My kids dumped an entire bottle of baby powder over my living room floor.
How to get baby powder out of wood floors.
Walk over the squeaky section to distribute the powder evenly and if it works the squeaking should stop.
I m at a loss.
I smelled baby powder in the living room i knew it wouldn t be good.
This will lubricate the wood and should keep the floorboards from rubbing together and squeaking.
Make sure that it enters the seams entirely.
The hand vac doesn t work either it s too fine for the filter to catch it.
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Maybe someone with experience can help.
I decided to videotape the incident for the police and the insurance company.
To stop a wood floor from squeaking try sprinkling baby powder on the squeaking boards.
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Work the powder into the cracks with a soft cloth to provide a buffer that can make the squeak disappear.
Not surprising it drifts throughout the house leaving a dusting of powder over everything.
If that doesn t stop the noise locate the squeaky floorboard from below and look for movement as someone walks on the floor above.
Spread the powder liberally then force it into the cracks between boards with a broom or a dry mop.
Step 3 apply baby powder.
I have vaccuumed swept and swiffered at least 3 times and there is still a residue on the floor.
I use baby powder after my daily shower and to cool down in between on hot days.
My daughter spilled ok more like dumped baby powder all over her room.
The vacuum is just spewing the powder all over the place because it s so fine it just gets stirred up.
This isn t a permanent solution the boards will eventually begin squeaking again and you ll have to apply more powder.
Apply a good amount of baby powder between the boards causing the squeaks.
Force the powder into the seams using paper towel and a push of a finger.
Sprinkle baby powder baking soda or powdered graphite over the squeaky floorboard and work it into the seams.