That floor you did in the hallway looks very nice...I'm impressed. I might have to do that in my house if I can't get some tongue and groove Fir flooring.
Great video! Looks great! How is it holding up (scratches, dings, etc.)? What kind of wood is the plywood? How do you keep dirt from getting into the cracks in between the boards? If you spill water or a drink on the floor, how do you prevent the water from seeping in between the cracks between the boards? Won't the water go in between and underneath the boards and ruin your OSB underlayment? Thanks, so much.
It's holding up good. Most of the boards are really tight together and the polyurethane seals the cracks. It's a poplar veneer. I'm not sure who the manufacturer is
I've seen a lot of plywood floor videos but this is the best one I've ever seen. Every plywood floor video I've seen when you take one glance at the floor you know it's plywood is this the way it comes is in planks or can you find full sheets and rip them on the tablesaw?
Thanks for the compliment and for watching! I bought these already ripped. It was waist from a furniture manufacturer. But you can buy sheets and rip them down yourself as well
Really nice job, looks great! I'm leaning more towards doing plywood flooring in my 🏠 than laminate, just because it still looks good and its a bit cheaper.
It really depends. I would try to keep the wood off the concrete if it's not treated. Theh make products to put over concrete floors in order for flooring to be installed. Also, check out epoxy to go over concrete floors.
At 14:35 I would just measure from the tip of the board on the right to the crotch of the two boards, then measure the same distance from the tip of the board on the left, then use the square across. Seems like a more obvious way to do it to me. But maybe I'm missing something.
I’m not sure the brand right off. I got lucky and was able to get the boards for $1 each. Someone donated them, already cut, to habitat for humanity. I think it’s a poplar veneer and it is 7/8” thick.
I this like engineered pine plank flooring? Would it be usable in a high summer humidity / extremely low winter humidity environment in place of solid pine plank? In other words, swamp cooler running all summer and wood stove heat all winter. What is the exact name of the material? Thanks for any help.
I loved watching and the floor looks great- like your accent - very soothing... anyway, i was wondering your opinion on laying this over the floors I have now that have some soft spots. Can I just make it sturdier with this instead of ripping everything up? I am by myself and don't know if I can rip it all up to start over.
This plywood is about an inch thick. I'd definitely made the floor sturdier. It really just depends on your floors, but if you use a thick enough plywood, and make sure the ends of the boards but together over the floor joist you may be fine. Make sure to stagger your boards too. In other words don't let them all nutt up on the same floor joist
Do you mean under the plywood flooring? Or do you mean OSB for plywood flooring? You can use an underlayment, and I would have, but I glued the boards down. I did this so they would not squeak. If your talking about using OSB, I wouldn't
No I didn't. I wanted too, but I was more concerned with the floor moving over the years if I did not glue the wood. I figured since I was face nailing it and it was not tongue and grove borders it would start moving eventually.
Well I don't plan to change the floor as it can be sanded and refinished. If I do, and that was an issue I would just change the trim as I went, which is minimal compared to removing and installing a new floor in a whole room.
Awesome job but ugly wood. So many knots. There's a lot nicer plywood for this project. For all this work you should use better looking wood. But other then that. Great job. P.S. I wouldn't use an adhesive either. All you need is to nail it with a small nail gun. Plus sand the edges. It makes it look so much nicer.
To each is there own. I only paid $1 a board and I like the way it looks as well. I used adhesive because if you just face nail it, it will eventually squeak in places because the nails will eventually start to loosen. If ut was tongue and groove I would have just nailed with an underlayment.
What!!??? Wait a minute... :028 to 0:46 ... YOU say that is NOT real PLYWOOD.. You did not use Normal Plywood... you used a different kind of wood, with a veneer!! So WHY is your title "Plywood Floor Installation" the two woods are totally different. Right? 4:02... and why is your plywood board crooked? The left side is against the wall and the right side is NOT under the door frame. I'm surprised you didn't cut the door frame (bottom) so the "Plywood" would slide under it and you'd have a straight line!!!! 4:10 You put a tiny piece in the GAP... So you Patched the hole. 4:19 Your board is now not straight line... I have never seen anyone do a floor like this... starting out with a cooked line. You didn't leave a 5/8th of an inch at the wall, so the board can expand? Why? 9:30 You cut under the door frame here... 14:46 That is a neat trick!!!! ...Great job. 16:26 Great Idea... I used a little bit of water and glue with the sawdust... Works GREAT. I think I like YOUR method better, the dry sawdust... I will try that soon. Sooooo You did not SAND the floor first before staining it??? And you didn't wipe or clean the plywood first before putting on the polyurethane? Wasn't there dust and dirt on the floor?
This is plywood, I said it's not normal meaning I dont think you can buy it at lowes or home depot. I did cut under the door frame, there was already a piece in the door opening you can clearly see. The piece you are referring to simply butted up against it. The same piece had a crack between the two boards on the left side for two reasons. First, it's a doublewide, the walls aren't perfectly straight. Secondly the boards I have are 1/8 in shorter at one end, so I had to match ends to keep it straight, but it's still has some places that had to be fixed for this reason. It's not like laminate floor where it just lines up. I also fixed the crack you saw by pushing it against the next piece after I secured enough of the other end of the board. The door frame had nothing to do with it. No I didn't while my floors down with water before I used polyurethane, I swept and vacuumed them until I was confident there was no dust.
@@mobilerenovations Thank you so much for your reply. As far as the cleaning of the floor first before putting the Poly down, I didn't hear you explain that... Sorry.
@@superiorbeing95 it does have a veneer. I think its poplar. I'm not sure if I said that wrong in the video or not. If I did I meant that it isn't like a regular laminate floor. Sorry for any confusion
I have already done this style but with pine. Glad you did poplar. Gave me incentive to do more of the house with that look. You did a great job!
Thanks much for the video and showing us your short cuts sooo helpful!
That floor you did in the hallway looks very nice...I'm impressed. I might have to do that in my house if I can't get some tongue and groove Fir flooring.
Great video! Looks great! How is it holding up (scratches, dings, etc.)? What kind of wood is the plywood? How do you keep dirt from getting into the cracks in between the boards? If you spill water or a drink on the floor, how do you prevent the water from seeping in between the cracks between the boards? Won't the water go in between and underneath the boards and ruin your OSB underlayment? Thanks, so much.
It's holding up good. Most of the boards are really tight together and the polyurethane seals the cracks. It's a poplar veneer. I'm not sure who the manufacturer is
@@mobilerenovations Thank you, so much. 🙂
Great job man forget all these negative people it looks good and I'm certain they haven't done it
Thanks, I appreciate it. People talking doesn't bother me. I agree that most have probably never done any type of carpentry.
Just beautiful!!! I have to get started on this
Plywood 28 sheets waiting for me to cut
Great job. Creative. You can create the look you want.
WOW, thank you. VERY well done! Looks amazing. Wish you were my neighbor and could help us ha ha ha!
Chris Peterson thanks, I appreciate it. I would give you a hand if I could
Those floors look great!
Our Wild Life thanks, I appreciate it!
I've seen a lot of plywood floor videos but this is the best one I've ever seen. Every plywood floor video I've seen when you take one glance at the floor you know it's plywood is this the way it comes is in planks or can you find full sheets and rip them on the tablesaw?
Thanks for the compliment and for watching! I bought these already ripped. It was waist from a furniture manufacturer. But you can buy sheets and rip them down yourself as well
Excellent job
Thank you
Really nice job, looks great! I'm leaning more towards doing plywood flooring in my 🏠 than laminate, just because it still looks good and its a bit cheaper.
Thanks. Another advantage is that you can also sand and repair plywood and it adds structural support.
The floors look magnificent! What kind of nails or screws did you use?
I used liquid nail adhesive on the back of the boards, and I used 18 Guage brad nails to hold them in place until it cured.
That looks Awesome!!! Nice job !!!
Thanks I appreciate it.
Nice work It looks so pretty!.Thanks for sharing!
snippee1 thanks I appreciate it
Looks great!
Very beautiful!
I’m thinking about paying this floor in my house. My only concern is nails popping up as the wood moves. Are you able to use screws?
It should not if you glue it
Hows its holding up? Im going to do plywood strips in a shed to home conversion in the spring. High traffic. But your floors look GREAT!
Thanks. It has held up good everywhere I installed it, which are all high traffic areas. The polyurethane holds up to wear and is easy to clean.
Any tips for going over concrete in a she shed? Thanks
It really depends. I would try to keep the wood off the concrete if it's not treated. Theh make products to put over concrete floors in order for flooring to be installed. Also, check out epoxy to go over concrete floors.
@@mobilerenovations thanks a bunch
Beautiful, you made that look so easy. 🌸
I have had about 1500 square feet of practice. LoL.
At 14:35 I would just measure from the tip of the board on the right to the crotch of the two boards, then measure the same distance from the tip of the board on the left, then use the square across. Seems like a more obvious way to do it to me. But maybe I'm missing something.
I luv it, great job !
Thank you!
Wow! Looks amazing! Can’t wait to see more. Definitely gonna do this in our house. What type of plywood are you using here? Thanks 👍🏽
I’m not sure the brand right off. I got lucky and was able to get the boards for $1 each. Someone donated them, already cut, to habitat for humanity. I think it’s a poplar veneer and it is 7/8” thick.
I this like engineered pine plank flooring? Would it be usable in a high summer humidity / extremely low winter humidity environment in place of solid pine plank? In other words, swamp cooler running all summer and wood stove heat all winter. What is the exact name of the material? Thanks for any help.
I havent had any problems and honestly it would probably do better than planks. Its essentially plywood with poplar veneer
I loved watching and the floor looks great- like your accent - very soothing... anyway, i was wondering your opinion on laying this over the floors I have now that have some soft spots. Can I just make it sturdier with this instead of ripping everything up? I am by myself and don't know if I can rip it all up to start over.
This plywood is about an inch thick. I'd definitely made the floor sturdier. It really just depends on your floors, but if you use a thick enough plywood, and make sure the ends of the boards but together over the floor joist you may be fine. Make sure to stagger your boards too. In other words don't let them all nutt up on the same floor joist
no expansion gap needed along the edges?
Awesome!!!!
I see you put the wood against the wall with no spacing in between. I wonder how it will look like when the wood expands...
The same as it did when I posted this video. Never had one issue in almost 2 years.
I doubt plywood is going to expand much.
Plywood doesn't expand.. it's not really wood.
Can I use an underlayment for plywood flooring??
Do you mean under the plywood flooring? Or do you mean OSB for plywood flooring?
You can use an underlayment, and I would have, but I glued the boards down. I did this so they would not squeak. If your talking about using OSB, I wouldn't
Did you use any vapor barrier between fiberboard and the main floor?
No I didn't. I wanted too, but I was more concerned with the floor moving over the years if I did not glue the wood. I figured since I was face nailing it and it was not tongue and grove borders it would start moving eventually.
I can't imagine why you would need a vapor barrier over OSD....?
Very nice!
Thank you. Going to do a time lapse on another room soon.
Awesome floor. Who needs oak? The price is unbeatable
Thanks I appreciate it. It's still holding up after years of abuse
Good job. Happy wife, happy life.
This is cool and all but some day when you change your flooring again your trim will all be notched out
Well I don't plan to change the floor as it can be sanded and refinished. If I do, and that was an issue I would just change the trim as I went, which is minimal compared to removing and installing a new floor in a whole room.
@@mobilerenovations right on bud . It does look nice .
@buckJuddson thanks for watching and commenting! I'm going to try to start doing more content soon
Are you sure that's not a closet? I'm getting claustrophobic.
dude you need to fill the cracks with a floor compound then spend a few hours sanding with 120 grit! then stain then poly?
Awesome job but ugly wood. So many knots. There's a lot nicer plywood for this project. For all this work you should use better looking wood. But other then that. Great job. P.S. I wouldn't use an adhesive either. All you need is to nail it with a small nail gun. Plus sand the edges. It makes it look so much nicer.
To each is there own. I only paid $1 a board and I like the way it looks as well. I used adhesive because if you just face nail it, it will eventually squeak in places because the nails will eventually start to loosen. If ut was tongue and groove I would have just nailed with an underlayment.
What!!???
Wait a minute...
:028 to 0:46 ... YOU say that is NOT real PLYWOOD..
You did not use Normal Plywood... you used a different kind of wood, with a veneer!!
So WHY is your title "Plywood Floor Installation" the two woods are totally different. Right?
4:02... and why is your plywood board crooked? The left side is against the wall and the
right side is NOT under the door frame. I'm surprised you didn't cut the door frame (bottom)
so the "Plywood" would slide under it and you'd have a straight line!!!!
4:10 You put a tiny piece in the GAP... So you Patched the hole.
4:19 Your board is now not straight line... I have never seen anyone do a floor like this... starting out with a cooked line.
You didn't leave a 5/8th of an inch at the wall, so the board can expand? Why?
9:30 You cut under the door frame here...
14:46 That is a neat trick!!!! ...Great job.
16:26 Great Idea... I used a little bit of water and glue with the sawdust... Works GREAT. I think I like YOUR method better, the dry sawdust... I will try that soon.
Sooooo You did not SAND the floor first before staining it??? And you didn't wipe or clean the plywood first before putting on the polyurethane? Wasn't there dust and dirt on the floor?
This is plywood, I said it's not normal meaning I dont think you can buy it at lowes or home depot.
I did cut under the door frame, there was already a piece in the door opening you can clearly see. The piece you are referring to simply butted up against it. The same piece had a crack between the two boards on the left side for two reasons. First, it's a doublewide, the walls aren't perfectly straight. Secondly the boards I have are 1/8 in shorter at one end, so I had to match ends to keep it straight, but it's still has some places that had to be fixed for this reason. It's not like laminate floor where it just lines up.
I also fixed the crack you saw by pushing it against the next piece after I secured enough of the other end of the board. The door frame had nothing to do with it.
No I didn't while my floors down with water before I used polyurethane, I swept and vacuumed them until I was confident there was no dust.
@@mobilerenovations
Thank you so much for your reply.
As far as the cleaning of the floor first before putting the Poly down, I didn't hear you explain that... Sorry.
How can plywood not have a veneer? It would have to be solid timber.
@@superiorbeing95 it does have a veneer. I think its poplar. I'm not sure if I said that wrong in the video or not. If I did I meant that it isn't like a regular laminate floor. Sorry for any confusion
5/8 at wall too much
U ain't no pro . Lol.. can't even go around a vent hole properly
You should make a video showing how to do it properly then