@R F Not necessarily true. This is plywood, NOT solid wood. Very little expansion and contraction particularly in a temperature controlled house. Due to the various direction of the strands in the plywood movement is negligible. Also, the beauty of this floor is that it is easily repairable. Remove and individual tile that is damaged and fix your floor easily. Waaay harder with a solid hardware floor, plus a heck of a lot more expensive.
@R F I lived in a really cool carriage house with plywood floors and it withstood a ton of traffic. If you watch to the end of the video he explains why they chose plywood instead of regular wood--it doesn't expand and contract.
Very nice. I helped my dad do this many years ago but we stained the plywood different shades before cutting it. When putting the pattern together the difference in shading of the plywood made it easier to put together and it looked amazing. Keep up the great work. God bless.
I've been looking for an alternative flooring for my living room and this fits the bill. I've seen plywood used before, but they just cut it into planks and truthfully it was BORING. I watched your concrete overlay video and was impressed so I thought I'd check your other stuff out. This one got you a new subscriber. It's so refreshing to see a guy that actually knows what he's doing! Too many making over someone else's videos for content instead of knowing and teaching their content. And such a young guy too. This old geezer is totally a fan!
Cool as hell on a decent budget. I've done wood inlay and ceramic mosaic work all my 71 year old life and am addicted to pattern. You have a great attention to detail.
Great job! I love the look and nothing about the job was incredibly complicated, but a heck of a lot of work. I can totally understand your comments about the monotony with cutting the pieces and laying them down. I like the comment you made on the podcast about being able to make adjustments if you started straying from a straight line with just a little trimming.
My question is: engineered and floating floors are not fixed in place, because even if they do not expand and contract, the house will. So the pieces can raise without a tongue and groove or interlocking joint, causing the sharp acute angles to stick up over time. Just a thought.
I just learned an amazing idea to make my own floor , l know it took you many hours of work, but at the end of the day the most valuable thing is how the satisfaction feels. It really worth it. "Thanks for the video"
If you use Glitsa Wood flour cement you can just take all the saw dust you collected, mix it up with the clear wood flour cement and you will get the most accurate wood filler you need. Works perfectly for your situation. Edit: p.s. Great video very inspiring!
This video is really helpful because I'm making a gaming room with and I want it to have a nice flooring. BTW can you make a video on making a modern coffee table that can put a mini fridge in it. So I can store some snacks and beverages. I want to make one because when I invite some friends over we could have a great hangout place. Please notice this comment
I love when people use plywood in unique ways. Plywood has such a negative reputation, even the nice stuff, so its so nice to see people use it in unique and exciting ways.
It is really a very nice job, it is all about details. The birch plywood color is quite uniform. If there are two colors, it will be much better. I used to do hexigon parquety for one project in Thailand with two colors, one is natural oil, the other is fumed oak. The effect is much better.
These look great! As i mentioned before, i did a similar design with a coffee table, but i used reclaimed oak flooring. My only concern with the plywood was refinishing, since you can't really sand much until you start hitting other plys in the plywood. But since this is a low traffic area, it doesn't seem like it'll be an issue. Nice work Mike!
I started watching because the pattern you used is also a very old quilt pattern(I'm a quilter). There are a lot of the simple (and not so simple) quilt patterns that would look really great as a kind of wood/mosaic floor. Great job.
Having done a similar project, it is important that you do a trial fit before you cut all of your pieces. It is mentioned in the video, but after he has already cut everything. I cut a dozen pieces and did a trial fit to check all of my angles and found out I was a little off, a simple correction and I had a perfect fit. I also stained my pieces before I installed them, having 3 different shades of color (actually I only stained 1/3rd a medium shade, 1/3rd darker, and left 1/3rd unstained). This allows for a really nice 3D effect when assembling the floor. It is more work, but I think it was worth it.
Oh, holy _~bleeping bleepety bleep,~_ I LOVE this idea! I mean REALLY love it! I've got the table saw and plenty of time on my hands, and a whole kitchen to redo the floors on. If I make sure the coating is one good for high traffic, this should be perfect for me!
I've been thinking about doing something like this to a tabletop ! Glad to know that plywood wouldn't be a poor choice (and perhaps even a better one) in comparison to solid wood
They look SOOOO good, Mike! I was following along on Instagram stories, and loved this project. Your dedication to pushing yourself to try new and more complicated projects is so impressive. Great job!! 👍☺️
I remodel houses for a living and do a lot of floors. Also Seen a lot of plywood floors on youtube. This is the first one that I really like and would consider doing. Thanks so much for this vid 👍🏾
I am in love with these floors. I noticed that you said this was a low traffic area. What adjustments would you make for a higher traffic area, and a kitchen space?
Doing this in a space that isn't used much too often I am sure it will last a long time. How long do you think this floor would last in a busy room, like living room or dining room? How durable does it seem to you now after finished? Thanks in advance
Great work we can see all the hard work you’ve done recording and putting all the parts by your self hope this gets a lot of views and success in TH-cam.
Hey Mike, did the floor need sanded between each coat? Or just after the final coat? Or does the sponge do a good job of providing a smooth finish and no sanding necessary?
I use the same product to finish off my paper-collage artworks, and the durability and UV factor it offers are worth the extra cost. If grain hasn't been raised on the first coat, it bonds perfectly if you do subsequent coats within a reasonable time. Because of possible grain raise, only after the first coat might be a useful need.
This is so awesome, a nice modern spin on parquet flooring! I'm thinking this might work really well with a tongue and groove engineered floor as well -- 2 of the 4 sides of each diamond would lock in nicely and prevent any lippage...
Impressive. Kudos. Naturally, I would have paid more attention to the 3-D effect with the grain and perhaps even stained one of each of the hexagons in an effort to MC Escher the perception, but I haven't built a floor in over 20 years (Masonic checkerboard in marble) and nowadays am just distressing a rescued Broyhill bedside table with a metallic whitewash that will be hit with 0000 steel-wool tomorrow before I decide if it's done or needs inlays or decoupage or a fire-pit.
This is probably one of my favourite videos you've done and given me some ideas. I am thinking of using in two areas with a reasonable amount of traffic being the Kitchen and/or conservatory (Garden room). Would you change anything in your processes if you were to do the same? Its a concrete floor on both but will butt up to a living room of Oak tongue and groove.
I'm doing a temporary room in my apartment in Deep Deuce and was thinking about just throwing 4x8 plywood down and poly and calling it a day, even been seeing some people do things to osb which would match the industrial loft space look I have going
Is there any update on how well these floors have held up? I really loved the results and we're considering doing it to a high traffic area but still unsure about the longevity.
Use a brush when your pouring out of a can to wipe it before it runs all over the side of the can. Use it to clean the lid surface too before putting it back on.
Love the project, it looks amazing!! Just a question - isn't birch plywood too soft for flooring? Wouldn't it be easily damaged if you dropped something heavy on it or if someone walks over them in high heels?
Birch is actually really hard. The problem is that a lot of birch veneer plywood has a paper-thin top layer. Getting really good quality plywood is the key to a durable floor. It is a really cool idea and, while it may seem like a lot of work, I can tell you from experience doing a solid oak prefinished strip floor, the amount of time I spent working the bowed strips into position took a lot longer than this technique.
@@bunkie2100 all those bowed pieces need to be used for edge ,sacrificed trim..not pounded in to a run. Even if you get in to place it will crack and put undue stress on other pieces. It's not like green wood that can be worked into place.
Yo Mike, I'd like to think I'm one of your biggest cheerleaders as I find all your stuff super cool. But, I def. think you out did yourself on this floor. Soooooooo cool bud!! You should feel very proud on this one, Dirty Jersey out!!
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Hey everybody!! I just read through all the comments and couldn't believe how encouraging and positive they were. Thanks a ton!! :)
Dang, this is one of the best examples of elevating a simple material you've done yet. Definitely a project you should be proud of.
Right on!! thanks Winson
@R F Is that true? How come?
@R F Not necessarily true. This is plywood, NOT solid wood. Very little expansion and contraction particularly in a temperature controlled house. Due to the various direction of the strands in the plywood movement is negligible. Also, the beauty of this floor is that it is easily repairable. Remove and individual tile that is damaged and fix your floor easily. Waaay harder with a solid hardware floor, plus a heck of a lot more expensive.
@R F I lived in a really cool carriage house with plywood floors and it withstood a ton of traffic. If you watch to the end of the video he explains why they chose plywood instead of regular wood--it doesn't expand and contract.
As an old floor covering contractor I must say I loved that finished look. I am glad that you installed it instead of me. Thanks for sharing!
Mark Bonham 😂
Did he wood putty all the seems?
Very nice.
I helped my dad do this many years ago but we stained the plywood different shades before cutting it. When putting the pattern together the difference in shading of the plywood made it easier to put together and it looked amazing.
Keep up the great work.
God bless.
Mike, I can’t imagine how much work this was, but dude, it was well worth the effort. Great work!
No doubt!! Thanks Kris
I've been looking for an alternative flooring for my living room and this fits the bill. I've seen plywood used before, but they just cut it into planks and truthfully it was BORING. I watched your concrete overlay video and was impressed so I thought I'd check your other stuff out. This one got you a new subscriber. It's so refreshing to see a guy that actually knows what he's doing! Too many making over someone else's videos for content instead of knowing and teaching their content. And such a young guy too. This old geezer is totally a fan!
killer project, Mike. That was a hell of a lot of work
I did once for a F&B in Malaysia. With white oak solid 22mm plywood underlay . The result is amazing ..
Cool as hell on a decent budget. I've done wood inlay and ceramic mosaic work all my 71 year old life and am addicted to pattern. You have a great attention to detail.
Yo-that was truly a (literal) labor of love. Sooo much work for an awesome reward. Props to Modern Builds.
Certified BANGER! That’s beautiful, good job Mike!
Haha!! Nailed it
Holy moly.....a beautiful end product....impressed with your commitment to the repetitive task maintaining attention to detail
Hats off to your dedication and commitment to get this done! That's lot of work, but the result is amazing.
Someone really loves their parents. Seriously
Great job! I love the look and nothing about the job was incredibly complicated, but a heck of a lot of work. I can totally understand your comments about the monotony with cutting the pieces and laying them down. I like the comment you made on the podcast about being able to make adjustments if you started straying from a straight line with just a little trimming.
My question is: engineered and floating floors are not fixed in place, because even if they do not expand and contract, the house will. So the pieces can raise without a tongue and groove or interlocking joint, causing the sharp acute angles to stick up over time.
Just a thought.
Yes please don't try this one...funny how many people will without doing a little bit of research haha.
It would have been really interesting if you used different kinds of plywood to boost the 3d effect that the hexagons create. Great work though!
Guess he aimed for "low key" padron instead of a strong one
That could be cool! I that's sort of what I was going for using the darker grained pieces for the "horizontal" paralellagrams
I agree or stained some of the pieces a shade or 2 darker. Still a great floor project that I can see being applied to the wall!
@@travismcleod5078 staining would be my choice for the effect as well, as the quality of the wood and lamination would be uniform.
I just learned an amazing idea to make my own floor , l know it took you many hours of work, but at the end of the day the most valuable thing is how the satisfaction feels. It really worth it. "Thanks for the video"
Wonderful craftsmanship and film editing skills. Well done!
Mike,
This was an insanely unique idea. While it took time, I am sure they will appreciate the artistry that was included.
Great video!
Your level of detail got you an instant subscription. Not your average plywood floors. Nice.
Im a professional floorman and ill be honest you did an amazing job. You should be very proud
If you use Glitsa Wood flour cement you can just take all the saw dust you collected, mix it up with the clear wood flour cement and you will get the most accurate wood filler you need. Works perfectly for your situation.
Edit: p.s. Great video very inspiring!
This video is really helpful because I'm making a gaming room with and I want it to have a nice flooring. BTW can you make a video on making a modern coffee table that can put a mini fridge in it. So I can store some snacks and beverages. I want to make one because when I invite some friends over we could have a great hangout place. Please notice this comment
I think birch makes this pattern look more pleasing to the eye and gives it a modern look instead of tacky. Nice job buddy :)
I love when people use plywood in unique ways. Plywood has such a negative reputation, even the nice stuff, so its so nice to see people use it in unique and exciting ways.
It is really a very nice job, it is all about details. The birch plywood color is quite uniform. If there are two colors, it will be much better. I used to do hexigon parquety for one project in Thailand with two colors, one is natural oil, the other is fumed oak. The effect is much better.
These look great! As i mentioned before, i did a similar design with a coffee table, but i used reclaimed oak flooring. My only concern with the plywood was refinishing, since you can't really sand much until you start hitting other plys in the plywood. But since this is a low traffic area, it doesn't seem like it'll be an issue. Nice work Mike!
I started watching because the pattern you used is also a very old quilt pattern(I'm a quilter). There are a lot of the simple (and not so simple) quilt patterns that would look really great as a kind of wood/mosaic floor. Great job.
This is the best use of plywood I've ever seen! Great job!
Having done a similar project, it is important that you do a trial fit before you cut all of your pieces. It is mentioned in the video, but after he has already cut everything. I cut a dozen pieces and did a trial fit to check all of my angles and found out I was a little off, a simple correction and I had a perfect fit. I also stained my pieces before I installed them, having 3 different shades of color (actually I only stained 1/3rd a medium shade, 1/3rd darker, and left 1/3rd unstained). This allows for a really nice 3D effect when assembling the floor. It is more work, but I think it was worth it.
Great job, I'm surprised how perfect plywood floor looks.. So simple material but so fine result.
Oh, holy _~bleeping bleepety bleep,~_ I LOVE this idea! I mean REALLY love it! I've got the table saw and plenty of time on my hands, and a whole kitchen to redo the floors on. If I make sure the coating is one good for high traffic, this should be perfect for me!
Dude, you have the patience of a saint! It looks awesome.
I've been thinking about doing something like this to a tabletop ! Glad to know that plywood wouldn't be a poor choice (and perhaps even a better one) in comparison to solid wood
Plywood is great as long as you don't have to do any deep sanding and it's a great choice over a glue down floor suck as concrete
I love how you take something as simple as plywood and making a beautiful floor out of it!
Beautiful! Your parents will think of you with love each time they see the floor.
That looks awesome. I'd be worried about how board warping might lift up edges. Glad you did this so I can find out the results with no investment :)
totally!! hopefully glueing the edges of each piece should prevent that
They look SOOOO good, Mike! I was following along on Instagram stories, and loved this project. Your dedication to pushing yourself to try new and more complicated projects is so impressive. Great job!! 👍☺️
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!
NICE JOB !
You made something 'thrifty' look like a million bucks......my favourite thing to do. Well done.
I remodel houses for a living and do a lot of floors. Also Seen a lot of plywood floors on youtube. This is the first one that I really like and would consider doing. Thanks so much for this vid 👍🏾
I am in love with these floors.
I noticed that you said this was a low traffic area. What adjustments would you make for a higher traffic area, and a kitchen space?
Probably solid boards which would more than likely involve making them tongue and Grove to accommodate the expansion and contraction.
Tile🤔
They look so amazing! Great job! I imagine the repetitive actions could be almost therapeutic after a while.
that floor came out really beautiful you did some amazing work I'll give you some skills on that job
Doing this in a space that isn't used much too often I am sure it will last a long time.
How long do you think this floor would last in a busy room, like living room or dining room? How durable does it seem to you now after finished?
Thanks in advance
one season. I like the fall.
Floor is looking great but I think you missed an opportunity. If you played around with different shades op plywood, you could have made a 3d effect.
Johan Van Dyk that would have been dizzying.
Taylormade2350 but so good looking. Imo
This is a million dollar project ! Thank you for sharing this with us ♡
Great work we can see all the hard work you’ve done recording and putting all the parts by your self hope this gets a lot of views and success in TH-cam.
Oh. My. Glob. These are gorgeous. 😍
I wish I had somewhere in my house that needs new flooring so I could try this. Maybe we'll do a wall instead.
💖💖💖💖💖 LOVE LOVE LOVE this flooring & that cubes illusions make it more opulence 👍🏻👍🏻
What a quality human being.
This is pure Genius ! I would do this staining in three tones ,,,,, can't wait to do thsi somewhere ,, love ply !
It's absolutely out of this world
this looks phenomenal, original and geometric looks make me happy. excellent work!!
love this!!!! Currently planning a Reno of a kitchen to a disabled Access room and this floor would be great!! Functional and beautiful! 💗💗
Hey Mike, did the floor need sanded between each coat? Or just after the final coat? Or does the sponge do a good job of providing a smooth finish and no sanding necessary?
Usally the need for sanding depends on the finish material, not sure what he used but thats should be written on the instructions
A light sand with 180 grit or higher is always worth it if you want to make sure to take care of any grain raise before the final coat
I use the same product to finish off my paper-collage artworks, and the durability and UV factor it offers are worth the extra cost. If grain hasn't been raised on the first coat, it bonds perfectly if you do subsequent coats within a reasonable time. Because of possible grain raise, only after the first coat might be a useful need.
You are the MAN for this. Thank you sir. I commend you.
Mike, that’s very nice and unique wood floors. It’s has a characteristic design the wood it self. 👍🏻👏🏻😃
Absolutely amazing. Your parents are luck to have you in their lives.
This is so awesome, a nice modern spin on parquet flooring! I'm thinking this might work really well with a tongue and groove engineered floor as well -- 2 of the 4 sides of each diamond would lock in nicely and prevent any lippage...
Squarespace? All I see are hexagons!
Lame dad's jokes are the reason I always read the comments on builder's videos 😂 Thanks man!
Impressive. Kudos.
Naturally, I would have paid more attention to the 3-D effect with the grain and perhaps even stained one of each of the hexagons in an effort to MC Escher the perception, but I haven't built a floor in over 20 years (Masonic checkerboard in marble) and nowadays am just distressing a rescued Broyhill bedside table with a metallic whitewash that will be hit with 0000 steel-wool tomorrow before I decide if it's done or needs inlays or decoupage or a fire-pit.
Omg you made me so nervous not using a wood push. Oh lordy!
Really like the texture. It's subtle but so interesting.
Really looking forward to the bus build in 2022! :)
haha! Same 😂
As a flooring installer I find this very impressive.
This is probably one of my favourite videos you've done and given me some ideas. I am thinking of using in two areas with a reasonable amount of traffic being the Kitchen and/or conservatory (Garden room). Would you change anything in your processes if you were to do the same? Its a concrete floor on both but will butt up to a living room of Oak tongue and groove.
Definitely a certified banger! I’m so excited to see this vid after hearing about it on the podcast and seeing progress on IG.
I started following u n am fascinated of ur projects.
That floor is stunning beautiful. WOW
The juice was worth the squeeze. Nice job!
Dude this video was AMAZING. Super inspired from this. Keep em coming man!!
Will do!!!
Your floor was very nicely executed. Your finished product is beautiful.
The idea is fantastic, The way you explain everithing is great and the result is awsome! well done.... Again!
That's awesome!! Thanks a lot
Hola, me encanto la idea solo me surge la duda de como previenes un problema de humedad? Utilizas algun aditivo antes de instalar el piso?
That looks great! I've never thought about plywood floors but it seems like a great idea that I'm going to look into.
I've done a sliding barn door in a similar manor but I tri-colored the pieces (red,black,clear) and used different pattern for a 3D effect
I'm doing a temporary room in my apartment in Deep Deuce and was thinking about just throwing 4x8 plywood down and poly and calling it a day, even been seeing some people do things to osb which would match the industrial loft space look I have going
SUPER COOL! I think it would look fab in herringbone too.
Excellent project and video. You took the time to explain every decision and provided lots of good tips to insure success. Looks really great!
Very nice project Mike. I really love the design it makes on the floor.
Thanks for sharing.
Dude, this looks incredible. I'm loving seeing the attic come together!
I literally can’t even handle this. It is insanely cool but omg I am so not a perfectionist and I would never ever be able to do this. Major props.
It's definitely not perfect, but much appreciated!!
Is there any update on how well these floors have held up? I really loved the results and we're considering doing it to a high traffic area but still unsure about the longevity.
Wow, beautiful floor! Really great instructions and directions. 😉👍
Bet mom and dad are thrilled with the result.
AWESOME 👏🏻 It reminds me of the Qbert arcade game, lol. I love it. Thank you for sharing.
I felt like I was watching a HGTV episode... Great Job Good Stuff
like a boss... that floor is like meditative, man.
Whoa! That floor looks awesome. Your parents are lucky to have such a nice son.
That floor is badass dude
Use a brush when your pouring out of a can to wipe it before it runs all over the side of the can. Use it to clean the lid surface too before putting it back on.
Nice job. That hard work definitely paid off.
Love the project, it looks amazing!! Just a question - isn't birch plywood too soft for flooring? Wouldn't it be easily damaged if you dropped something heavy on it or if someone walks over them in high heels?
Yes. It won't last at all. Vinyl or proper flooring is what you actually want to use.
It's in the attic soon to be media room , so I don't think it's going to get a lot of daily wear and tear.
Birch is actually really hard. The problem is that a lot of birch veneer plywood has a paper-thin top layer. Getting really good quality plywood is the key to a durable floor. It is a really cool idea and, while it may seem like a lot of work, I can tell you from experience doing a solid oak prefinished strip floor, the amount of time I spent working the bowed strips into position took a lot longer than this technique.
@@bunkie2100 LMAO...this took him 80 hours...I think you need to find a better job..OR stop doing shit work in other people's houses.. FFS
@@bunkie2100 all those bowed pieces need to be used for edge ,sacrificed trim..not pounded in to a run. Even if you get in to place it will crack and put undue stress on other pieces. It's not like green wood that can be worked into place.
You are so talented! Thanks for sharing! I hope to bring projects like this to my home soon!
I LOOOVED! THAT FLOORING
Wonder - how many times you said to yourself "Why I got into this?" haha
Must of been hard to pull this off but looks amazing!
Really impressive what you have done of plywood, nice 3D effect 👍
Yo Mike, I'd like to think I'm one of your biggest cheerleaders as I find all your stuff super cool. But, I def. think you out did yourself on this floor. Soooooooo cool bud!! You should feel very proud on this one, Dirty Jersey out!!
100% certified banger! one of my favorite projects from you
I love this idea for a mod spin on a wood panel wall! Keep up the great ideas and work bro
Looks great. Only problem I see if the ply is too soft and will dent easily