O'Berry 3233 Squeak No More Kit

by O'Berry Enterprises

Product Description

The Squeeeeek No More kit contains a plastic molded alignment and depth control fixture, 50 specially scored 3-inch x 1/8-inch diameter screws, a customized driver bit to regulate the depth at which to drive the screw, and two joist-finding screws to help find the joist from above.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 3.2 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0006IK8YE
• Item model number: 3233
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #1 in Home Improvement > Building Supplies > Building Materials > Flooring > Accessories
  • #8 in Home Improvement > Hardware > Nails, Screws & Fasteners

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised, March 20, 2008

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M. Czajkowski (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: O'Berry 3233 Squeak No More Kit (Misc.)

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.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, but some skill and luck required, December 29, 2007

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John Kenderdine "physical sciences teacher" (USA) - See all my reviews
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We have some squeaks (groans really) that have developed in the flooring under the wall to wall carpeting in our six month old new house. The builder assured us that nailing and gluing the decking when installing would prevent sqeaking. He sent his skilled carpenter by to quiet the squeaks. He was somewhat successful with shims from below or finishing nails through the carpet from above, but gave up in frustration on one particularly annoying spot. He had not heard of Squeeeeek No More (as featured on *This Old House*). I bought it and was able to stop the groan in front of one of our bedroom closets in an hour using four screws and a bit of trial and error plus luck and carefully following the directions. I chalked this up to the learning curve, but saved the next squeak to quiet another day. The next one was resolved with the SNM system in about 5 minutes. Was I more skillful or just luckier? The third one (the one the carpenter gave up on) I also fixed quickly. This was too good to be true. Then I tried it on a fourth place and eventually gave up. The squeak persisted no matter how many screws or how carefully placed. When it works, it is great, simple, effective. When it doesn't work right away, it it can lead to frustration and requires patience and resolve. Better leave it and come back another time when rested. I wondered why they don't just screw down the flooring in the first place, but decided it was probably too expensive both in material cost and, particularly, labor costs. A man using a power nailer can stitch a floor seam at sewing machine speed, but screwing the floor down would be a whole lot slower. This product works well, but it does not perform miracles every time. There is art to the science. I considered gifting the kit to my carpenter and letting him do the work, since the house is still under warranty; but I wanted to try it myself first.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 7-year-old squeak is gone., March 2, 2007

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Silent floor (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: O'Berry 3233 Squeak No More Kit (Misc.)

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.