Make your listing SQUEAKY clean (and quiet)
By Joseph Lang, Home Inspector, Southern California
(Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspection)
All listing agents: If you have a seller that is replacing carpet in a 2-story house, I have some good and easy advice for you. If there are any squeaks in the 2nd level floor of the house, STOP the carpet installer after they rip out all of the old carpet and padding. With the sub-floor exposed (usually plywood in my area), walk on the floor and listen for any squeaks in the floor. If you hear any, get a nail & hammer or screw & drill and nail/screw the nearest floor joist by the squeak. Many times it is as easy as that to get the squeaks out. Though it's not usually a major problem, it is nice to know potential buyers will be walking upstairs WITHOUT any squeaking. As with anything, if you're not familiar with homes, please have a professional do this. I just thought I'd pass th...
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