Nails that go through carpet into wood.

[Smurfy]

I posted that originally

this thread?

 

[gonelifting]

how do u break them off below the carpet and not feel them when you step on them.

They are special screws that are perforated about an inch below the head. When screwed all the way into the wood, you snap them off with the tool that comes with the kit. The screw ends up being just under the plywood surface and of course totally under the carpet.

I just finished and you can't tell there's anything there. The carpet looks untouched. The kit was $20 at Home Depot. Comes with 50 screws, tips for the screws and a tool to find the studs underneat the carpet and the tool to break the tips off when done. That same tool makes the screw go down to the exact depth needed. Awesome.


No more squeaks. woohoo.

 

[hotzie]

They are special screws that are perforated about an inch below the head. When screwed all the way into the wood, you snap them off with the tool that comes with the kit. The screw ends up being just under the plywood surface and of course totally under the carpet.

I just finished and you can't tell there's anything there. The carpet looks untouched. The kit was $20 at Home Depot. Comes with 50 screws, tips for the screws and a tool to find the studs underneat the carpet and the tool to break the tips off when done. That same tool makes the screw go down to the exact depth needed. Awesome.


No more squeaks. woohoo.

cool that makes sense then. i was just picturin thinkin it was all the way down and then one mornin while you have a piss hard woodie you step on the shank of a screw and lay your foot wide open and then we get to read another funny ass thread about your life.

 

[gonelifting]

lol^^^ Post #12 has the link with a pic of it.

 

[Pamela]

They are special screws that are perforated about an inch below the head. When screwed all the way into the wood, you snap them off with the tool that comes with the kit. The screw ends up being just under the plywood surface and of course totally under the carpet.

I just finished and you can't tell there's anything there. The carpet looks untouched. The kit was $20 at Home Depot. Comes with 50 screws, tips for the screws and a tool to find the studs underneat the carpet and the tool to break the tips off when done. That same tool makes the screw go down to the exact depth needed. Awesome.


No more squeaks. woohoo.

I just saw this demonstrated on TV last Saturday morning.
It worked great...

 

[gonelifting]

I just saw this demonstrated on TV last Saturday morning.
It worked great...

Was it This old House? I saw that show (I record them all. lol) and was trying to find those screws for years (hence the start time of this thread). Even knowing they were out there, I had a hard time googling them, but finally, it is done! lol

I only wanted to fix one location in my house but it was so easy, I may just walk around all over and fix everything that squeaks, or may squeak.

 

[AAP]

if I saw that shit behind me in the line at the bank I would jump back on purpose and snap that shit off.