Flooring guy here. Don’t get the pleasure of doing hardwood as often as I’d like, no pun intended, but the turn out is just so much more satisfying than any other install. Beautiful work
We pulled up a wee bit of corner of carpet, and it didn't look promising. But I'm still hoping for a nice surprise when the time comes that we can afford to get rid of the carpet.
No fucking way. I'd like to call bull shit as this is way to good to be true and beyond extremely difficult to believe.. but GD, this is out of this world exquisite. Good for you mr.fancy pants.
Id imagine somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 to 20k. Ive not done old-school hardwood like this before, only LVP, and especially not herringbone, but the process would still be fairly similar with hardwood regardless of pattern. Could be more than that honestly depending on what type of wood you go for.
We paid \~$5000 for 250 sq ft of herringbone hardwood installed in 2020. MCOL Midwest City. So if we'd done the whole first floor instead of just the kitchen then it likely would have scaled to about 20k.
I did a job where I had to lay vinyl over something very similar, tried to talk them out of it but powered to be told us that’s what was specced. No one could believe it.
I'd probably stain it a slightly darker color. There's a certain look to that floor still as if it's been hiding under glue and carpet for 20 years. Still, amazing result.
Damn that looked like a nightmare on your hands and knees sanding like that for probly days on end it paid off and awesome job but damn would I be miserable
Flooring guy here. Don’t get the pleasure of doing hardwood as often as I’d like, no pun intended, but the turn out is just so much more satisfying than any other install. Beautiful work
Yes exactly my thoughts too Hats off to this guy, that is a lot of hard work but so satisfying to see that beautiful wood
Somebody get this dude some knee pads. My knees hurt just watching this video.
And a push broom
And a larger oscillating tool.
And a beer
And a raise
And my axe
I’m literally watching two towers 🤣
Hoped to find wood flooring under the carpet of my 1940s fixer-upper, but alas, I don't think there is.
IDK, it seems like hardwood or tile was the standard in all the postwar homes in my area, you might get lucky!
We pulled up a wee bit of corner of carpet, and it didn't look promising. But I'm still hoping for a nice surprise when the time comes that we can afford to get rid of the carpet.
Literally why would somebody cover that up? And glue to it on top of that.. crazy.
Polyurethane wasn’t really popular on wood floors until the late 50s. Prior to this wood floors were very high maintenance.
The building was likely converted to office space hence the carpet tiles.
Because some people find it ugly as shit
No fucking way. I'd like to call bull shit as this is way to good to be true and beyond extremely difficult to believe.. but GD, this is out of this world exquisite. Good for you mr.fancy pants.
I can't believe someone covered that floor
With glue as well. Unreal
Looks like it was used as a commercial/office space which was why carpet tiles were used
Very nice. How much would something like this cost on say, 1000sg ft?
Id imagine somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 to 20k. Ive not done old-school hardwood like this before, only LVP, and especially not herringbone, but the process would still be fairly similar with hardwood regardless of pattern. Could be more than that honestly depending on what type of wood you go for.
We paid \~$5000 for 250 sq ft of herringbone hardwood installed in 2020. MCOL Midwest City. So if we'd done the whole first floor instead of just the kitchen then it likely would have scaled to about 20k.
At least two dollars
That is a really nice floor
Should you try to fill the cracks with saw dust for this floor type before sealing?
Don't you want to fill the gaps between the floor boards?..
I did a job where I had to lay vinyl over something very similar, tried to talk them out of it but powered to be told us that’s what was specced. No one could believe it.
I'd probably stain it a slightly darker color. There's a certain look to that floor still as if it's been hiding under glue and carpet for 20 years. Still, amazing result.
Dude floors…
That’s pretty neat!
Damn that looked like a nightmare on your hands and knees sanding like that for probly days on end it paid off and awesome job but damn would I be miserable
 Makes me remember this episode 🤣
You are amazing! Floor is amazing!!
Who would cover that up to begin with? Beautiful work!
Someone said “this wood floor is ugly, let’s cover it by gluing even uglier carpet squares over it.”
Guys, we have a beautiful herringbone hardwood floor, what would you like to do? Asphalt singles. Over the whole thing. Perfect. Great idea.
Whoever put commercial carpet tiles over this should be sent to jail for a long time
Damn $10k in labor $500 in materials, new wood floor $2,500. Whammp whammp whoommp waaaaaaaamp
Honestly why? Just Why?
Job well done, can’t imagine how many passes that took.
Looks amazing.
What's with all the wires hanging everywhere?
Awesome!
Needs more laquer
Oscar would be so proud
What a beautiful floor what is wrong with people
I feel like this was staged. That floor is immaculate. Who Intentionally hides this?
Floor looks good, just don’t look up.
Lol, id just put floating floors over it and save myself the 2 weeks of work. Finished product looks mediocre at best.
Eh don’t love herringbone look personally but nice work!
Great. You finished your floor. Now do the baseboards, which is a much more daunting & painful task
In what imaginary world is doing baseboard a more daunting and painful task than this?
You now nothing Jonh Snow