squeaky hardwood floor

A close-up of a hardwood floor with a visible gap between two floorboards. This gap is highlighted to illustrate the common issue of squeaky floors caused by loose or separated boards.

How to Repair Squeaky Hardwood Floors?

Repairing squeaky hardwood floors is about more than just getting rid of annoying noises — it’s also key to maintaining the structural integrity of your flooring. Over the years, we’ve…

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There are many options and possibilities when it comes to hardwood flooring and its installation. Few of the most common types include plank, strip, parquet, engineered, laminated floors.

All of the above are either nailed or glued down on top of existing sub-floor. In condominiums or commercial properties where sub-floor consists of concrete, plywood is applied on top of the slab in order to allow for nailing of the floor. All glued down floors can be directly applied on top of the concrete. See diagrams below outlining different floor types, installation techniques as well as examples of transition and finishing trims commonly used.