Usually you're supposed to start in a corner. However I was wondering why you didn't but then realized because of him doing the border on the edges is most likely why he did not start from the edge
You should literally always start in the center of the longest run of your floor and build out towards your ends already doing the math so full pieces in the hall way and cut pieces are only on one side of the house or break the cut pieces even on both sides of the house whatever the math works for 😂😂
when i installed my hardwood i used #3 cabin grade. my floors looked 100yrs old from day 1. best decision ever because our dogs and children scratching them was not even noticeable. our rustic looking floors are great!
@@TrekieGal the worst part of using the #3 is its usually a lot of shorter pieces and this is another very important aspect. the wood comes in bundles and you cant really see how bad it is, youll need to purchase approximately 30% more for waste, id also say go ahead a fetch a few bundles of #1 to mix in throughout the floor to speed up laying it down. I used good ol fashion tar paper for underlayment. because the end cuts wont fit together they can only be used for walls, and theres worm holes that will need to be filled with putty etc. I rented a sander and it took quite a while to get them sanded to my satisfaction. oh and dont be scared to used a angle grinder and a 40 grit flap wheels to go over and rapidly grind down the high spots prior to firing up the big sander it will speed up the sanding substantially. it was a ton of work doing an entire 1870 sqft house with right at 1200 sq ft of red oak (red oak is the cheapest hardwood too) but the end result was 10000% worth it. excuse my mixed up typing i was on the job responding to this comment. lol
Mine are 100 year old maple! Someone put about what felt like 100 coats of varnish on it then covered it with hideous carpet! A lot of work and sandpaper to bring it back.
@@Robyrob7771 ive seen that several times in old houses, i would absolutely never cover a nice hard wood floor with carpet, which is probably the most discusting thing ever invented to go inside a home. ive torn out old carpet and the nastyness is absolutely off the chart!
It's only needed to make the pattern uniform with the center of the room to the ends. That or you can simply measure it out and cut the end pieces first to get the same effect ( i also lay floors )
I lay hardwood professionally, if it's allowable, you don't ever want to start laying the woods up against the wall like you would with laminate or vinyl, you want to install either directly in the middle, or down the longest stretch of the room. Although what this guy did in particular, it was necessary to start in the middle because he was going for a parquet that was meant to at least attempt to emulate symmetry.
If he sells the home, it will be covered with paint by some tiktok woman who tells you its so much better than the "gross old wood" that used to be there.
My late Dad did every kind of flooring installation. Brings me back to memories of him watching you work. Still going through all his belongings. I could not part with his hardwood nailer. Hope to learn one day.
@@linzzzanity it is hard to define expert in a skill or trade. There is a certain mastery of one for sure. However amongst those who practice it is a never ending path, shared by one's peers, with appreciation for the nuances of individual skills. I have noticed over the years that mastery of one skill is appreciated by those who have mastered completely different skills. For instance. A musician for the maker of an instrument. A carpenter for an architect. The master of a game appreciates the mastery of any other game(r).
Worked as a grader on the finished end At Zickgraph Hardwood Floorings. Laid down many floors after receiving my National Grade certification. Thank you continuing the trade. It’s beautiful ❤
I have an almost 200 year old home. We moved in when it got flipped. It had carpet everywhere. We lifted the carpet up and we exposed the beautiful hardwood floors and ouled them too. They are beautiful and I love them
Finally someone is putting in a wood floor. I know wood laminate is cheap but it feels cheap and wears out so quickly. I love this floor and honestly if you can't afford real wood you're better off with an eco friendly all natural linoleum. With a little maintenance it can last up to 40 years.
Actually, some of the floating floors are pretty damn good if you purchase a thick mil and they are installed correctly! However, the real deal is always far superior! ❤
Finally a hard wax finish. I just finished my kitchen and counters. Milled the flooring from reclaimed oak and beechwood cants from a Jim bean distillery that was built in the mid 1800s. Wax takes the most maintenance but I think it’s totally worth.
@@treerunner2665 I used a citrus and beeswax similar to Howard’s feed and wax and then I used coats of hard wax. I wax the counters and floor every day. The wax is building up one small layer at a time. At first I was worried because it would lose its luster by 24 hrs but after 10-12th coat the luster started staying. I’m not sure this is correct. I’m simply doing and observing and the results are turning out well.
@@treerunner2665 also a swing machine with white scotch bright pad is used for the floor and the counters are done by hand. Today was the first day I didn’t wax the counters or floor. I think the wax coat is finally thick enough.
Oh, this is an amazing job. We are looking for our home now and I always think about what kind of floor I would like and what kind of DIY I could do. I’m pretty handy and this is just amazing. I love it.
I used to install hardwood with my dad, but I haven't had many opportunities to do anything super design heavy, so starting in the middle definitely threw me for a loop. Looks great man! Always a pleasure to see something new
This is the same pattern we used when we removed a wall between 2 rooms to create master bedroom. Oak flooring didn't line up, so we created center pattern. It's beautiful! ❣️😊
Love that floor. My parents owned a huge old house, that would be 126 years old, today. It had hardwood floors, throughout, and hand carved/shaped wood everywhere. I love that old, comfortable feel.
This all looks very nice. Details and thought-out craft make a job. Anyone can slap a floor together, but often, in 'going the extra mile' we find that we've done just enough to make a job very nice and acceptable. 😊
I am torn between traditional hard wood and the new floating. I have installed many hard wood floor, decided to do a floating for myself couple years ago to let the office chairs just run on it. 0 complaints current day
Amazing. I'm not a pro, but I wouldn't use construction adhesive under the hardwood. I let my hardwood climatize for a month before installing. I left a quarter inch for expansion in which I covered with baseboard. As long as your house stays within the normal humidity levels, there won't be any problems. In one room, which was the dining room, that was never used, I allowed my daughter's boyfriend to seed some plants in that room, garden plants, not dope. The dining room table was covered in plastic, and there was an area rug under the table. When the plants were taken out to the garden to be planted, I thought that my floor was fuc d. There was rises and gaps, big time. After a few months back to the regular humidity, the floor joined back together on it's own, you would never know that it had heaved.
I cleaned stationary carpet and upholstery, flood damage, pressure washing, and I did this for two companies at the same time for over 20 years each. I was very good at what I did. Give me a wooden floor anytime nowadays. Area rugs are just fine.
If youre worried about the expansion the border gives you an easy option for a solution. Run a 3/8 hard cork strip between the border and other flooring. If the overall movement would be greater than 1/4 you can add a sexond strip on the outside. The more elaborate the border the more strips of cork you can incorporate as they take dye and finish like other woods
Expansion on a glued and stapled floor is negligible at best, most homes are climate controlled now a days and the people who bring up expansion probably had to replace their DIY Chinese laminate their dogs pissed on and the floors swelled humps the size of mountains 😂
I do hardwood floors for a living, I might have your comment here confused, it’s not that the floor ‘needs to move’, expansion is a thing, but the floor needs to BE ABLE to move, nothing you do is going to prevent the wood doing what wood does, I will say that if you added flexible wood flooring glue, with the fasteners it will reduce the movement but if you have the flooring actually touching the walls you run the risk of the flooring buckling in the middle because it has nowhere to naturally move. Lots of variables of course but it is extremely possible,
@joshbruno6116 with respect I'm not quite sure how you can confuse my comment. Wood moves due to moisture. If there is no gap, it could possibly buckle the floor.
As a flooring guy myself , I couldn’t just do a normal floor in my house . We took 3 1/4 white oak, ran a 2 board wide boarder around the perimeter with a walnut strip. Then everything inside the boarder we ran at an angle. Golden oak stain and water base finish. Turned out beautiful
We are going to need an update in 2 years. You filled in every gap imaginable so now it really has no where to expand to. Even though its peak summer, you will still get movement. At least the pieces are 4" wide and easy to replace...oh wait. You glued AND nailed every freaking piece down. That house could get blown away in a hurricane, but the floor will remain.
The expansion myth feeds a lot of paranoia. Most solid woods have the same coefficient of expansion so temperature is not an issue. I know this installer acclimatized the wood before installation. Humidity could be an issue and thats why the only issue more important than the finish is...treating a floor like its special. Which it is.
I would love a floor just like Graffs Merchantile in Hurricane utah. It was built 1914 i believe. I'm 70 now, but remember always going there to shop. It was pine (per my dad), just nailed down and had brown paint on the entire floor. He was born in 1917 and his family shopped there for literally everything. The sale counter was in the middle of the store and the 2 doors were visible from it. The floor wasn't even, marbles rolled all over. There were countless layers of paint on it. The sound as you walked was amazing.its over 110 yrs old. Store is still in use but divided up inside as a bookstore, florist, crafts, souvenirs etc. When I get in that part of Utah , I love to visit, walk around and reminisce about shopping with dad, and my grandparents. Seriously, I would love that floor in my 22 year old house , even with the uneven-ness.
Guy is brave. gluing flooring directly to the subfloor without any luan inbetween. I hope someone never has to replace that floor . They will be in for a big surprise .
I've fixed 5 hardwood floors that warped because they couldn't float. 2 from leaking windows that ran down inside the wall and under the flooring and the others from knocked over 20gal aquariums that sat for a month soaked. Those were foreclosures. That's why I tell my new build or new flooring customers to buy extra flooring and put in attic with a can of the stain. Also ask installers to leave small gap under baseboard. Just passing on my experience.
Question, if you have the flooring butted up tight to the wall is doesn’t allow for movement or expansion?? So the flooring will pop and warp over time
Depends which way the house and material is moving. You can butt agaisnt two walls but if you do all 4 is where you'll get much of that problem. Just pay attention to the rafters below the floor in which direction they go.. and lay accordingly. You can also do a little "hack" and get a mutli tools and cut out the underside of the wall so the floor will slide under it. Takes more time that way but the end result is you wont need molding whilst not having to worry about the expansion. Most people just use moulding and just go under the moulding or take it off and put it back on.
Well, he's obviously a professional and has stated it is being installed in peak humidity in the summer, so it will more than likely shrink not expand.
"obviously" lol. He can do work so he obviously knows what he's doing... Not saying he's doing it wrong. But it's funny to say he is "obviously" doing it right because he posted a video.
I'm partial to the darker woods for flooring but this is beautiful work man. I love the border of the room on the ends. I wish my whole house had new floors like this.
My personal opinion is the expansion gaps are mostly unnecessary in small spaces, but the floor is being installed at peak humidity in the middle of summer, so the floor will probably shrink a little bit but not much. Also its rift and quartered very stable.
Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t installers lay down plywood sheeting over old boarding so there is an even surface to which the new flooring can be attached without warping over time?
Hardwood has been laid over that kind of diagonal board subfloor forever. But every area has different humidity swings, building practices, so the answer is it depends.
That White Oak flooring will 100% buckle with no expansion gap! If you put "sleepers" underneath, you might get away with minimal expansion. Good luck.
That was my same thoughts. Wood is great for flooring but the wood will move over time. When the grain is all going in the same direction, the gaps by the walls will keep the wood from buckling but with the wood running perpendicular that will not work very well.
@@wubbydubbies9708 If it does not move it will crack on you. Sealing will not stop the movement and nailing will not stop the movement, if the wood is glued to a sub floor the pressure will cause the wood to crack. Wood will absorb and lose water over the different seasons.
Any change in temp. Unless that house has a 100% climate control system, that floor will buckle. Fact is anything under the sun contracts and expands. Just a fact of life. Even the craziest metal you can think of. But amount of contracting and expanding is based upon temps though. So again if the home has a climate control system he will get away with it.
starting in the middle, i thought i was watching either a doofus or someone with skill i never knew existed. now i want a tutorial on how to do that starting block. looks amazing!
Not in the little room. I don't really believe in expansion gaps for the most part. For commercial and big spaces yes, for hickory yes, for rift and quartered white oak... I don't think it matters, but time will be the judge.
Honestly, there's no wrong way to do it, only unlimited by your imagination and love if working with wood, myself I always look forward to the sanding and finish coating !!! This job is top notch 👌 👏
Ive installed quite a few log cabin parquets in houses, but ive never seen one where the centerpiece is only one board wide as opposed to 4 or 5. This actually looks very unique and impressive
I'm a tree guy, aka I won a tree removal business. My business is in the Philly suburbs. I own a vacutherm iDry vacuum kiln. I want to start making flooring and cabinetry lumber from the historic Philadelphian trees we cut down, or remove from storms. Your floors are beautiful. We have lots of walnut (not the best flooring) and White Oak and Hickory...I hope to start sawing and making flooring soon...
He started in the middle, not a corner. This guy knows knows what he’s doing
Usually you're supposed to start in a corner. However I was wondering why you didn't but then realized because of him doing the border on the edges is most likely why he did not start from the edge
@@bf6355it was because he did a center pattern…you have to do your pattern in the middle first, then work outwards.
@@bf6355you never start in a corner 😂
You should literally always start in the center of the longest run of your floor and build out towards your ends already doing the math so full pieces in the hall way and cut pieces are only on one side of the house or break the cut pieces even on both sides of the house whatever the math works for 😂😂
It’s not laminate Is the answer your looking
I think he knows about expansion guys, he’s a hardwood dedicated channel. Floor looks awesome👍🏼
Haha thank you!
Please elaborate why expansion isn't a concern.. is it because of the full bonding?
I think it’s just I don’t care scenario. Hundreds of years building know how’s. I ll just make everything snugly
There is no expansion here, the hardwood and plywood have the same expansion ratio.
@@lumberjackhardwoodsupplyI knew this was going to be top comment, well not this version of it but I’m glad to see this instead.
I could watch people work with wood for hours there is just something so relaxing seeing it all come together
So you're a fan of porn too, well done
😂
I bet you could
I agree
Ayoo
when i installed my hardwood i used #3 cabin grade. my floors looked 100yrs old from day 1. best decision ever because our dogs and children scratching them was not even noticeable. our rustic looking floors are great!
Nobody cares about your shitty floor.
Thank you so much for this tip! I've got 5 kids and my husband wants hardwood. 😅 it makes me nervous
@@TrekieGal the worst part of using the #3 is its usually a lot of shorter pieces and this is another very important aspect. the wood comes in bundles and you cant really see how bad it is, youll need to purchase approximately 30% more for waste, id also say go ahead a fetch a few bundles of #1 to mix in throughout the floor to speed up laying it down. I used good ol fashion tar paper for underlayment. because the end cuts wont fit together they can only be used for walls, and theres worm holes that will need to be filled with putty etc. I rented a sander and it took quite a while to get them sanded to my satisfaction. oh and dont be scared to used a angle grinder and a 40 grit flap wheels to go over and rapidly grind down the high spots prior to firing up the big sander it will speed up the sanding substantially. it was a ton of work doing an entire 1870 sqft house with right at 1200 sq ft of red oak (red oak is the cheapest hardwood too) but the end result was 10000% worth it. excuse my mixed up typing i was on the job responding to this comment. lol
Mine are 100 year old maple! Someone put about what felt like 100 coats of varnish on it then covered it with hideous carpet! A lot of work and sandpaper to bring it back.
@@Robyrob7771 ive seen that several times in old houses, i would absolutely never cover a nice hard wood floor with carpet, which is probably the most discusting thing ever invented to go inside a home. ive torn out old carpet and the nastyness is absolutely off the chart!
Im a carpenter, I’ve never seen a floor guy start in the middle of the floor but i love your end product and i get why you did it for the pattern, A+
It's only needed to make the pattern uniform with the center of the room to the ends. That or you can simply measure it out and cut the end pieces first to get the same effect ( i also lay floors )
I lay hardwood professionally, if it's allowable, you don't ever want to start laying the woods up against the wall like you would with laminate or vinyl, you want to install either directly in the middle, or down the longest stretch of the room. Although what this guy did in particular, it was necessary to start in the middle because he was going for a parquet that was meant to at least attempt to emulate symmetry.
Just not much of 1
I've never seen it done any other way. From the middle, out.
I've only ever seen hardwood floor guys start with a center board and run both ways off of it. But they're doing more them 50sqft
Center patterns are a beast shows the integrity of the wood 💯
A floor like that is a legacy. Even if you move away some day that beautiful floor will be a record of your craftsmanship.
Floor needs to be ripped out it's terrible.
A legacy cause the amount of glue he put down, they'll have to tear the house down to get it up
No it will not. It won't last 20 years. Glue down is garbage.
yeah right. some boomer would cover it with beige commercial grade carpet
If he sells the home, it will be covered with paint by some tiktok woman who tells you its so much better than the "gross old wood" that used to be there.
My late Dad did every kind of flooring installation. Brings me back to memories of him watching you work. Still going through all his belongings. I could not part with his hardwood nailer. Hope to learn one day.
Do it. You won't regret it. Look up Randy Yost floor designs, someone I knew years ago.
Late? You mean he was never on time for work?
Its an expression used for a person who has passed away.@@benmacdui9328
😊 I admire anyone who is an expert in a trade.
@@linzzzanity it is hard to define expert in a skill or trade. There is a certain mastery of one for sure. However amongst those who practice it is a never ending path, shared by one's peers, with appreciation for the nuances of individual skills. I have noticed over the years that mastery of one skill is appreciated by those who have mastered completely different skills.
For instance. A musician for the maker of an instrument. A carpenter for an architect. The master of a game appreciates the mastery of any other game(r).
Worked as a grader on the finished end At Zickgraph Hardwood Floorings. Laid down many floors after receiving my National Grade certification. Thank you continuing the trade. It’s beautiful ❤
we call that pattern a log cabin in quilting!! awesome work, dude
I came here to say this :)
@@avicennitegh1377me, too 🥰
I have an almost 200 year old home. We moved in when it got flipped. It had carpet everywhere. We lifted the carpet up and we exposed the beautiful hardwood floors and ouled them too. They are beautiful and I love them
Love when that happens!
You spelled oiled like I say it 😂
@@Wkyliving I knew where you were from before I even read your name lol I was like "that's some W. KY shtt" lol
The way it morphs into the side part is amazing
Finally someone is putting in a wood floor. I know wood laminate is cheap but it feels cheap and wears out so quickly. I love this floor and honestly if you can't afford real wood you're better off with an eco friendly all natural linoleum. With a little maintenance it can last up to 40 years.
Not true. My home has top quality 6 mil click floors. Still perfect after 10 years.
I'd be happy with a dirt floor if I didn't have to pay rent on it 😂
Actually, some of the floating floors are pretty damn good if you purchase a thick mil and they are installed correctly! However, the real deal is always far superior! ❤
@@Ericbjohnston5150You’ve obviously never dropped a cast iron skillet on that floor, mate!
@@RottenInDenmarkOrginal im too old to lift cast iorn so its regular pots for me, so no issues.
Finally a hard wax finish. I just finished my kitchen and counters. Milled the flooring from reclaimed oak and beechwood cants from a Jim bean distillery that was built in the mid 1800s.
Wax takes the most maintenance but I think it’s totally worth.
Amazing job
What kind of sealer did you use?
@@treerunner2665 I used a citrus and beeswax similar to Howard’s feed and wax and then I used coats of hard wax.
I wax the counters and floor every day. The wax is building up one small layer at a time. At first I was worried because it would lose its luster by 24 hrs but after 10-12th coat the luster started staying.
I’m not sure this is correct. I’m simply doing and observing and the results are turning out well.
@@treerunner2665 also a swing machine with white scotch bright pad is used for the floor and the counters are done by hand. Today was the first day I didn’t wax the counters or floor. I think the wax coat is finally thick enough.
I'm not a fan of the pattern but have some much respect for you. What you've done is really art even beyond craft.
Oh, this is an amazing job. We are looking for our home now and I always think about what kind of floor I would like and what kind of DIY I could do. I’m pretty handy and this is just amazing. I love it.
That is beautiful! I live in an assisted living facility and hate the stinky old bowling alley carpet that’s in my room! 😆 This is gorgeous!
Peace to you, friend
Take care 🙏🏽
Take care! Hope all is well
I used to install hardwood with my dad, but I haven't had many opportunities to do anything super design heavy, so starting in the middle definitely threw me for a loop. Looks great man! Always a pleasure to see something new
I haven't seen that pattern in forever.
My grandparent's house was like this.
I love this look. This floor turned out amazing
This is the same pattern we used when we removed a wall between 2 rooms to create master bedroom. Oak flooring didn't line up, so we created center pattern. It's beautiful! ❣️😊
That floor is absolutely stunning
Too bad ge ruined it
Love that floor. My parents owned a huge old house, that would be 126 years old, today. It had hardwood floors, throughout, and hand carved/shaped wood everywhere. I love that old, comfortable feel.
Beautiful. Just love when you get to put the oil on the wood and the pattern plus color just comes alive. Came out awesome. GJ
This all looks very nice. Details and thought-out craft make a job. Anyone can slap a floor together, but often, in 'going the extra mile' we find that we've done just enough to make a job very nice and acceptable. 😊
that floor is absolutely lovely. i've always been a fan of a good herringbone, but this one may have won me over.
I’m in awe! That floor is STUNNING!
I feel likes it gives the house an old 1900’s hardwood look. I love it.
I am torn between traditional hard wood and the new floating. I have installed many hard wood floor, decided to do a floating for myself couple years ago to let the office chairs just run on it. 0 complaints current day
1900's? My floors are from the time the house was built, in 1470.
I would pay you just for your unique craftsmanship...that floor is gorgeous and one of a kind😊
That's what the floors in my 100yr old home look like, and I adore them 😍
I'd kill for bare wood floors - mine are concrete up and down.
Amazing.
I'm not a pro, but I wouldn't use construction adhesive under the hardwood. I let my hardwood climatize for a month before installing. I left a quarter inch for expansion in which I covered with baseboard. As long as your house stays within the normal humidity levels, there won't be any problems.
In one room, which was the dining room, that was never used, I allowed my daughter's boyfriend to seed some plants in that room, garden plants, not dope. The dining room table was covered in plastic, and there was an area rug under the table. When the plants were taken out to the garden to be planted, I thought that my floor was fuc d. There was rises and gaps, big time. After a few months back to the regular humidity, the floor joined back together on it's own, you would never know that it had heaved.
I am a pro, and would never glue down hardwood. Nothing good will come of that.
A month before installing? That's not exactly possible for a contractor with a schedule that changes all the time though
@@adammonahan687
True, that was my own home.
I agree no glue neede if you are using cleats or staples
Not true, glue + cleats of staples is good for larger planks like 5 inches and up.
I cleaned stationary carpet and upholstery, flood damage, pressure washing, and I did this for two companies at the same time for over 20 years each. I was very good at what I did. Give me a wooden floor anytime nowadays. Area rugs are just fine.
If youre worried about the expansion the border gives you an easy option for a solution. Run a 3/8 hard cork strip between the border and other flooring. If the overall movement would be greater than 1/4 you can add a sexond strip on the outside. The more elaborate the border the more strips of cork you can incorporate as they take dye and finish like other woods
Expansion on a glued and stapled floor is negligible at best, most homes are climate controlled now a days and the people who bring up expansion probably had to replace their DIY Chinese laminate their dogs pissed on and the floors swelled humps the size of mountains 😂
I was concerned at first, but i really like the finished product. Just the right amount of chaos. Good work
I want it! Absolutely love how the side room looks and compliments the main room
So much better than the plastic and laminates that are everywhere now.
At ten times the cost it should be better.
Not so. If you shop right and diy. @@geraldhenrickson7472
Because it costs much more..
That's lovely. Framed and oiled 10/10
the fact that you did it on your own, this is fantastic and artistic. excellent
Nailing and glueing it down? Madness
Maybe he doesn't like creaky floors.
Looks like it was only the first plank to really lock it down.
@@janegardener1662 some glues also are marketed for noise dampening, so you dont hear so much stomping from upstairs to downstairs
wont be happy its glued if a repair is needed⁰
@@MM-rr1kp seeing as he knows what he's doing, i'd say he's probably fine with that😂
People talking about expansion have a valid point. Yes, it won't move much, but it doesn't need to. Moisture better be controlled in that environment.
I do hardwood floors for a living, I might have your comment here confused, it’s not that the floor ‘needs to move’, expansion is a thing, but the floor needs to BE ABLE to move, nothing you do is going to prevent the wood doing what wood does, I will say that if you added flexible wood flooring glue, with the fasteners it will reduce the movement but if you have the flooring actually touching the walls you run the risk of the flooring buckling in the middle because it has nowhere to naturally move. Lots of variables of course but it is extremely possible,
@joshbruno6116 with respect I'm not quite sure how you can confuse my comment. Wood moves due to moisture. If there is no gap, it could possibly buckle the floor.
That is beautiful. Thank you, I've been contemplating how I was going to lay my floor, and you have given me some inspiration.
Log cabin style is my mom’s absolute favorite quilting pattern and she would LOVE these floors!!!
Just put a border in a diagonally laid dining room yesterday! Used a fence and skill saw just like that.
As a flooring guy myself , I couldn’t just do a normal floor in my house .
We took 3 1/4 white oak, ran a 2 board wide boarder around the perimeter with a walnut strip. Then everything inside the boarder we ran at an angle. Golden oak stain and water base finish. Turned out beautiful
We are going to need an update in 2 years. You filled in every gap imaginable so now it really has no where to expand to. Even though its peak summer, you will still get movement. At least the pieces are 4" wide and easy to replace...oh wait. You glued AND nailed every freaking piece down. That house could get blown away in a hurricane, but the floor will remain.
The expansion myth feeds a lot of paranoia. Most solid woods have the same coefficient of expansion so temperature is not an issue. I know this installer acclimatized the wood before installation. Humidity could be an issue and thats why the only issue more important than the finish is...treating a floor like its special. Which it is.
Wow, those are exactly the boards my home has & heck yeah I do want this wood work. You did truly amazing ❤❤❤
That man will be appreciated and loved by his wife for the rest of his days.😄
I would love a floor just like Graffs Merchantile in Hurricane utah. It was built 1914 i believe. I'm 70 now, but remember always going there to shop. It was pine (per my dad), just nailed down and had brown paint on the entire floor. He was born in 1917 and his family shopped there for literally everything. The sale counter was in the middle of the store and the 2 doors were visible from it. The floor wasn't even, marbles rolled all over. There were countless layers of paint on it. The sound as you walked was amazing.its over 110 yrs old. Store is still in use but divided up inside as a bookstore, florist, crafts, souvenirs etc. When I get in that part of Utah , I love to visit, walk around and reminisce about shopping with dad, and my grandparents. Seriously, I would love that floor in my 22 year old house , even with the uneven-ness.
Wow, I haven't been in that building for years.
Im sure you could work something out.
Guy is brave. gluing flooring directly to the subfloor without any luan inbetween. I hope someone never has to replace that floor . They will be in for a big surprise .
At that point, it wouldn't be his problem anymore lol.
he put it on the original flooring
Just like in the old days you mean?
Uh, you don’t lay a floor to replace it later lmao, have you ever done a project to any scale ?
in 50 years you mean?
Nice job man, love to see a skilled guy doing what he loves
I've fixed 5 hardwood floors that warped because they couldn't float. 2 from leaking windows that ran down inside the wall and under the flooring and the others from knocked over 20gal aquariums that sat for a month soaked. Those were foreclosures. That's why I tell my new build or new flooring customers to buy extra flooring and put in attic with a can of the stain. Also ask installers to leave small gap under baseboard.
Just passing on my experience.
Question, if you have the flooring butted up tight to the wall is doesn’t allow for movement or expansion?? So the flooring will pop and warp over time
Fair question I’d say
Yeah I thought that was a mistake. You do this with vinyl too but wood expands even more
Sound transfer too
@@TheBacktimer this is an interesting point I wouldn’t have considered. Fair play.
Depends which way the house and material is moving. You can butt agaisnt two walls but if you do all 4 is where you'll get much of that problem. Just pay attention to the rafters below the floor in which direction they go.. and lay accordingly. You can also do a little "hack" and get a mutli tools and cut out the underside of the wall so the floor will slide under it. Takes more time that way but the end result is you wont need molding whilst not having to worry about the expansion. Most people just use moulding and just go under the moulding or take it off and put it back on.
When you started at the middle I was gasping for air. That floor is a piece of art such skill
Completely tight to the wall? You can officially edit your video to DIYer installs floor
Well, he's obviously a professional and has stated it is being installed in peak humidity in the summer, so it will more than likely shrink not expand.
"obviously" lol. He can do work so he obviously knows what he's doing... Not saying he's doing it wrong. But it's funny to say he is "obviously" doing it right because he posted a video.
yep, in Germany we leave a finger's width between the wall and the floor. impact sound...
Its glued down so it does not need expansion gap
All wood expands . Even glued down wood . And there is no such thing as peak humidity @@slovakjakpica
Wow that's awesome. These are the kind of folks who need to be "flipping" houses.
I'm partial to the darker woods for flooring but this is beautiful work man. I love the border of the room on the ends. I wish my whole house had new floors like this.
Look amazing! Awesome detail that you’d almost never see on a wood floor
Thank you very much!
That’s exactly how a log cabin quilt is assembled. Looks great.
Just start in the middle like that?
@squintish yup! Traditional log cabin quilt blocks build around a red square.
Beautiful design, divine execution! It’s a unique look that is noticeable but not overdone. I’d love that in my home.
Lovely taste in flooring can't say the same about the wall colours.
I like those wall colours
@@WindspriteM There is no accounting for taste.
Starting in the middle of the floor is a big flex
It reminds me of a log cabin style quilt, so keep the name. Fantastic professional work.
Isn’t that too tight against the wall? I thought you always needed some space for the wood to expand and contract.
Yes....even with Rift and Quartersawn White Oak being exceptionally stable, NWFA standards require ⅛-¼ inch gap from the wall....
My personal opinion is the expansion gaps are mostly unnecessary in small spaces, but the floor is being installed at peak humidity in the middle of summer, so the floor will probably shrink a little bit but not much. Also its rift and quartered very stable.
@@lumberjackhardwoodsupply your opinion is wrong
@@shenanigansofmannanan your opinion is wrong
@@jalinmurphy9 your opinion is wrong
Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t installers lay down plywood sheeting over old boarding so there is an even surface to which the new flooring can be attached without warping over time?
Hardwood has been laid over that kind of diagonal board subfloor forever. But every area has different humidity swings, building practices, so the answer is it depends.
It’s a lot of hard work, I know!, my husband did our entire two story home with 3/4 in cherry. He also did a great job.♥️
That White Oak flooring will 100% buckle with no expansion gap! If you put "sleepers" underneath, you might get away with minimal expansion. Good luck.
That was my same thoughts. Wood is great for flooring but the wood will move over time. When the grain is all going in the same direction, the gaps by the walls will keep the wood from buckling but with the wood running perpendicular that will not work very well.
How will there be expansion with it being sealed, nailed, and glued? I dont see how this floor will have any movement
@@wubbydubbies9708 If it does not move it will crack on you. Sealing will not stop the movement and nailing will not stop the movement, if the wood is glued to a sub floor the pressure will cause the wood to crack. Wood will absorb and lose water over the different seasons.
Any change in temp. Unless that house has a 100% climate control system, that floor will buckle. Fact is anything under the sun contracts and expands. Just a fact of life. Even the craziest metal you can think of. But amount of contracting and expanding is based upon temps though. So again if the home has a climate control system he will get away with it.
yes I would, I also like the contrasting wall colors. Well done.
Thank you! 😊
starting in the middle, i thought i was watching either a doofus or someone with skill i never knew existed. now i want a tutorial on how to do that starting block. looks amazing!
Love it. I wouldn't mind my floors looking like that
Thanks!
Smashed against the wall.. any expansion joints anywhere?
Not in the little room. I don't really believe in expansion gaps for the most part. For commercial and big spaces yes, for hickory yes, for rift and quartered white oak... I don't think it matters, but time will be the judge.
@@lumberjackhardwoodsupplyu will believe in them wen the middle of the floor bows up, all wood shrinks and contracts , solid or man made
Honestly, there's no wrong way to do it, only unlimited by your imagination and love if working with wood, myself I always look forward to the sanding and finish coating !!!
This job is top notch 👌 👏
My man glued hardwood on top of painted hardwood… lol
Ok, I was bored until i saw that quarter sawn pattern! Beautiful.
Ive installed quite a few log cabin parquets in houses, but ive never seen one where the centerpiece is only one board wide as opposed to 4 or 5. This actually looks very unique and impressive
expansion and contraction has left the room :).
This is incredible work. I would certainly want this in my home.
Gorgeous! I work for a flooring manufacture and I think your work is incredible
Starting in the middle is devious work
I crochet and the log cabin pattern is one of my favorites to make! It also starts in the center and builds out.
I love the border idea! It really ties the ends of the room together.
Rich finish, very distinguished looking.❤
Good job, mate. That 1st board is so important!! Nailed it!
And glued it😊
He started at the beginning, not the end. This guy knows what he’s doing.
Gorgeous new floor. You are a talented builder.
It's like you quilted your floor. I love it!!
You did a fantastic job. Truly a professional!
Looks mad bro , as a chippy i like the finish from skirtings / base board as it i feel it really compliments the flooring ...nice job my friend
Glad you clarified it was in your personal house-I hate it when I don’t know if it’s a personal or business house in the videos I watch 👀😬😜
It’s not my job but the only thing that i love is being professional on everything you have
It’s beautiful! You outdid yourself! And yes I’d love it in my modest house.
Outstanding performance! Well done.
It’s a honey maple floor like mine. Simply soft looking and elegant. 😊
I absolutely love this and love these cats that do this type of amazing work. Great job fellas! Respect.
So this isn't the first time you've done this. Nice work.
Thank you for priming the floors
As a former boat builder finisher awesome job
That’s a loud YES to that floor in my house, beautiful job!
I'm a tree guy, aka I won a tree removal business. My business is in the Philly suburbs. I own a vacutherm iDry vacuum kiln. I want to start making flooring and cabinetry lumber from the historic Philadelphian trees we cut down, or remove from storms. Your floors are beautiful. We have lots of walnut (not the best flooring) and White Oak and Hickory...I hope to start sawing and making flooring soon...
The subtle focal point is cool!
Yes, that is the log cabin quilt pattern. Nice job!
Beautiful!! Yes I would love this floor. I like a dark stain but this is really gorgeous
THAT LOOKS AMAZING WHAT !!! need that floor