I worked as a parquet and floor layer in Germany for 10 years. We used exactly the same tools as you and proceeded in exactly the same way as you. I've seen many youtube videos about sanding parquet floors. In my eyes, your videos with your approach and results are considered exemplary. Nice to see that you reach such a high level of quality. This work looks easy as a spectator, but requires a lot of practice until you achieve a respectable result. Every floor is different. This is where you can see who has experience and that comes at a price. Keep up the good work!
@Lee Roland that's a very good price for this service. I don't hang a ceiling fan for less than $300 and that takes a couple hours at most. This is at least a two day process and requires a few hundred in materials and thousands in equipment.
Empfiehlst du das einschlagen der Nägel? Unser Parkettleger meinte das es auch einen nachteiligen Effekt haben kann, gerade wenn das Parkett sehr alt ist und die Nägel Rost angesetzt haben. Man löst wohl die Rost-Holz Verbindung und es fängt an zu quietschen
The benefit of filming yourself doing the job would be protection so you can prove that you did the job properly and also make a youtube video for a little bit more income
@@ThaiRoney Yeah was going to say that seems like it's driving the nail a bit deep, you want to just under surface level and that looked like it was driving it at least half way through which can cause the wood to split or come loose over time.
Can't say enough how good it is to see someone take pride and doing a great job. Taking time to share that knowledge is a real gift. Thanks for the video and here's hoping the holiday's treated you well.
The sparks at 5:20 are a bit scary. I burned a vacuum to the ground like that, and I was lucky I was able to get it outside without hurting myself or setting my shop on fire.
Since it can take a couple of days till the floors are finished it is super important to store the dust bags outside of the house, if they aren't disposed right away, as they are self inflammable. Every cloth that came into contact with the oils should be dunked in water too.
Beautiful restoration, and working in your socks is always a plus. Sad people try to say they can do a job, when they know they can't. Just glad there are more people around with your skills.
Very enjoyable to watch a skilled craftsman doing a job properly. All of the small details reveal that you have experience and you care enough to do it well for you clients. Well done.
Top notch! Been following for a while. Don’t let anyone downplay your approach and craftsmanship. So much to learn out of your examples and not just for flooring or any trades in general but as simple life philosophy. All the best from across the pond. 👊
My client banged nails down unfortunately it went straight through a pipe. Luckily my cousin who was a plumber sorted it in 15 minutes. He told me only to do this if I know where pipes are. I’ve had four near misses over 25 years. Great videos by the way.
Beautiful job! I've been performing sanding and finishing work on floors and staircases in Canada for the past 25 years or so. My process is quite similar to yours, but I do see a few differences. A lot of work for one person at any rate. Cheers!
Loved your equipment and old school skills...I've been a builder for 45 years and would not attempt to finish a floor though I have installed many...This process requires years of experience and shouldn't be done by armatures ...looks fantastic!
HI there! Amazing vid! In the past I've laid literally 100's of meters of hardwood flooring. Never had a problem with sanding, sealing and finishing. Never had a warranty call back always had satisfied clients. I have learnt a lot from your video though, hats off to you sir, you are an artist and a craftsman.
WOW!!! I have watch countless hours of DIY floor sanding and never seen this process EVER! I have a tons of question I'm sure you've already answer in other videos. Looking forward to watching them.
absolutely amazing! you take the time and don't rush to make it look fabulous! i like the sawdust / filler trick. i was curious to see what you were going to do for punch hole filler. thank you for sharing!
Great job once again Ben! Beautiful plainsawn white oak floor! I can't wait until you do your next video on sanding new floors. I'm all done installing my random width quarter/rift sawn white oak floors! Paul from Clinton Township,MI , USA
You should get you a RAC-A-TAC with chest support to save your back when punching the nail heads back in and edge sanding. If you’re worried about wheel marks I’m sure there are some soft rubber castors to not mark the floor up. Just a thought. Great video.
Using nails straight through the Oak, that is a crime in itself, and those steps would have caused my boss to bury me under the flooring. We always used porter nails as they gave a better finish and you did not have a chance of nails slowing drawing themselves up out of the floor. Still each to their own I'm sure (I know you did not do the original job so not criticising you Sir). You really did a beautiful job there, what I would have given for those sanders, we were olde school on your knees with a flatbed sander, and a world of pain for anything from 4 hours to 12 hours of out of body experience (once over 48 hours on two floors that had to be finished for a shop). Honestly the pain was worth it after the osmo went on. Thank you for sharing your work.
Random. Not sure why this video was recommended. BUT Bravo. This is exactly the process of how we sand floors except for 2 things: We use a Canterbury after the drum sanding (use exactly the same Hummel) and in the corners use a scraper rather than a delta orbital. Not sure why the whole diagonal thing is a surprise, it's the only way to flatten a floor. Oh dear, the number of floors we fix where someone has left the whole floor rippled. Nice job.
My first home the floors were hacked. It was almost as if the guy didn’t vacuum after he sanded and before he put the poly on. Floors were gritty as hell. I redid all the floors prior to moving in with the family. New found respect for floor guys after doing it, there are pros and then there’s everyone else, myself included. Awesome job.
Can’t understand why people are so careless sometimes. A guy who I payed to polish the paint on my car didn’t even wash it or decontaminate and got a bunch of swirls all of it. I asked him prior to him doing the job if he would clean the paint and he said it was not necessary… i have to keep the car waxed to keep it looking somewhat ok and my family says it looks perfectly fine and make me question life
Here's an idea: (1) determine whose homes this same contractor also worked on and ruined the floors. (2) schedule a brief meeting with the owners. (3) Bring this video with you. (4) Have ready a few contracts for your floor recovery services. (5) Expect to get really busy - you earned it.
That was an above and beyond job for sure. Im sure the profit margin for work put in was very low but you helped rebuild the industry reputation and gained a new client for new work and hopefully get some positive word of mouth! Beautiful job sir!
Exactly the process we do on every floor except for the drum sand after filling. That whole job would have been done in an easy 2 days. Using waterbased woodfiller it could have been 1 day including the seal coat. Depending on sqm rate where he is there's definitely healthy profit in there. But you're absolutely right, beautiful job!
Floor sanding is without doubt the singular most underestimated task, it takes the right attitude and perseverance as there are no short cuts to a proper job done right first time, oh, and having the right tools for the job, I know the trade and one of the contractors I know has state of the art sanders, a small fortune I can tell you...its a price worth paying as it costs a lot more aggravation and money to have a floor messed-up put right!
This was fascinating to watch. I worked for a few years doing this with my dad, over 25 years ago in Sweden. The process is very similar but I do not remember ever doing nailed down floors, so that bit was interesting. Our equipment was a touch older...
Is nailing the normal thing in US? My father, uncle and cousin were wood floor layers here in UK for many years and all flooring they did was secret nailed or glued so I was very surprised seeing your opening minutes where you were punching the nail heads. Watching your video took me back many, many years.
We do a lot of tongue and groove flooring here in the states with no exposed nails. I used to rent the nail guns to do it, so I know it used to be very popular. ;)
Depends on the age of the floor, before pneumatic nailing many floors were face nailed with hand made nails. Though i have been in a few newer houses that were built to look older and included face nailed flooring because thats what the customer wanted.
I Used to use bona traffic for a few years but after a while it breaks down badly and then your into a total new sanding job again (depends on location and usage obviously) now I only use oils (minimum 4 coats of secret formula ) And the floors look amazing for years and are so easy to spot repair or a quick once over the lot .
1 great job. You can really tell the difference between an expert and a novice. 2 did you sand after the sealer coat? 3 traffic hd for the win. I loved that stuff when I was in the trade. 4 how difficult is the learning curve on the trio? 5 once again great job
I live in the US, and the boards don't typically get a nail straight through the surface where I live. Maybe other states use this method, I can not say. We use a special nail gun and hammer that drives the nail through the groove. This way, when the tongue on the next board is installed, it covers up the nails. I'm curious if the flooring you show is typical in your area of the world. Awesome work.
Interesting seeing someone else work. Differences in the process. Lots of things I would do different for efficiency but the results are the same. Floor looks great. Only do occasional floors now with hire machines and oh how I miss the pro machines when doing them! I like the use of the air hammer for punching the nails. I never thought to do that!
What happens if you run out of that filler? Also how many coats is the maximum, the Chinese are keen of 50 coats of lacquer to get the depth, quality work there, thanks
Same as if you run out of anything I guess! Just need to buy more. That’s traditional lacquer, although it’s the same word, we refer to polyurethane. It’s confusing and some people get very upset with me for calling it lacquer, but it’s what the floor finish companies call it themselves 🤷🏼♂️ I don’t make it up. I imagine 3, coats of poly will give you a better build than 50 coats of lacquer applied ultra thinly, with a rag.
Excellent Job, I'm impressed with your attention to detail in all your other videos as well, My Question though is " Is there a way to get rid of the nail holes in a wood floor" ? I saw how you pushed them in, but is there a way to blend them in so as they are not so visible, My OCD was is bothering me on this ... 🤔
I had floors redone when I bought my house. They did a great job sanding and finishing but they didn't do the sawdust and poly fill. Really wish they had taken that extra step, looks very clean.
If someone did not point out the problem with the floor and I bought the house. At least from the view of the floor at 0:49 I would not even bother redoing the floor if that's how it looked. That's cause I kinda like that aged wood flooring type of look.
Hi, hope you don't mind answering questions. I was just was wondering what type of adhesive did you use for the filler? I usually just use old fashion wood glue but what you are using looks different. Are their advantages to it or is it just a preference thing?
Yes there is an advantage, wood glue is usually very difficult to sand off, whereas purpose made fillers are much easier to sand off. In the US, wood flour cement is a product that is available for this.
Imma guess its because sanding with the grain doesnt show high and low points. Where if you sand diagnally, because youre hitting multiple boards at once, instead of staying on one board, it brings everything down to a more flush finish. Which also will help with the final result and how it looks
Way I know this man takes pride in his professionality is that he has different shoes for the different stages of work and goes bare socks for the finish. :P
I've never done flooring but have been in the painting trade for 15 years. I was wondering what exactly is that mixture you mixed and floated the floor with after the initial sanding... Stain control, Wax base, just stain, some pre finish, epoxy, a stripping product, etc...??? anyone please elaborate if you can...
I thought it was filler for the nail holes and any other imperfections. Sawdust from the sander and some witches brew?? Interesting he said above the filler was a last minute decision so it must be optional although the punched nails would need filling of course
Excellent finish to that floor, I had reclaimed oak flooring layed (secrect nailed) recently, some of the toungue and groove joints may have a little playin them and can squeak when walked on. What is the best way to fix? Also there are open knots in some of the boards them, should i fill these before sanding? what would be a rough idea on the cost of finishing a floor? 120m2
I had a house build in 1908, I was so glad to actually get rid of my wooden floor but putting down nice carpets. We also did a restoration on the floors first but after 100 years the wood just wasnt the same anymore
Nice work mate and great videos. You really know what you’re doing. I myself have been doing this job for 20 years plus. I’m looking to invest in a Bona Flexi sand 1.9. Do you use one or similar? Also, I used a new product from Bona. Classic prime ux It keeps the floor looking totally natural with no yellowing. Then two coats of mega one.
Help needed! I removed carpets in my home to realize there is hardwood floors under it! What a crime to lay carpets on to the hardwood floors. Now I am trying to sand the floor down with a Home Depot rental sander, it's a nice sander but there is so much glue that belts are clogging so quickly and does not help much at all. I tried hand scraping, which works pretty well but I will probably kill myself before scrape the hole house on my knees. So, I thought about planing the floors but didn't have the courage to do it yet. Could you recommend something please? Thanks in advance!
Just had my floors refinished professionally and they left a bunch of drum sander marks. They've had the sander serviced and are coming back to redo the work. What are the steps I need to make sure they take to fix it?
Another great video Ben, love getting a notification saying you uploaded a new vid, floor looks great after your work as always mate keep up the good work 👍
@@HowToSandAFloor well it's upto the viewers if they want to be notified or not, most people don't turn on the bell notifications but I did because I do the same work as yourself and I learned alot from your channel. So I be buzzing to see each video 👍
What a fucking outstanding job you did here. My hats off to you sir. 100% Pro work. The care and love you showed to this persons floor was like it's your own.
Never seen anyone do it in person but plenty of pros doing videos on youtube do the same thing. Its actually a bunch of the sanding dust from that floor mixed with some sort of hardener that makes it a custom wood filler. Fills in all the nail holes and small gaps and blends as best as possible with the existing wood.
In the video you mix sawdust with a liquid and spread it all over the wood floor, I'm thinking that was to fill in the gaps, and digs in the floor prior to final sanding and staining. What is the liquid that you were using?
wow that is some pro level work. i use a mirka for painting but i never knew you could get this level of sanding kit. it looks like its almost planing. top job !
Except one really major thing stuck out for me... why go to all of that effort but skip taking off the trim boards so the sanding job went as close to the wall as absolutely possible. This job would be a 90% - they lost 10 whole percent by skipping that perimeter IMO, however it was of course an amazing job compared to the original lazy SOB who clearly had never done a floor before.
@@NealosMetropolos no, don't facepalm me.... you either do the job RIGHT, or you DID NOT. In this case, they did not. Don't facepalm somebody passing along good advice. Professional job = take off the trim and do it right.
Just laid a hallway with parquet & learning as much as poss before sanding. Does this mean then that parquet is sanded up & down as they are already laid diagonally?
From across the pond. Wondering what the "non-farm" slurry you made up and screed on after the initial sanding? ? It appeared to be sanding dust and oil (?) Great job. Narragansett Bay
Was this a hardwood floor or soft wood? I had my pine floor sanded. The finish is wearing off and the boards are soft (they mark very quickly) after sanding.
How do you sand the beveled floor? I have a very dark stained beveled floor and would like to get lighter. How do you sand the beveled edge between the plank?
Rewatching this video. Looking at the light streaks I wonder if the builder actually sanded perpendicular to the grain and his sander left some grooves that show up as light streaks because they're the only places where he actually removed all the old finish. I had grooves like that on my first DIY jobs using Lagler Profit sanders from three or four different hire places. To this day I don't know if that was a user error or if all of the machines had the same fault.
I did this job for a few years when I was a kid. What is the liquid you are troweling on the floor? We didn't do that in the 90s ( first time I'm seeing the technique)
I worked as a parquet and floor layer in Germany for 10 years. We used exactly the same tools as you and proceeded in exactly the same way as you. I've seen many youtube videos about sanding parquet floors. In my eyes, your videos with your approach and results are considered exemplary. Nice to see that you reach such a high level of quality. This work looks easy as a spectator, but requires a lot of practice until you achieve a respectable result. Every floor is different. This is where you can see who has experience and that comes at a price. Keep up the good work!
Cheers David 🍻
@Lee Roland Sounds like a good price.
@Lee Roland that's a very good price for this service. I don't hang a ceiling fan for less than $300 and that takes a couple hours at most. This is at least a two day process and requires a few hundred in materials and thousands in equipment.
@@MrMaxymoo22 a couple hours to hang one ceiling fan? You gotta be kidding..
Empfiehlst du das einschlagen der Nägel? Unser Parkettleger meinte das es auch einen nachteiligen Effekt haben kann, gerade wenn das Parkett sehr alt ist und die Nägel Rost angesetzt haben. Man löst wohl die Rost-Holz Verbindung und es fängt an zu quietschen
It never gets boring watching a pro work.
I hope not, because it felt very boring editing this video 😂
it never gets boring watching somebody liking his art working
The benefit of filming yourself doing the job would be protection so you can prove that you did the job properly and also make a youtube video for a little bit more income
Theres those who call themselves Pro, but Qualifications dont make you a Pro!
Sanding on the angle flattens the floor. Second sanding is with the grain is done with a finer grit sand paper to remove sand scratches.
40 years of doing finish carpentry and I didn't know a pneumatic nailset was a thing. Nice work!
Suprised me too.
That’s used to remove nails from pallet wood that was been sawzallwd
Off. Nail and hammer is best
@@ThaiRoney Yeah was going to say that seems like it's driving the nail a bit deep, you want to just under surface level and that looked like it was driving it at least half way through which can cause the wood to split or come loose over time.
same here in my 40 years doing this I've never even heard of one
@@SilvaDreams even though I love a new tool I would feel better using the old tried and true.
Can't say enough how good it is to see someone take pride and doing a great job. Taking time to share that knowledge is a real gift. Thanks for the video and here's hoping the holiday's treated you well.
The sparks at 5:20 are a bit scary. I burned a vacuum to the ground like that, and I was lucky I was able to get it outside without hurting myself or setting my shop on fire.
The first sanding marks clearing up the unevenness, so satisfying!
Since it can take a couple of days till the floors are finished it is super important to store the dust bags outside of the house, if they aren't disposed right away, as they are self inflammable. Every cloth that came into contact with the oils should be dunked in water too.
Beautiful restoration, and working in your socks is always a plus. Sad people try to say they can do a job, when they know they can't. Just glad there are more people around with your skills.
Very enjoyable to watch a skilled craftsman doing a job properly. All of the small details reveal that you have experience and you care enough to do it well for you clients. Well done.
Top notch! Been following for a while. Don’t let anyone downplay your approach and craftsmanship. So much to learn out of your examples and not just for flooring or any trades in general but as simple life philosophy. All the best from across the pond. 👊
Cheers 🍻
I must say, it looks like you have 100% confidence in your abilities. That floor turned out great!
Cheers Jason! 🍻
It doesn't get much better than that. Nice workmanship. Keep on smiling.
My client banged nails down unfortunately it went straight through a pipe. Luckily my cousin who was a plumber sorted it in 15 minutes. He told me only to do this if I know where pipes are. I’ve had four near misses over 25 years. Great videos by the way.
Thanks!
Just loved watching this true craftsman at work. How delightful was that floor when finished. 🙂
This is absolutely a thing, and a process, of beauty. Thank you for showing us how it should be done.
Cheers Greg 🍻
Love watching people do what they really know how to do... Probably will be some king of artisan or craftsman in my next life. Thank you!
Beautiful job! I've been performing sanding and finishing work on floors and staircases in Canada for the past 25 years or so. My process is quite similar to yours, but I do see a few differences. A lot of work for one person at any rate. Cheers!
Looks awesome. I always work alone so i never get any impressions from others, watching you work have helped me do better end results.
Really pleased to hear that! Cheers 😁
Loved your equipment and old school skills...I've been a builder for 45 years and would not attempt to finish a floor though I have installed many...This process requires years of experience and shouldn't be done by armatures ...looks fantastic!
Amateurs. It's French in origin.
I think this is my fav floor sanding video ever. Well done!
Wow... my hat is off to your professionalism and even artistic pride. That was a magnificent transformation.
Watching this makes me want to see a video series of an entire home being designed and built by experts from TH-cam all working together.
Errrrr,…..if you are looking for a volunteer to live in it……….
HI there! Amazing vid! In the past I've laid literally 100's of meters of hardwood flooring. Never had a problem with sanding, sealing and finishing. Never had a warranty call back always had satisfied clients. I have learnt a lot from your video though, hats off to you sir, you are an artist and a craftsman.
Cheers 😁
This must have been 10 or 12 more processes than I thought was needed. Fantastic job.
WOW!!! I have watch countless hours of DIY floor sanding and never seen this process EVER! I have a tons of question I'm sure you've already answer in other videos. Looking forward to watching them.
I remember hours and hours of working on floors with my dad. Although we didn't have a pneumatic nail punch. That's a sweet tool!
absolutely amazing! you take the time and don't rush to make it look fabulous! i like the sawdust / filler trick. i was curious to see what you were going to do for punch hole filler. thank you for sharing!
Great job once again Ben! Beautiful plainsawn white oak floor!
I can't wait until you do your next video on sanding new floors. I'm all done installing my random width quarter/rift sawn white oak floors!
Paul from Clinton Township,MI , USA
When are you planning to start sanding?
Late January
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
You should get you a RAC-A-TAC with chest support to save your back when punching the nail heads back in and edge sanding. If you’re worried about wheel marks I’m sure there are some soft rubber castors to not mark the floor up. Just a thought. Great video.
Using nails straight through the Oak, that is a crime in itself, and those steps would have caused my boss to bury me under the flooring. We always used porter nails as they gave a better finish and you did not have a chance of nails slowing drawing themselves up out of the floor. Still each to their own I'm sure (I know you did not do the original job so not criticising you Sir). You really did a beautiful job there, what I would have given for those sanders, we were olde school on your knees with a flatbed sander, and a world of pain for anything from 4 hours to 12 hours of out of body experience (once over 48 hours on two floors that had to be finished for a shop). Honestly the pain was worth it after the osmo went on. Thank you for sharing your work.
Random. Not sure why this video was recommended. BUT Bravo. This is exactly the process of how we sand floors except for 2 things: We use a Canterbury after the drum sanding (use exactly the same Hummel) and in the corners use a scraper rather than a delta orbital. Not sure why the whole diagonal thing is a surprise, it's the only way to flatten a floor. Oh dear, the number of floors we fix where someone has left the whole floor rippled. Nice job.
My first home the floors were hacked. It was almost as if the guy didn’t vacuum after he sanded and before he put the poly on. Floors were gritty as hell. I redid all the floors prior to moving in with the family. New found respect for floor guys after doing it, there are pros and then there’s everyone else, myself included. Awesome job.
Can’t understand why people are so careless sometimes. A guy who I payed to polish the paint on my car didn’t even wash it or decontaminate and got a bunch of swirls all of it. I asked him prior to him doing the job if he would clean the paint and he said it was not necessary… i have to keep the car waxed to keep it looking somewhat ok and my family says it looks perfectly fine and make me question life
Here's an idea: (1) determine whose homes this same contractor also worked on and ruined the floors. (2) schedule a brief meeting with the owners. (3) Bring this video with you. (4) Have ready a few contracts for your floor recovery services.
(5) Expect to get really busy - you earned it.
I don't think he needs more contracts. I suppose he already is very busy. Good idea though
That was an above and beyond job for sure. Im sure the profit margin for work put in was very low but you helped rebuild the industry reputation and gained a new client for new work and hopefully get some positive word of mouth! Beautiful job sir!
Exactly the process we do on every floor except for the drum sand after filling. That whole job would have been done in an easy 2 days. Using waterbased woodfiller it could have been 1 day including the seal coat. Depending on sqm rate where he is there's definitely healthy profit in there. But you're absolutely right, beautiful job!
Floor sanding is without doubt the singular most underestimated task, it takes the right attitude and perseverance as there are no short cuts to a proper job done right first time, oh, and having the right tools for the job, I know the trade and one of the contractors I know has state of the art sanders, a small fortune I can tell you...its a price worth paying as it costs a lot more aggravation and money to have a floor messed-up put right!
I'm only 8:29 minutes in. Even without stain or finish & still looks 1000k times better. absolutely beautiful!
The transformation, wow. You've just earned yourself another subscriber.
This was fascinating to watch. I worked for a few years doing this with my dad, over 25 years ago in Sweden. The process is very similar but I do not remember ever doing nailed down floors, so that bit was interesting. Our equipment was a touch older...
Is nailing the normal thing in US? My father, uncle and cousin were wood floor layers here in UK for many years and all flooring they did was secret nailed or glued so I was very surprised seeing your opening minutes where you were punching the nail heads. Watching your video took me back many, many years.
We do a lot of tongue and groove flooring here in the states with no exposed nails. I used to rent the nail guns to do it, so I know it used to be very popular. ;)
Depends on the age of the floor, before pneumatic nailing many floors were face nailed with hand made nails. Though i have been in a few newer houses that were built to look older and included face nailed flooring because thats what the customer wanted.
The beginning part (with the nail punch) reminds me of the movie “No Country For Old Men”.
You did a great job on the floor. Looks brand new
Great job. Almost impossible to sand a floor correctly with a hire sander. I had the EXACT same machine as yours for many years, absolute beast.
The best craftsmanship I've seen and got the pleasure from learning from first hand.
Keep up the good work mate 👌🏻
I Used to use bona traffic for a few years but after a while it breaks down badly and then your into a total new sanding job again (depends on location and usage obviously) now I only use oils (minimum 4 coats of secret formula ) And the floors look amazing for years and are so easy to spot repair or a quick once over the lot .
That wood is gorgeous, excellent work to correct that past mistake.
1 great job. You can really tell the difference between an expert and a novice. 2 did you sand after the sealer coat? 3 traffic hd for the win. I loved that stuff when I was in the trade. 4 how difficult is the learning curve on the trio? 5 once again great job
I never sand the sealer coat, I don’t think you should either, I only lightly abrade before the final coat
@@HowToSandAFloor is that like sanding ?
@@tomthompson7400 yes
I live in the US, and the boards don't typically get a nail straight through the surface where I live. Maybe other states use this method, I can not say. We use a special nail gun and hammer that drives the nail through the groove. This way, when the tongue on the next board is installed, it covers up the nails. I'm curious if the flooring you show is typical in your area of the world. Awesome work.
The spreading technique was all I needed to see. Well done sir. Well done indeed
Interesting seeing someone else work. Differences in the process. Lots of things I would do different for efficiency but the results are the same. Floor looks great. Only do occasional floors now with hire machines and oh how I miss the pro machines when doing them!
I like the use of the air hammer for punching the nails. I never thought to do that!
What happens if you run out of that filler? Also how many coats is the maximum, the Chinese are keen of 50 coats of lacquer to get the depth, quality work there, thanks
Same as if you run out of anything I guess! Just need to buy more. That’s traditional lacquer, although it’s the same word, we refer to polyurethane. It’s confusing and some people get very upset with me for calling it lacquer, but it’s what the floor finish companies call it themselves 🤷🏼♂️ I don’t make it up. I imagine 3, coats of poly will give you a better build than 50 coats of lacquer applied ultra thinly, with a rag.
Excellent Job, I'm impressed with your attention to detail in all your other videos as well, My Question though is " Is there a way to get rid of the nail holes in a wood floor" ? I saw how you pushed them in, but is there a way to blend them in so as they are not so visible, My OCD was is bothering me on this ... 🤔
I had floors redone when I bought my house. They did a great job sanding and finishing but they didn't do the sawdust and poly fill. Really wish they had taken that extra step, looks very clean.
wow beautiful mixing and applying technique
just wow lovely work by a true craftsman.
What a fantastic job, I’m well impressed with the results 👍👍👍
This looks much better than what it started out as. Great job
If someone did not point out the problem with the floor and I bought the house. At least from the view of the floor at 0:49 I would not even bother redoing the floor if that's how it looked. That's cause I kinda like that aged wood flooring type of look.
as someone that paints cars i see some similarities in technique. that "cross-hatch" sanding method is the only way to get something flat.
nice recovery, you would think it was obvious the nails need tapping down but that floor looks great.
Hi, hope you don't mind answering questions. I was just was wondering what type of adhesive did you use for the filler? I usually just use old fashion wood glue but what you are using looks different. Are their advantages to it or is it just a preference thing?
Yes there is an advantage, wood glue is usually very difficult to sand off, whereas purpose made fillers are much easier to sand off. In the US, wood flour cement is a product that is available for this.
@@HowToSandAFloor What's the name of the product?
@@benmjt in this video I used Berger Seidel Pafuki
@@HowToSandAFloor Thanks!
Imma guess its because sanding with the grain doesnt show high and low points. Where if you sand diagnally, because youre hitting multiple boards at once, instead of staying on one board, it brings everything down to a more flush finish. Which also will help with the final result and how it looks
Way I know this man takes pride in his professionality is that he has different shoes for the different stages of work and goes bare socks for the finish. :P
What is the stuff you were spreading on the floor with the scrapper?
I've never done flooring but have been in the painting trade for 15 years. I was wondering what exactly is that mixture you mixed and floated the floor with after the initial sanding... Stain control, Wax base, just stain, some pre finish, epoxy, a stripping product, etc...??? anyone please elaborate if you can...
I thought it was filler for the nail holes and any other imperfections. Sawdust from the sander and some witches brew?? Interesting he said above the filler was a last minute decision so it must be optional although the punched nails would need filling of course
Excellent finish to that floor, I had reclaimed oak flooring layed (secrect nailed) recently, some of the toungue and groove joints may have a little playin them and can squeak when walked on.
What is the best way to fix? Also there are open knots in some of the boards them, should i fill these before sanding? what would be a rough idea on the cost of finishing a floor? 120m2
A pleasure to watch you work!
I had a house build in 1908, I was so glad to actually get rid of my wooden floor but putting down nice carpets. We also did a restoration on the floors first but after 100 years the wood just wasnt the same anymore
Nice work mate and great videos. You really know what you’re doing. I myself have been doing this job for 20 years plus. I’m looking to invest in a Bona Flexi sand 1.9. Do you use one or similar? Also, I used a new product from Bona. Classic prime ux It keeps the floor looking totally natural with no yellowing.
Then two coats of mega one.
Help needed! I removed carpets in my home to realize there is hardwood floors under it! What a crime to lay carpets on to the hardwood floors. Now I am trying to sand the floor down with a Home Depot rental sander, it's a nice sander but there is so much glue that belts are clogging so quickly and does not help much at all. I tried hand scraping, which works pretty well but I will probably kill myself before scrape the hole house on my knees. So, I thought about planing the floors but didn't have the courage to do it yet. Could you recommend something please? Thanks in advance!
Just had my floors refinished professionally and they left a bunch of drum sander marks. They've had the sander serviced and are coming back to redo the work. What are the steps I need to make sure they take to fix it?
whats the best poly if you dont want any stain and just want to see the natural color of your hardwood?
In Denmark we often use lye for wood floors to keep the wood raw but still protected and easy to clean...
You leave the baseboards in place in common practice over there? We usually pull them up and reset them when we have the pattern.
What do you mix with sawdust to make slurry? Eurethatene ? Varnish? It thinners?
Another great video Ben, love getting a notification saying you uploaded a new vid, floor looks great after your work as always mate keep up the good work 👍
That’s really nice to hear that, I often wonder if I should upload without notifying subscribers so I don’t annoy them 😂
@@HowToSandAFloor well it's upto the viewers if they want to be notified or not, most people don't turn on the bell notifications but I did because I do the same work as yourself and I learned alot from your channel. So I be buzzing to see each video 👍
What a fucking outstanding job you did here. My hats off to you sir. 100% Pro work. The care and love you showed to this persons floor was like it's your own.
What was the process at the 7:00 mark? I thought it was going to be permanent, but then it was sanded off again.
Never seen anyone do it in person but plenty of pros doing videos on youtube do the same thing. Its actually a bunch of the sanding dust from that floor mixed with some sort of hardener that makes it a custom wood filler. Fills in all the nail holes and small gaps and blends as best as possible with the existing wood.
What do you use for your wood filler adhesive. We have commercial wood filler in canada, it looks like you are using a resin mix with your dust.
In the video you mix sawdust with a liquid and spread it all over the wood floor, I'm thinking that was to fill in the gaps, and digs in the floor prior to final sanding and staining. What is the liquid that you were using?
wow that is some pro level work. i use a mirka for painting but i never knew you could get this level of sanding kit. it looks like its almost planing. top job !
Cheers Nobby 🍻
Except one really major thing stuck out for me... why go to all of that effort but skip taking off the trim boards so the sanding job went as close to the wall as absolutely possible.
This job would be a 90% - they lost 10 whole percent by skipping that perimeter IMO, however it was of course an amazing job compared to the original lazy SOB who clearly had never done a floor before.
Mirka has awesome tools for wall plaster sanding.
@@chouseification 🤦♂
@@NealosMetropolos no, don't facepalm me.... you either do the job RIGHT, or you DID NOT. In this case, they did not. Don't facepalm somebody passing along good advice. Professional job = take off the trim and do it right.
Just laid a hallway with parquet & learning as much as poss before sanding. Does this mean then that parquet is sanded up & down as they are already laid diagonally?
Do you charge based of Sq foot?
If so about how much can I expect to pay for a room that size/ per sf
What chemical was used to mix with the saw dust to make the wood filler?
From across the pond. Wondering what the "non-farm" slurry you made up and screed on after the initial sanding? ? It appeared to be sanding dust and oil (?) Great job. Narragansett Bay
Can you roll on ronseal diamond hard floor varnish? And how would you approach this task?
What product is used to mix with the saw dust, to fill nail holes and gaps???
Looks great! What is the product you mix with the dust to fill the gaps?
Mate all I can say is stellar job well done.
Fantastic as always. One million subscribers is well within your grasp
My goodness I hope so! 😂
What grits did you use here? The sawdust that you applied was it with epoxy?
Was this a hardwood floor or soft wood? I had my pine floor sanded. The finish is wearing off and the boards are soft (they mark very quickly) after sanding.
How do you sand the beveled floor? I have a very dark stained beveled floor and would like to get lighter. How do you sand the beveled edge between the plank?
Rewatching this video. Looking at the light streaks I wonder if the builder actually sanded perpendicular to the grain and his sander left some grooves that show up as light streaks because they're the only places where he actually removed all the old finish. I had grooves like that on my first DIY jobs using Lagler Profit sanders from three or four different hire places. To this day I don't know if that was a user error or if all of the machines had the same fault.
What is the Model# of your Lagler Belt Sander and Edge Sander ? Looks like a great setup...and Festool Vacuum.
Beautiful transformation!
So did you have to punch every nail hole or did your pads not get chewed up by the nails?
So mesmerizing to watch!!!
Have you tried the Bona mix&fill plus?
I did this job for a few years when I was a kid. What is the liquid you are troweling on the floor? We didn't do that in the 90s ( first time I'm seeing the technique)
Purpose made filler mixed with the dust from the later sanding passes. Fills the odd gaps and nail holes