With all the mold and other hazards, I really wish people would wear respirators when doing this kind of cleaning, save your lungs and quite possibly your life. Just a wish from an old retired Nurse. You do an excellent job and the results are beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us. Take Care ♥!
We use respirators, with new filters for all toxic finish. We wear n95 dust masks for most of the sanding. My mon was an RN for 40 years. I always listened to my Mom.
Wish you were in Indiana, i have a project for you! Old carpet, underlayer to remove with hardwood underneath to sand and refinish, with clear coat. Lovely work!!!
Would have been very helpful if you would have explained what you were doing in each of these steps and why. Also, the name of each piece of equipment used would have been helpful as well. And why as well.
It's such a beautiful hardwood floor what in the world were they thinking when they put carpeting? Why hide all that beauty? The hardwood is beautiful .
Question.....What is the seal coat for and do you have to do that step and what would happen if you just put a clear polyurethane on the wood after you did all the sanding? thank you for your time.
Hi Greg, the Swedish sealer drys fast it can be sanded an top coated the next day. Straight polyurethane is still used, just longer wait times. Thanks for watching.
Rich you did a video on a place called Normandy I’m unable to find it. Can you tell me the stain you put down was it oil base and the finish was that oil base or water base.
That Guy is my Son, he pretty much supervises the projects. It is Woodwise latex wood filler. It all gets sanded off on the next cuts. Thanks for watching.
QUESTION!? Hey I bet if you use a real coarse sanding youll also be leveling any high spots as well? Im asking because I have to relay water damaged hardwood but that I have already taken up and sanded by hand. Like each piece that had taken damage
@trinabaynes7254 we have a couple different kinds, the one I'm using here is a 4" heavy scraper available at any hardware store in the garden tool area, shovels rakes... I sharpen it for optimal performance. Thanks for watching.
Great video! I just bought a house and I’m going to do the floors after I rip out the carpet. I have one of those swing machine buffers that you can attach sand pads to. Could I get away with just using one of those or would I definitely need one of those sander machines you used ? Would you know where I could rent one of those machines ?
It is a latex floor filler,we use it on all our floors. It fills all the gaps, cracks, nail holes, and worm holes. It also serves as a guide coat for the final sanding, when the filler is all gone the floor is flat, and the course sanding marks are gone.
Hi Shawn, its just a buffer i drilled a hole in and hooked up a vacuum. The skirt around the bottom is some cloth with velcro sewen in. Thanks for watching.
So I have a question... Do you have to apply a wood conditoner on the floors before you stain or a clear coat finish? I always thought you have to do that first? Maybe you dont because its Oak Floors? Nice work by the way !!! Looks really nice!!!
I believe i show the water poping , or opening of the grain in other videos. This is the same as conditioning the wood prior to staining. Not needed for natural finishes. Thanks for watching.
You really only have to water pop or condition the floors when trying to get a certain color darker or if it's a certain type of species like a maple or Birch hickory those types of wood you would want a water pop that for it to take stay more evenly but when you water pop a lot of times with oak you'll get fillets where the wood pops so if you could get away with not water popping it's nice that is basically what conditioning the floor is
I have a small video of me water popping a birch floor before I stain it you can take a look at it the pages under my name Jason urban if that helps for your interested
@@richsadventures1889 thanks for your reply and helpful video! There's a lot of dark spotting/patches due to pet urine from the previous owner. Do you know if refinishing those sections make sense or better to get new flooring?
Well, pet stains usually do not sand out. I have seen some kind of bleach in videos, but haven't gotten it to work for us, however i have refinished floors with lots of pet staining and used a dark, (very dark) stain and it covered them up and looked great.
@@richsadventures1889 I like the light color similar to this video so looks like I have to put new flooring. Thank you again for your help and stay safe!
We do both, if you leave them on be very careful with the edger not to mark them up. Sometimes it does more damage to remove them if they are caulked, or heavily painted.
This is a natural Swedish sealer, looks like the oil modified from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Floors can be stained any color. Natural is the inexpensive choice
Big Ern! Like it. I rarely see companies answer questions about price. I guess a refinish is about $3 to $4 per square foot. Things such as repairing or replacing floor boards, removing carpet, staining, etc. will increase the price. I wonder whether the removal of the black coating was extra; it may have just been part of removing the carpet.
You got to get off your knees buddy use a roto put that stain on and take it off it's a lot easier on your back and it makes the stain very uniform I just use old carpet pads I cut them out to fit the block of the roto it works great I've been doing it for years if you watch any bona videos will show you how they do it it will save your back God knows we need it in our business floors look great by the way
Good floor refinishing job, but no explanation on materials used to get job done. Poor video explanation content, for anyone who wants to learn how to do a similar job..🥱
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With all the mold and other hazards, I really wish people would wear respirators when doing this kind of cleaning, save your lungs and quite possibly your life.
Just a wish from an old retired Nurse.
You do an excellent job and the results are beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us. Take Care ♥!
We use respirators, with new filters for all toxic finish. We wear n95 dust masks for most of the sanding. My mon was an RN for 40 years. I always listened to my Mom.
Gorgeous
Going to redo my floors. You made it really easy. Appreciate it!
Wish you were in Indiana, i have a project for you! Old carpet, underlayer to remove with hardwood underneath to sand and refinish, with clear coat. Lovely work!!!
Would have been very helpful if you would have explained what you were doing in each of these steps and why. Also, the name of each piece of equipment used would have been helpful as well. And why as well.
Nice job!
@@sblive7239 Thank You
How thick do you typically those transition pieces? Great work. 👍
They change depending on the application. Each one is custom.
Those floors look amazing! I bet you'll be back to do the stairs!
It's such a beautiful hardwood floor what in the world were they thinking when they put carpeting? Why hide all that beauty? The hardwood is beautiful .
I don't know, but im glad they did.
Thanks for watching.
What was the stuff he was spreading on floor after sanding. You do beautiful work
Woodwise latex filler.
@@richsadventures1889After you spread that filler, what grit do you use to sand it?
@@ricos4700 100, or 120.
@@richsadventures1889 Thank you. You are a tru craftsman. Keep em coming.
Question.....What is the seal coat for and do you have to do that step and what would happen if you just put a clear polyurethane on the wood after you did all the sanding? thank you for your time.
Hi Greg, the Swedish sealer drys fast it can be sanded an top coated the next day. Straight polyurethane is still used, just longer wait times. Thanks for watching.
@@richsadventures1889 Thank you for the help and info.
You make it look so easy wonderful job guys it looks fab
Thank You.
Rich you did a video on a place called Normandy I’m unable to find it.
Can you tell me the stain you put down was it oil base and the finish was that oil base or water base.
@@johnhouli3450 oil base stain, oil base sealer, water base, or oil base top coats.
Great video thanks. What has that coating your guy put on at 5:30 after the first sanding?
That Guy is my Son, he pretty much supervises the projects. It is Woodwise latex wood filler. It all gets sanded off on the next cuts.
Thanks for watching.
@@richsadventures1889 Thanks for the info. Watched a lot of wood floor videos. No one has mentioned using anything like that.
QUESTION!? Hey I bet if you use a real coarse sanding youll also be leveling any high spots as well? Im asking because I have to relay water damaged hardwood but that I have already taken up and sanded by hand. Like each piece that had taken damage
We use 36 grit, and sometimes 16 grit on really bad floors, we still do a full Trowel fill before the final cuts.
Can you please share what type of "scrapper" you used to remove the old underlayment?
@trinabaynes7254 we have a couple different kinds, the one I'm using here is a 4" heavy scraper available at any hardware store in the garden tool area, shovels rakes...
I sharpen it for optimal performance. Thanks for watching.
Great video! I just bought a house and I’m going to do the floors after I rip out the carpet. I have one of those swing machine buffers that you can attach sand pads to. Could I get away with just using one of those or would I definitely need one of those sander machines you used ? Would you know where I could rent one of those machines ?
To get down to bare wood, I would use a floor sander. Home Depot rents a small version of the big ones. It'll get the job done.
@@richsadventures1889 very cool I’ll definitely look into that! Thanks again man.
Will holes from tack strip and staple removal automatically fill in when you sand? Or is that what you were doing with the troweling thing?
The filler does the work.
Thank you for this video. Did you water-pop to floors? Is it necessary to water pop before finishing?
Thank you
No water pop with natural finish, only when staining.
Yet another great video! What is this wide brush called and where can one buy it? Thank you
We call it a T Bar. We buy them at the flooring distributor. Thanks for watching.
Dam dudes that is a tough job , and you made it look so easy , how much $ I'm going to guess , $4500.00 Dollars
WOW, nice looking floors, what was that he was spreading on the floor after you sanded them
It is a latex floor filler,we use it on all our floors. It fills all the gaps, cracks, nail holes, and worm holes. It also serves as a guide coat for the final sanding, when the filler is all gone the floor is flat, and the course sanding marks are gone.
@@richsadventures1889 thank you really appreciate you answering back.
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Great work. As a fellow floor guy for over 20 years I can see you do quality work. Keep it up
Do I need to sand the entire floor after applying the floor fillet? Does it leave a color?
what kind of product do you use to stain ???
Duraseal.
What type of machine is that that also sucks up while you're buffing
Hi Shawn, its just a buffer i drilled a hole in and hooked up a vacuum. The skirt around the bottom is some cloth with velcro sewen in. Thanks for watching.
Great video
Thanks.
I always like seeing the respect given between two companies that I regularly watch.
do you have to do all the rooms in 1 day or can you do on separate days, would it leave a mark on the floors?
Always best to finish them all at once. In some situations they can be separated.
What grit sandpaper did you use between coats of finish please?
Its a very dull, or well used 120 grit. About 320.
So I have a question... Do you have to apply a wood conditoner on the floors before you stain or a clear coat finish?
I always thought you have to do that first? Maybe you dont because its Oak Floors?
Nice work by the way !!! Looks really nice!!!
I believe i show the water poping , or opening of the grain in other videos. This is the same as conditioning the wood prior to staining. Not needed for natural finishes. Thanks for watching.
You really only have to water pop or condition the floors when trying to get a certain color darker or if it's a certain type of species like a maple or Birch hickory those types of wood you would want a water pop that for it to take stay more evenly but when you water pop a lot of times with oak you'll get fillets where the wood pops so if you could get away with not water popping it's nice that is basically what conditioning the floor is
I have a small video of me water popping a birch floor before I stain it you can take a look at it the pages under my name Jason urban if that helps for your interested
I'm debating if replacing with new flooring or keep existing floor and sand them. I do want new flooring but afraid it will be too expensive.
I say, if the existed floor is in good enough shape, refinish them.
@@richsadventures1889 thanks for your reply and helpful video! There's a lot of dark spotting/patches due to pet urine from the previous owner. Do you know if refinishing those sections make sense or better to get new flooring?
Well, pet stains usually do not sand out. I have seen some kind of bleach in videos, but haven't gotten it to work for us, however i have refinished floors with lots of pet staining and used a dark, (very dark) stain and it covered them up and looked great.
@@richsadventures1889 I like the light color similar to this video so looks like I have to put new flooring. Thank you again for your help and stay safe!
Also with the skirting boards and architraves, should they be taped up if they are primed and painted or removed then put back on.
We do both, if you leave them on be very careful with the edger not to mark them up. Sometimes it does more damage to remove them if they are caulked, or heavily painted.
Can you stain it a lighter color or do a while wash? I notice most of the 1970-60 homes have this yellowish orange stain
This is a natural Swedish sealer, looks like the oil modified from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Floors can be stained any color. Natural is the inexpensive choice
How much does a project like this cost? Buying a home that we want to do the same thing to.
Big Ern! Like it.
I rarely see companies answer questions about price. I guess a refinish is about $3 to $4 per square foot. Things such as repairing or replacing floor boards, removing carpet, staining, etc. will increase the price. I wonder whether the removal of the black coating was extra; it may have just been part of removing the carpet.
What kind of flooring Sanders do you recommend of buying
We like Hummel belt sanders and Clark edgers,
The floors look great , but the carpet was great sound proofing, now a tinny noise eco that would be hard to get used too ??!
People love thier wood floors. Thanks for watching.
Great video learned alot 👍
What grit of screen did you have on the buffer?
120 for the final cut on raw wood. A very dull 120 for the inner coat abration.
Beautiful .
Thank You Doug.
What type of finish do you use here please?
That is an acid cure, solvent base sealer, (very toxic) and bona water base top coats.
Where is this?
Seattle Washington.
Hello guys! Good job !👍
Thank You.
I really dont get why use carpet. Couldnt they just have some area rugs instead of hiding amazing looking floors?
We are glad they did. Preserved for us to refinish.
You guys are a team
You got to get off your knees buddy use a roto put that stain on and take it off it's a lot easier on your back and it makes the stain very uniform I just use old carpet pads I cut them out to fit the block of the roto it works great I've been doing it for years if you watch any bona videos will show you how they do it it will save your back God knows we need it in our business floors look great by the way
Hummel baby hell ya
Good floor refinishing job, but no explanation on materials used to get job done. Poor video explanation content, for anyone who wants to learn how to do a similar job..🥱
This is not a DYI type of project unless you are already a Master Craftsman.
Great video.
Thank you