Q. I live on the third floor of a triple-decker and when I do my laundry the floors shake during the spin cycle. The house was built in 1890 and the floors are original. The planks are nailed in and have been refinished a few times so they are very soft. The floors also shake when walking through the unit, so I know it is not an issue with an unbalanced washer. If I were to replace the subflooring, screw it into the joists real tight, and maybe even sister a few of them up, would it help ?
— Ross Botelho, by e-mail
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If you are working with acid or bleach, wear your crappiest old clothes, because after you are done, they are going into the rag bag or into the garbage. And Peter isn't kidding about safety glasses/goggles and neoprene gloves.