From Start to Finish! How I sand and refinish Hardwood Floors!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2025
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Beautiful. Glad there's still American Tradesmen who have pride in their work and don't cut corners.
Huge compliment! Thank you!
Thanks for the demo, great job. I learned long ago that when a skilled tradesperson makes it look easy, it definitely isn't!
Thank you!!!
@@jobart1028after your first coat of sealer are you using the same 120 pad on the buffer?
Yep! I'll be doing this this summer!! Ill have to watch this 100 more times!
I’ve got quite a few more videos that are a little more in depth!! Hopefully you find it all helpful!
@jobart1028 I appreciate it! I really liked the idea of applying the wood filler in the cracks. My home was built in 1947 and I think this would be a great idea when I refinish them. I'll check out some other videos too. The hardest part about doing a project like this is.... getting started!! Haha! Much appreciated.
Thanks for the video. I have a contractor starting on Monday on my Brazilian cherry floors. He recommended oil based because I want to retain the darker finish. Now I know that his recommendation is on point. Thanks!
Sounds like he knows his stuff!! Let me know how it turns out!!
Absolutely beautiful!!
Great job!!!! You make it look so easy👍
Thank you!
Beautiful. We are getting ready to have this done on our Den floor. It has yellowed with time due to age and the base finish of the past.
Nice! I’m sure it’ll turn out beautiful!
Awesome bro!! This was entirely amazing!! 🙌🏾👍🏾
Thank you!!!!
Absolutely beautiful
Thank you!
Perfect looks very nice. I used to do the same thing
Thank you! Cheers!
Great to watch a pro. Very easy to mess up. Want to talk to a floor guy who said they had the bright idea of using a tack cloth to pick up the extra dust well that tack cloth put a film on the newly sanded wood that absorbed into the wood so when I went to do the stain, it didn’t take correctly, that’s just one example of how easy it is to mess up the floor
So much can go wrong!
Very good job!
Thank you!!
Looks very nice
Thank you!! 🙏
Gorgeous floors
Thank you!! 🙏
Hey thanks for this video, the results look awesome! I'm learning about DIY and I need to do this same process at home. Is it possible for you to drop the list of tools and where can I find them here?
My big sander is a Hummel, the edger is a Clarke Super 7R, the buffer is also made by Clarke. The sand paper is mostly Bona Blue 40, and 80 grit. 100 grit screen by Diablo. Bona Dri Fast is the sealer
Super beautiful
Thank you so much
Looks great!
Thank you! 🙏
@@jobart1028 6 1/2 to do a little flooring myself, not looking forward to it to be honest
Very good explanation on the steps names of the machines and finishing coatings. If that's such a thing.
Yes! and Thank you!
❤Beautiful very nice well done
Thank you!
Looks amazing! Can you list everything you used?
Sealer is Bona Dri Fast, coatings are Bona Mega One, Filler is Loba EasyFill, sand paper is made by Loba, applicator is by Duratool
Nice job
Thx 🙏
What materials and tool to use as first time user, i have this floor that i have to change the color completely
Drum sander, edger, orbital, buffer. 40 grit, 80 grit, 100 grit
Nice work. I have a trio and a flip to go along with the hummel.. the trio gives you a very flat floor...
I’ve been looking into buying a powerdrive! I know not the same but similar
@@jobart1028 powerdrive is more versatile but the trio doesn't need a vac and absolutely no other machije can give you a flat floor like a trio .. some people run trio 60, then 80 then powerdrive 100
Looks great!! I do have a question. If you did not add sealer and only put on the poly how would the floor look? Would you still get that high glossy finish ?
It only looks super glossy because it’s wet, it will actually dry to a nice dull Satin. If I skipped that sealer and just started applying water based finishes it would just turn out much lighter and not as rich colors
I'm curious about the bottom side of the flooring. Was it treated prior to install, and if so, how do you know if the underpart is still good? Never dealt with real wood flooring before, so I'm genuinely curious.
It usually just stays raw, always installed over a moisture barrier. Whether that be a concrete sealer or a tar paper. Other than that no treatment necessary
After you buffed the oil product, how & what do you use to clean the floors before the final water product?
I just vacuum in between. Sometimes wil tack with a cloth, but for the most part I just vac
Man oh man this is badass work!!!!! I have real hardwood floors in my house and my kids keep getting splinters it’s making me feel horrible. Any good other good tips ? Also how many days total did this take ?? Please let me know I’m thinking about trying it out this weekend !!
Would I need to buff between the 2 coats if am using only oil based polyurethane?
I still would to make it as smooth as possible. It’s always a good thing to do for best results
After you do the final finish do you do any sanding and buffing?
Nope! Once it’s dried it’s done!
Got any tips for removing shellac from hardwood floors? I'm currently trying to sand some down but it seems like the stuff just gunks up the sandpaper like crazy.
All I can recommend is lower grit sand paper. I’ve dropped as low as 18 grit
@@jobart1028 Thanks I'll keep at it and try going lower, I'm bound to get to the bottom of the stuff sooner or later.
How do you keep the sandpaper from clogging up with old varnish? I barely get started and my sandpaper is full of gunk and scratching the floor.
Every floor is different. Some clog it fast, if it does I drop to lower grit
@@jobart1028 That fixed it! Dropped down to 40 grit, much better!
How would I know if my hard wood floor has water or oil based seal. Im spot repairing my kitchen hardwood floor by sanding small sections and not sure if the seal was oil or water based.
I can usually tell by the look. If it’s got a super rich color or aged and orangey, it’s most likely an oil based sealer. If it’s light with more muted tones, more likely to be water. If it’s from the 90’s or earlier it’s going to be an oil based sealer
Do they sell oil-based finishes in order to repel accidental spills?
Not sure it’s for that
Did you use the same grit on the buffer screen for the latter steps?
No! I use 100 grit prior to sealing, 200 grit in between the coats
Excellent
Thanks!
Looks good I prefer natural stain to the drifast but the result is the same. Good info and nicely done. How would you compare the mega one to easy finish by loba?
I like both to be honest!! I seem to stock more mega one just because I like how it goes over stain better. But on a natural I loved the results from Easy
@@jobart1028 that’s interesting. Keep up the good work. I enjoyed your video
Beautiful! Do you have to buff in between coats for water base stain?
Yes you’ll still need to buff, I’d do it after the 2nd coat
You did an amazing job from start to finish. By any chance do you do work in PA? I would love to get my floors done like this video. Great snd awesome job.
No, sorry! I’m in Central Florida!
@@jobart1028 ok and thanks
Amazing results. I wish i could do this myself but it looks tedious and time consuming
It definitely can be!
hey Jordan, great job and thank you for sharing this. I wanted to ask you.. how long(days) do you usually take to refinish 1000sqft floor?
If it’s natural, usually 4 days
Awesome!!!
🙏
I am planning on refinishing my floor. I have been told you must sand at an angle?
It doesn’t have to be drastic, I like keeping my sanding scratches straight
Awesome dude
Thank you!
Hey Jordan how many 40 & 80 grit sandpaper belts do you go through on a typical job? And also on the edger?
A lot of factors. But USUALLY on a 1000sq ft job I’ll use 2 belts of each grit. The edger paper is so hard to tell, all the different finishes come off differently. I’d guesstimate 20-30 40 grit discs and 10-15 80 grit
@@jobart1028 ok thanks for sharing. 👊🏻
So you prefer 80 grit over 60 grit for the final sand?
Yes! But I also buff with 100 after 80. So 100 is technically last pass
Van or trailer? For your equipment?
I pull a trailer
@jobart1028 ty
Thank you sir
Looks nice
Thank you!
80 grit is "fine"?
Amazing
Thank you!
looks great ... prefer lighter though the wood is darker...
I wouldn’t stain those floors. Just clear it because it looks amazing the way it is.
Where are you located? I have the exact same floors that need some work.
I’m in Brevard County, Central Florida
@@jobart1028 Ahh okay thanks. What could I expect to pay per square foot for this type of job?
I love it ,where are you located?
Do you travel to Michigan?
I do not, not that far at least! I’m in central Florida!
Niceeeeee‼️🔥
Thanks again! Lol
Freakin’ beautiful. You work around Athens, GA? 😅
No that’s a little too far! I’m in Central Florida!
@@jobart1028 I bet you don’t have a lot to do down there do you. 😂
Are you in Connecticut
No sorry, central Florida
I want to redo my floors. I thought about DIY, but I don't have the patience for it. 😂😂😂.
You can do it!
Avete in mano una levigatrice fantascrica e la sapete usare
GRAZIE!!!
Brazilian cherry?
Yes!!
Goud jab
Thank you! 🙏
@@jobart1028 vraiment vous faites de l'excellent travail je vous félicite
as opposed to softwood floors? 😂
😂
Uauuuu❤❤
Doing this in my house in a couple of weeks wish me luck
It’ll all be worth it!!
Supposed to go at an angle with drum sanders. Endless videos discussing why
You seem to love angle sanding. People claim it gets over/unders flatter. I think for the amount of extra work it causes it’s not worth the extra hassle sanding out cross grain scratches. I’d rather pull straight and feather
@jobart1028 its not that much extra work and it prevents waves from forming in the floor and gets it completely flat. Has nothing to do with whether i love it or not or how you LIKE to do it. Angling the drum sander is the RIGHT way to do it. Take your ego out of the equation and learn to do it better. Everyone can improve including YOU.
@michaelmcgee2026 there's no supposed to when it comes sanding a floor. In my 20 years of experience I've seen and been to many training sessions where people have slightly different ways of doing it. As long as you give a quality product what's the difference? Also, the angle you should be doing is just a slight one, like 10 degrees but I'm guessing you think you need to 45 every floor which is crazy unless your doing a very uneven floor. Only times I ever need to hit that much of angle is after installing reclaimed.
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Worst experience i ever had, the drum sander kept on ripping the sand paper sheets, tried an orbital sander, that didnt work, did i say worst experience ever?😂
Oh noooooo!!!! Sounds awful!!
In about 2 years all that filler is gonna crack out and be a nightmare ..only do that on new installs never on a resand
Agreed. Sometimes they still want it done
Too shiny for my liking, but satisfying to watch
That’s just when it’s wet! If I would’ve stayed till it dried it was actually a Satin finish
@@jobart1028 oh i see. Well, looks sexy af.
You should sand at an angle, 30° or so to eliminate troughs.
Thanks! Not something I really struggle with but I do appreciate you looking out for me!
@@jobart1028 It's not a big problem with the narrower boards, but when you get into wide plank pine, which I did a lot of, you'll learn to sand those on an angle.
Is it ok to sand engineered wood?
@ethiocolour4766 if your talking about pre-finished, snap together flooring... nope.