Overhead, as she sat, she could now hear the floorboards slightly creak, as if some one were walking about, and presently the movement was explained by the rustle of garments against the banisters, the opening and the closing of the front door, and the form of Tess passing to the gate on her way into the street.

The Machang district education office in Kelantan has been directed to prepare a comprehensive report on the tragic incident yesterday in which a primary pupil died after a bus floorboard gave way.

Otherwise, you'll have to lift any carpet or laminate flooring that's covering the floorboard in order to sort this out, which in most cases won't be worth the expense.

2013), the sawing patterns in the second set were adjusted to the production of sideboards and center boards of a single dimension, 32 by 130-mm nominal target width, which is an intermediate dimension of solid softwood floorboards. The sawing patterns in this set will be referred to as floorboard sawing patterns.

A DIY-ER got the shock of his life when he pulled up a floorboard at his home and found an AK47 assault rifle stashed away.

The boys develop a fiendish plan to hide the beets and disgusting foods under a loose floorboard so they can get to eat dessert without the pain of biting beets.

Of the number injured in bleacher accidents each year, 11,000 are hurt by falls through those floorboard gaps, and 82 percent of those injured are under age 15.

Really squeaky floorboards can easily be fixed by pouring a 50-50 mix of PVA and water down the joint in the floorboard - just wipe away any spillages.

Check, identify and mark pipes and cables and fix a batten, called a noggin, between the joist and under the adjacent floorboard.

Pouring talcum powder between the joints in the floorboard can solve the problem by lubricating the surfaces.

[bar] If the floorboard isn't in good condition, this may not be possible, so work out where the joist is - this should be obvious from the row of nails - and drill new pilot holes through the board into the joist.

If the floorboard isn't in good condition, it may not be possible to lift it and screw it back down again.