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Show GET RID OF THE SQUEAKS. Annoying Noises That Are Frequent ' Even In the Best-Built Houses i Can Be Stopped. There are very few houses whlcb do not have floors that are always squeaking as persons walk over them. Such squeaking is very annoying, and. many different suggestions have been, jnade to remedy the nuisance, but, curiously cu-riously enough, only a few of the suggestions sug-gestions have proven of any reaL value. ' Many persons think the squeaking Is. caused by the flooring boards not be-lng be-lng properly nailed, but In most casesr this is not the case at all. i The tongues and grooves of tha nar tow boards do not always fit together togeth-er exactly tight, and a little pressure-on pressure-on either side of the crack and between be-tween Joints, where the boards are nailed, will cauBe the boards to spring: slightly, causing the disagreeables squeaking sounds. The best remedy for a squeaky floor-1b floor-1b to apply a. little liquid glue to the tracks. This can be done by dipping: a thin strip of metal In the glue and Inserting carefully In the crack at their point from which the sound comes. A knife blade can be used to ap-ply ap-ply the glue. Simply dip the point. In the glue and insert In the cracks Move the blade about slightly to re- . move the glue and make it stick to the. flooring, where it will dry in a short, time and stop the squeaking. |