around late at night without waking the baby!

Didn't work

2007-11-10
Squeak No More Kit, Eliminates Floor Squeaks Through Carpet, Carded.

works like a charm

2007-05-17
We didn't have much luck with the stud locator, but once we found the studs, this product worked great. No more squeaky floors! We're so glad we found this product. We'll be buying more screws, so we can do the floors in the rest of the house.

The 7-year-old squeak is gone.

2007-03-02
What an ingenious tool! The hardest part of the job was to locate the floor joist. Once we found it, things went very quickly. Our white pile carpet shows no signs of disturbance, and the very annoying squeak is completely gone. We discovered that, if you do miss the joist, the screw can very easily be removed and relocated. We wish we had found this unique tool 7 years ago.

Floors quiet again

2007-01-23
I was a doubting Thomas, but I purchased the Sqeeeeek No More kit and gave it a shot. The product did exactly what it was supposed to. It tightened the plywood floor to the joists below and stopped the squeak. The screws broke off exactly where they were supposed to and disappeared below the rug without leaving a sharp point sticking up to be stepped on. Depending on the area that needs to be silenced, you will probably have to use multiple screws. I used as many as five screws in a two foot area. The only problem I had was not with the screws or the tool itself, it was locating the first joist in the room... it took several attempts, but that's expected if you have no idea where the first one is. You'll need a power drill (or battery operated) for this project. Bottom line: I don't know how the product could be better, unless of course it included more screws and a spare joist locator screw.

SQEEEEEK NO MORE KIT

2007-01-11
Well-built product.

Hard to get it done right if you are a home owner with average score on your handiness (like me!).

Would not recommend this if you are not handy.