Handyman - i restored hardwood flooring professionally for years. I was impressed by your other video on hardwood floors you did everything right. One tip for a floor like this is to run the belt sander at a 45* angle to remove the rough stuff. This will help eliminate the chance of leaving runways on the floor. Also this method is alot faster in heavy removal. Love the channel by the way.
Despite the fans claims, Handyman refuses to claim the title of #1 in the universe. I appreciate the humbleness. A rare quality these days. Keep it real Handyman.
Physical work, while working for yourself has a great feeling behind it in my opinion. I wanna keep in shape. Keep strong. Keep my heart working everyday. These people saying this crap are clueless, Handyman. Keep up the good work.
Been homebound for a week now, looking forward to at least 6 more weeks from an injury at work (remodeling). Your videos are keeping me sane - that and going to the Depot every once in awhile! Thanks!
I used to be a tile and stone installer, then I changed my business to more of a handyman service. People ask me the same question, why would you do manual labor like that, I say the same thing you said. "because I like it" hahaha it's very rewarding. People don't know what they are missing out on.
I have been enjoying you for almost a year. Your latest videos are the best by far! I love the voice changes too, along with you being you! (I am a home owner who does all DIY on my over 140 year old Victorian, so you are terrific to share your tricks and magic expertise! My home has hardwood floors, and I have done this before on my last one. I have spent the past 4 plus years addressing all the structural issues, so my floor is temporarily covered with only a new layer of carpet so I can stand it until that happens. I bet I am at least a year away, so this is fabulous to watch.
Hi handyman this Phil the printing press operator excellent job. Still trying get me a client base. Made my own business cards. Again your videos help me improve on my own skills.
You probably have already repaired the holes, but I have used a router to make the patch by setting it to a depth of 1/4” and routing a section out that looks appropriate. The patch is then glued in and sanded, leaving a invisible repair. I have also had customers ask for a butterfly patch which they considered a sort of Easter egg.
Perfect video to help me see what is possible. My floors are covered with 3 layers of vinyl. Glad to see what i may find underneath, if i put in some good work. Thanks Handyman
Not much feels better than laying back down on the floor after hours of work. Looks very nice... your persistence is long and tedious but very rewarding. Thanks for the encouragement too keep us going!
Cut a plug instead of using a dowel so you aren't having the end grain face up. Drill out the hole so it's a nice circle and then plug it making sure the grain lines up. Taper the plug so you get a nice tight fit when you glue it in and then flush cut it with a saw and sand it smooth. No way would I try to remove any of those boards.
I just made the same comment then saw yours. Had to go back and delete mine. I think plugs and inlays are more visible. Dowels look more like natural knots.
Run the scraper blade backwards and use a grinder to radius the corners of the blade. It keeps you from gouging and isn't shape enough to cut into the wood. This is a great video series.
Yupp my mind is still telling me my back would hurt even in the second part of this Job!!! But here is the upside I'm learning a lot watching your videos...my pops is a master of all trades when it comes to Handyman work he just turned 63 and he is still at it, I guess the Military will do you like that!!!! God bless you Handyman!!!
Hit a nail once w/ the drum sander....not fun when it shreds the sander. Have a great relationship with the place rent some of these tools from, & had another out to me in an hour, which, was cool since they didn’t have to do that. Great customer service is awesome👍🏻 Haven’t had to do a project like this in years; as everyone wants tile in their houses down here in FL. Personally, not sure how I feel still, of having a complete house in wall to wall tile (except the stairs, lol). Can’t wait to see the appliances the owner picked out, along w/ seeing things installed in this AWESOME remodel💪🏼👍🏻 Funny how once upon a time, ppl wanted the floors stripped back to the hard woods & finished. Now, it’s completely different, it wait; in several years, it will be back to hard wood floors😉 Happy Holidays ❄️🦃
I've done this job to an entire upstairs of a house for a customer which they glued down carpet under padding to it 20ish years ago, it's a crap job to do but the end results look amazin. For the holes I use a hole saw on a red oak plank, try to match the direction of the grains. Good job as usual!
Awsome.. did mine (without knowing what I was really doing) and the satisfaction of seeing a 60-80 year old abused floor look like new lumber was so rewarding.
Also pro tip of day is just like tabletop belt sanders. You can use belt erasers to help remove built up material. Just be careful since it's a skin remover 5,000 if you mess up. Love your channel, stumbled across it as I was doing research for my handyman services. I'm just starting on side like you stated and have already booked out 2months of work. Wish you did a travel series, show how you can do it out of a 2017 rav 4 🤣. I'm saving up for a 5x8 trailer and eventually truck but want to keep overhead low and its working so far. Just need to be creative getting some material. Atleast this week I'm getting tow hitch and borrowing friends trailer when needed. Thanks again for tips, tricks and being strait foward with your viewers.
What a fantastic job you did Handyman.. What a beautiful floor that is.. It's funny how decor and what's in style at the time changes... Back in the day it was Wall to Wall Carpet everywhere.. Even in the Bathrooms... Now of course it's Hardwood and Tile which is much better, cleaner and looks great.. I can remember a brand new home my parents bought years ago that had beautiful Hardwood Floors throughout the entire two story home, even on the stairway.. But the trend at the time in the 1970s was Wall to Wall Carpet.. so that's what they did.. Funny how people liked it at the time and now people gate carpet line it's a curse... Happy Sunday to you sir, and it's almost time for that Turkey sandwich.. I'll tell you how to make a delicious Grilled Panini Sandwich. Like Thanksgiving between bread... Get some rest, but not to much..
It would take me an hour or more to type my whole story, but my first house was built in the 30s and showed it. this was in 1981. I remodeled it top to bottom by myself and took me a little more than 3 years to finish, and it was a small house but it was cool design. (I wish i still had it). When I pulled up the linoleum, I could not believe there were hardwood floors in the whole house. When I finally got done doing what you're doing, they were gorgeous and I cannot tell you how many friends and family of mine tried to buy that house from me. When I finally did decided to sell that house 15 years later, those floors sold that house to the first people who looked at it. Where I live at, real oak hardwood floors are EXPENSIVE.
At Home Depot they sell a tool that is used to literally scrape off paint off cabinets in the pain department that will be perfect for this job are used this tool for this type of job lot faster less damage to the floor 🤷🏻♂️ thank you for your time your videos I enjoy watching I’ll keep following 👍👍up
Man I wish I could find the pictures of the kitchen floor that I had to remove...it’s was like a club sandwich of linoleum and underlayment! You’re making this floor look great!
Wow, such a big difference. Great to see the floor getting a second chance. Looking forward to seeing how to fix squeaks. I have a lot of them and I tried the hardwood floor hidden screws but they didn’t work. I think my floors might not be fastened to the subfloor well. Maybe you have another method.
things I learned refinishing my own 1960s hardwood floor; I hate nails and staples. Learned very quickly when you missed one and it'd rip your sand paper. There's no such thing as odorless mineral spirits no matter what the bottle says.
@@GarwoodNick yeah, I had bought a small bottle of some labeled odorless because the wife was pregnant and sensitive to smells. Wasn't odorless needless to say lol
Amaze-balls! This is better than an action film! OMG you work really hard for your clients & family. Shout out to all the hard working handymen & women. This floor is gorgeous! How many hours did it take to get that goop off the flooring? Incredible
Hi handymen, you said to take all nails out. Do you mean those sticking out or also those big heah nails thats in the wood ? Do you suggest to use brad nails to secure the board to th subframe?
Fun to watch. Thank you. At about 21:24 - 21:30 it sounds like you haven't fixed the squeak yet. Please make sure to cover how you do that in future video so I can see technique you use. I have similar floors in a 1900 farmhouse with many (many many many many) squeaks.
Great work. It pained me to watch you hand scrape the floor. I remember many a day doing that until I discovered the diamond brush head. Slap it on a buffer and the floor is prepped in no time and is ready to go. Still have to pull the nails and staples.
Love the drum sander, but that small one is a back killer! I'm currently working on 5 rooms and I need plenty of changing back and forth between the 2 machines. Very nice looking floors when you get the job done. Yours are looking great!
It’s a good job you get that tool to help you with the floor as your hands and knee would have been hurting. Your doing awesome work and content keep it up
*WOW* !!!! *I had no idea this original wood floor would turn out sssssssooooo beautiful* !!!! *Flooring looks yummy* !!!! #GreyPoupon #MassiveKitchenReno #TheHandyman
if you get a wetstone. like one for sharping knives. if you run the edge tip across the wetstone 2 to 4 times. that should work on dulling the blade enough to be similar to what the old one was like. could also try on concrete too.
I have rented one of those drum sanders before ! I enjoy watching your videos and you take such pride on all your work. I love that! You are such a hard worker! I am hooked watching your videos! I do all kinds of work and it kills me when i have to hire something done!
What's the square hole in the floor? Possibly some kind of vent? Will you do anything about the nail holes? Fill them in? Looks great thus far. Keep up the good work.
When using the scraper and it is too sharp turn the blade backwards. You would be surprised how well it scrapes without gouging. I also will dull a new blade on a smooth concrete surface so it is not so sharp. Love your videos from here in the Philippines. Also a 4 inch scraper is easier to control
Good call hitting it with the sander. I already watched the video with the magic wood grout. I should redo my floor that has laminate on top of it after watching this. I hit a few uneven spots with belt sander when I put that in and the wood looked really good.
'Just tripped over one'... lol And 20:20 is a feeling I can certainly relate to. Hats off bro... I was a little worried about getting that tar paper crapola off & what you'd find underneath but my faith in The Handyman is still in tact! Also, the up-close shows some impressively tight oak. Super cool series.
Running the drum at a 45 degree angle is a debatable tactic. Some people swear by it. I did it for years but later stoped and just went with grain only. What did you do?
I use one of those scrappers at work. We bought it around 22 years ago. I was wondering where do you get the replacement blades? @2:30. The hardware store that we bought it from doesn't carry the blades or tool anymore. I work in a warehouse. We used it originally to scrap painted lines from the floor. Then assembly discovered it was great for scrapping glue from their work tables. I replaced the last blade about a year or so ago and we are due for some new ones.
Awesome job! Having never used a sander like that I would have expected a bigger mess. No fan needed? Can’t wait to see the finished kitchen, curious how the cabinet/arch area looks at the end.
House I just started on is similar. Kitchen is original wood, a layer of plywood, 2 layers of linoleum, and then on top of that is a layer of prefinished wood flooring. Lots of demo.
After you move the floor boards with holes in them, could you fill the holes with a wooden dowel?. I've never worked with wood floor before, just tons of ceramic tile, and vinyl plank
Or don't align it and keep it as a conversation starter. Like: this is the only piece of wood that spans the full length, and it just so happens to have a hole in it. It could have been anywhere else in the room, but no. Had to be right here it's at. 👁️👄👁️
Get an ice scraper that is used for chipping sidewalks. Sharpen the edge to a ‘dull’ sharp and go at it. If you are worried about the corners, grind a little more off the last 1/2 inch on each side and you won’t gouge. Hit a nail and you’ll either cut it off, pull it out or just bounce off. If it nicks, touch it up with the grinder and go again.
We never filled in the cracks. We just left the floor do its thing. Filler juat tends to bust up from winter summer movement. And I always used corks to fill the old round pipe holes.
About 5 minutes in, and I can't help thinking a heat gun would be pretty useful for loosening that black stuff, make less work for the scraper. (EDIT:) Just heard the part around 7 minutes about not wanting the sander to heat the stuff up, liquefy it, so that it seeps into the joints and grain. Fair point. But a heat gun could be controlled, so that it just softens the stuff for easier scraping, without liquefying it.
How on earth did you use that extending scraper so well? I used that exact same one and it was utter garbage. Every time the blade hit any resistance the handle would loosen and then collapse. I had to keep tightening it after every stroke. Eventually I just gave up on it. I got down on my knees and used a scraper that didn’t extend.
I had a situation exactly like this in a bedroom. Wallpaper steamers work wonders. I had one and bought another one so I could have 2x going at the same time. You have to let it sit for 45 seconds or so to soften up the mastic and then it just wipes away. It does take some time but you do no damage to the floor. After, just run your floor sander as normal.
It would have been pretty hellish to discover one of the remaining nails with your knee... When my grandparents passed away and they were preparing their house for sale, they pulled up the ugly wall-to-wall carpet they'd had for the previous 35+ years since they moved into that house. (It was a light brown carpet when I was very young. At some point in the 1970s they replaced it with a deep red one.) Underneath was a beautiful, untouched maple hardwood floor. Covered over by carpeting, it was entirely unwalked-on and the finish was almost intact, other than around the edges where the tacking strips were. No idea why they kept it covered up. I guess it was the fashion in 1957 when they bought the place brand-new.
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Handyman - i restored hardwood flooring professionally for years. I was impressed by your other video on hardwood floors you did everything right. One tip for a floor like this is to run the belt sander at a 45* angle to remove the rough stuff. This will help eliminate the chance of leaving runways on the floor. Also this method is alot faster in heavy removal. Love the channel by the way.
Despite the fans claims, Handyman refuses to claim the title of #1 in the universe.
I appreciate the humbleness. A rare quality these days. Keep it real Handyman.
I understand there's a home improvement channel from Proxima Centauri B that gets more views.
Physical work, while working for yourself has a great feeling behind it in my opinion. I wanna keep in shape. Keep strong. Keep my heart working everyday. These people saying this crap are clueless, Handyman. Keep up the good work.
Been homebound for a week now, looking forward to at least 6 more weeks from an injury at work (remodeling). Your videos are keeping me sane - that and going to the Depot every once in awhile! Thanks!
The before and after on this floor is going to be insane.
I used to be a tile and stone installer, then I changed my business to more of a handyman service. People ask me the same question, why would you do manual labor like that, I say the same thing you said. "because I like it" hahaha it's very rewarding. People don't know what they are missing out on.
I have been enjoying you for almost a year. Your latest videos are the best by far! I love the voice changes too, along with you being you! (I am a home owner who does all DIY on my over 140 year old Victorian, so you are terrific to share your tricks and magic expertise! My home has hardwood floors, and I have done this before on my last one. I have spent the past 4 plus years addressing all the structural issues, so my floor is temporarily covered with only a new layer of carpet so I can stand it until that happens. I bet I am at least a year away, so this is fabulous to watch.
Hi handyman this Phil the printing press operator excellent job. Still trying get me a client base. Made my own business cards. Again your videos help me improve on my own skills.
I'm so glad you are resurfacing this floor. Cool to see the life brought back into it. What a transformation!
You probably have already repaired the holes, but I have used a router to make the patch by setting it to a depth of 1/4” and routing a section out that looks appropriate. The patch is then glued in and sanded, leaving a invisible repair. I have also had customers ask for a butterfly patch which they considered a sort of Easter egg.
Lookin good! Lots of work, my back hurts just watching you..
Perfect video to help me see what is possible. My floors are covered with 3 layers of vinyl. Glad to see what i may find underneath, if i put in some good work. Thanks Handyman
Not much feels better than laying back down on the floor after hours of work.
Looks very nice... your persistence is long and tedious but very rewarding. Thanks for the encouragement too keep us going!
Just glue in a round red oak dowel in the hole. Its an old home, leave some character.
bingo
Cut a plug instead of using a dowel so you aren't having the end grain face up. Drill out the hole so it's a nice circle and then plug it making sure the grain lines up. Taper the plug so you get a nice tight fit when you glue it in and then flush cut it with a saw and sand it smooth. No way would I try to remove any of those boards.
@@JW-sv5xc 👍
I was thinking a butterfly inlay would be cool.
I just made the same comment then saw yours. Had to go back and delete mine.
I think plugs and inlays are more visible. Dowels look more like natural knots.
That floor looks great for its age, totally worth restoring imo!
"That'll buff out" haha love it
Haha the response of pros.
Well done, love the look so far.
This is one of the best video series I've seen in a while. Keep up the great work.
A LOT Better results out of that drum sander than I would have expected. Sander belts seem to last a long time, too.....
It surprised me to It only took 2 belts to get most the black stuff off.
You are one hard-working, knowledgeable man! I learn much from watching you. Thank you for taping and sharing.
That wood ceiling looks outstanding!!! Nothing wrong with manual labor once in awhile. Keeps you honest.
@7:38. “That will buff out”. Love it. Haha
Run the scraper blade backwards and use a grinder to radius the corners of the blade. It keeps you from gouging and isn't shape enough to cut into the wood. This is a great video series.
Gotta love nail hunting... I'm doing that to 2000sf of flooring, only halfway through.
Those little clarke sanders are good machines. I ran one for years. Of course a hummel is the best.
Yupp my mind is still telling me my back would hurt even in the second part of this Job!!! But here is the upside I'm learning a lot watching your videos...my pops is a master of all trades when it comes to Handyman work he just turned 63 and he is still at it, I guess the Military will do you like that!!!! God bless you Handyman!!!
Handyman I could watch this ish all damn day keep em coming!
Thanks for the therapeutic session Mr
Hit a nail once w/ the drum sander....not fun when it shreds the sander. Have a great relationship with the place rent some of these tools from, & had another out to me in an hour, which, was cool since they didn’t have to do that. Great customer service is awesome👍🏻 Haven’t had to do a project like this in years; as everyone wants tile in their houses down here in FL. Personally, not sure how I feel still, of having a complete house in wall to wall tile (except the stairs, lol).
Can’t wait to see the appliances the owner picked out, along w/ seeing things installed in this AWESOME remodel💪🏼👍🏻
Funny how once upon a time, ppl wanted the floors stripped back to the hard woods & finished. Now, it’s completely different, it wait; in several years, it will be back to hard wood floors😉
Happy Holidays ❄️🦃
Please film the trailer overhaul! Loved the last one!
Will you go with a Ron Paulk design this time, or just clean it?
I've done this job to an entire upstairs of a house for a customer which they glued down carpet under padding to it 20ish years ago, it's a crap job to do but the end results look amazin. For the holes I use a hole saw on a red oak plank, try to match the direction of the grains. Good job as usual!
This kitchen remodel series has been very excellent … and can’t wait to see the finished project!😄
I am glad you like it. Thanks for watching.
I'd put in a butterfly patch to cover the hole. It make for a nice conversation piece.
Awsome.. did mine (without knowing what I was really doing) and the satisfaction of seeing a 60-80 year old abused floor look like new lumber was so rewarding.
Also pro tip of day is just like tabletop belt sanders. You can use belt erasers to help remove built up material. Just be careful since it's a skin remover 5,000 if you mess up. Love your channel, stumbled across it as I was doing research for my handyman services. I'm just starting on side like you stated and have already booked out 2months of work. Wish you did a travel series, show how you can do it out of a 2017 rav 4 🤣. I'm saving up for a 5x8 trailer and eventually truck but want to keep overhead low and its working so far. Just need to be creative getting some material. Atleast this week I'm getting tow hitch and borrowing friends trailer when needed. Thanks again for tips, tricks and being strait foward with your viewers.
What a fantastic job you did Handyman.. What a beautiful floor that is.. It's funny how decor and what's in style at the time changes... Back in the day it was Wall to Wall Carpet everywhere.. Even in the Bathrooms... Now of course it's Hardwood and Tile which is much better, cleaner and looks great.. I can remember a brand new home my parents bought years ago that had beautiful Hardwood Floors throughout the entire two story home, even on the stairway.. But the trend at the time in the 1970s was Wall to Wall Carpet.. so that's what they did.. Funny how people liked it at the time and now people gate carpet line it's a curse... Happy Sunday to you sir, and it's almost time for that Turkey sandwich.. I'll tell you how to make a delicious Grilled Panini Sandwich. Like Thanksgiving between bread... Get some rest, but not to much..
It would take me an hour or more to type my whole story, but my first house was built in the 30s and showed it. this was in 1981. I remodeled it top to bottom by myself and took me a little more than 3 years to finish, and it was a small house but it was cool design. (I wish i still had it). When I pulled up the linoleum, I could not believe there were hardwood floors in the whole house. When I finally got done doing what you're doing, they were gorgeous and I cannot tell you how many friends and family of mine tried to buy that house from me. When I finally did decided to sell that house 15 years later, those floors sold that house to the first people who looked at it. Where I live at, real oak hardwood floors are EXPENSIVE.
At Home Depot they sell a tool that is used to literally scrape off paint off cabinets in the pain department that will be perfect for this job are used this tool for this type of job lot faster less damage to the floor 🤷🏻♂️ thank you for your time your videos I enjoy watching I’ll keep following 👍👍up
It's great to watch you work Handyman! I've learned a lot from your videos.
Man I wish I could find the pictures of the kitchen floor that I had to remove...it’s was like a club sandwich of linoleum and underlayment! You’re making this floor look great!
Wow, such a big difference. Great to see the floor getting a second chance. Looking forward to seeing how to fix squeaks. I have a lot of them and I tried the hardwood floor hidden screws but they didn’t work. I think my floors might not be fastened to the subfloor well. Maybe you have another method.
Looks clean! Can’t wait to see the finished product! You should do a live video in there so we can see it live :-)
things I learned refinishing my own 1960s hardwood floor;
I hate nails and staples. Learned very quickly when you missed one and it'd rip your sand paper.
There's no such thing as odorless mineral spirits no matter what the bottle says.
and since you mentioned posting pictures in the video. Here's the album of my remodel of the room as a DIYer: imgur.com/a/8JoXK
@@Agent22817 Looks great.
If I opened a can of mineral spirits and it didn't smell, I'd take it back
@@GarwoodNick yeah, I had bought a small bottle of some labeled odorless because the wife was pregnant and sensitive to smells. Wasn't odorless needless to say lol
Aaron E ,
Nice job Aaron.👍
I did a similar project in my own house. I gotta admit, it was pretty fun. And I smile every time I come home and see the end results.
Amaze-balls! This is better than an action film! OMG you work really hard for your clients & family. Shout out to all the hard working handymen & women. This floor is gorgeous! How many hours did it take to get that goop off the flooring? Incredible
I would never be able to keep up with the Handyman! He works like a bat out of hell! Did you see his pace!?
Great job Mr. Handyman.
Hi handymen, you said to take all nails out. Do you mean those sticking out or also those big heah nails thats in the wood ? Do you suggest to use brad nails to secure the board to th subframe?
Those floors are beautiful. Handyman is a one man army!!!!
Awesome work Handyman. Looking forward to the end result. Loving the daily uploads!
20:20 I feel your pain handyman. Thats the best part of my day
amazing transformation so far!
how did you deal with the squeak in the floor? enjoy/learn from the videos!!
The shiners? 🤔
I'm interested in seeing how you do the transition between the kitchen and that other room.
and fix that big rectangular hole!
the #1 home improvement youtube channel in the entire world!!!!
Fun to watch. Thank you.
At about 21:24 - 21:30 it sounds like you haven't fixed the squeak yet. Please make sure to cover how you do that in future video so I can see technique you use. I have similar floors in a 1900 farmhouse with many (many many many many) squeaks.
Great work. It pained me to watch you hand scrape the floor. I remember many a day doing that until I discovered the diamond brush head. Slap it on a buffer and the floor is prepped in no time and is ready to go. Still have to pull the nails and staples.
Love the drum sander, but that small one is a back killer! I'm currently working on 5 rooms and I need plenty of changing back and forth between the 2 machines. Very nice looking floors when you get the job done. Yours are looking great!
I love it! Just like using a power washer and revealing the beauty underneath all the scuz.
It’s a good job you get that tool to help you with the floor as your hands and knee would have been hurting. Your doing awesome work and content keep it up
*WOW* !!!! *I had no idea this original wood floor would turn out sssssssooooo beautiful* !!!! *Flooring looks yummy* !!!! #GreyPoupon #MassiveKitchenReno #TheHandyman
if you get a wetstone. like one for sharping knives. if you run the edge tip across the wetstone 2 to 4 times. that should work on dulling the blade enough to be similar to what the old one was like. could also try on concrete too.
what a tough job you chose! Bravo.
I have rented one of those drum sanders before ! I enjoy watching your videos and you take such pride on all your work. I love that! You are such a hard worker! I am hooked watching your videos! I do all kinds of work and it kills me when i have to hire something done!
Thank you.
What's the square hole in the floor? Possibly some kind of vent? Will you do anything about the nail holes? Fill them in? Looks great thus far. Keep up the good work.
Stay tuned
Those look a lot easier then the big orbital sander I tried to use once, major problem of control. Nice job, learning a lot, thank you.
When using the scraper and it is too sharp turn the blade backwards. You would be surprised how well it scrapes without gouging. I also will dull a new blade on a smooth concrete surface so it is not so sharp. Love your videos from here in the Philippines. Also a 4 inch scraper is easier to control
Good call hitting it with the sander. I already watched the video with the magic wood grout. I should redo my floor that has laminate on top of it after watching this. I hit a few uneven spots with belt sander when I put that in and the wood looked really good.
'Just tripped over one'... lol And 20:20 is a feeling I can certainly relate to. Hats off bro... I was a little worried about getting that tar paper crapola off & what you'd find underneath but my faith in The Handyman is still in tact! Also, the up-close shows some impressively tight oak. Super cool series.
Running the drum at a 45 degree angle is a debatable tactic. Some people swear by it. I did it for years but later stoped and just went with grain only. What did you do?
Looking great...definitely getting there!
@handyman Make sure to show how you fix the "creaking" spots😁 thanks Handyman & see you tomorrow
I will
Thank you Handyman for doing such. Kept to your word 👍
Wow, great job, there's just no job you can refuse or not do, you inspire me.
I use one of those scrappers at work. We bought it around 22 years ago. I was wondering where do you get the replacement blades? @2:30. The hardware store that we bought it from doesn't carry the blades or tool anymore. I work in a warehouse. We used it originally to scrap painted lines from the floor. Then assembly discovered it was great for scrapping glue from their work tables. I replaced the last blade about a year or so ago and we are due for some new ones.
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This was so oddly satisfying to watch!
It's the corners that dig in on those scraper blades, I always round the corners over with a grinder before I start.
The floor is looking great!
Thats a good Idea. I will remember that for next time.
Awesome job! Having never used a sander like that I would have expected a bigger mess. No fan needed? Can’t wait to see the finished kitchen, curious how the cabinet/arch area looks at the end.
I had a fan in the window blowing out. Not much dust at all with this sander.
Nice job,love watching you work your magic...
Handyman: I have to be real careful not to gouge the floor.
Also Handyman: That will buff out!
Nice job, I love uncovering old floors.
House I just started on is similar. Kitchen is original wood, a layer of plywood, 2 layers of linoleum, and then on top of that is a layer of prefinished wood flooring.
Lots of demo.
Nice info on the sanders. Never knew about the workings of these
I love everything about install and finishing wood floors.
Dude, it looks like you exercised a demon from that floor. Night and day. Beautiful!
After you move the floor boards with holes in them, could you fill the holes with a wooden dowel?. I've never worked with wood floor before, just tons of ceramic tile, and vinyl plank
i would cut a plug to fit, align the grain and sand
Or don't align it and keep it as a conversation starter. Like: this is the only piece of wood that spans the full length, and it just so happens to have a hole in it. It could have been anywhere else in the room, but no. Had to be right here it's at.
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Get an ice scraper that is used for chipping sidewalks. Sharpen the edge to a ‘dull’ sharp and go at it. If you are worried about the corners, grind a little more off the last 1/2 inch on each side and you won’t gouge. Hit a nail and you’ll either cut it off, pull it out or just bounce off. If it nicks, touch it up with the grinder and go again.
Looking fantastic what color stain u planning?
Keep watching. Thank you.
Did you have the glue tested for asbestos?
Great video handyman! Always love the chimpmunk voice lol!
We never filled in the cracks. We just left the floor do its thing. Filler juat tends to bust up from winter summer movement. And I always used corks to fill the old round pipe holes.
Awesome job dude. 💪🏻💪🏻🇺🇸🍺
I can't imagine the homeowner's reaction when they came home that day! Floor is looking awesome! #numberonefloorimprovementchannelintheuniverse
I am surprised that drum sander does not make much noise or are you muting the sound. Where are your knee protectors?
Handyman, maybe I missed it in an earlier video, what is the square hole in the floor ?
Hey, what's up with the Jimmy Hoffa hole? Floor heating vent? Laundry chute??
What about a carbide power tool for flooring to knock down that first layer of glue?
About 5 minutes in, and I can't help thinking a heat gun would be pretty useful for loosening that black stuff, make less work for the scraper. (EDIT:) Just heard the part around 7 minutes about not wanting the sander to heat the stuff up, liquefy it, so that it seeps into the joints and grain. Fair point. But a heat gun could be controlled, so that it just softens the stuff for easier scraping, without liquefying it.
How on earth did you use that extending scraper so well? I used that exact same one and it was utter garbage. Every time the blade hit any resistance the handle would loosen and then collapse. I had to keep tightening it after every stroke. Eventually I just gave up on it. I got down on my knees and used a scraper that didn’t extend.
Get some muscles and tighten it down.
What is the material that you are scraping up?
I had a situation exactly like this in a bedroom. Wallpaper steamers work wonders. I had one and bought another one so I could have 2x going at the same time. You have to let it sit for 45 seconds or so to soften up the mastic and then it just wipes away. It does take some time but you do no damage to the floor. After, just run your floor sander as normal.
It would have been pretty hellish to discover one of the remaining nails with your knee...
When my grandparents passed away and they were preparing their house for sale, they pulled up the ugly wall-to-wall carpet they'd had for the previous 35+ years since they moved into that house. (It was a light brown carpet when I was very young. At some point in the 1970s they replaced it with a deep red one.) Underneath was a beautiful, untouched maple hardwood floor. Covered over by carpeting, it was entirely unwalked-on and the finish was almost intact, other than around the edges where the tacking strips were. No idea why they kept it covered up. I guess it was the fashion in 1957 when they bought the place brand-new.
Carpet was the trend at the time!