This is how all youtube videos should be. Not too long, with plenty of good tips, some jokes, and an A-team quote. I love it when a plan comes together.
Really helpful video! I am about to do exactly the same thing, but way smaller. I’m going to use the 3 in 1 glue, should go alright. Thanks very much!🇦🇺
Just watched your video awesome Going to do a bedroom tomorrow what type of glue brand did you used plus the tool that you would recommend to make it easier for the project Thanks
Never use a pry bar to hammer is flooring always grab a peice of wood that's scrap but the groove in the tounge and hammer the scrap wood so you don't damage the wood
The tear out is not fun however. I wish the person who put this in my house had saved some for damage or repairs because colors get discontinued and then it turns into a much bigger issue.
I would've started in the kitchen and went the opposite way. use a rubber mallet to bang the floor in and went with a floor that didn't require gluing to the subfloor.
What a mess!!! Do not install the way it is shown in this video. I’m highly doubtful that this floor has held up to the expectations even for a year after the initial install.
@@LewisRenovationI never had an intention to bad mouth…. However, you’ve managed to make a fairly straight forward job increasingly difficult and incorrect. 1. No calcium chloride test on a bare concrete as well as no moisture test on the actual wood. Two week acclimation is a minimum, but moisture test is still required to confirm proper acclimation/moisture content. 2. No membrane/moisture barrier on the concrete (moisture levels can change drastically at times with porous substrate such as concrete). 3. Even on your test samples you do not get nowhere near 100% glue coverage required. Your longer boards are most definitely do not have proper coverage/adhesion. 4. How did you check that your substrate is flat/level? 5. For the area of your install you need to find a center of the area and start gluing from the center in both directions. 6. In order to avoid gaps most of your board have to be cut off square on the saw and re grooved with a router. 7. A lot of the boards bowing and require weights while glue is setting up. This is just the beginning. In my opinion your video is by no means a tutorial for any DIYer. I suggest anyone attempting to glue down hardwood onto porous substrate is to first check with NHFA (National Hardwood Floor Association). They have plenty of material to reference and learn from.
This is how all youtube videos should be. Not too long, with plenty of good tips, some jokes, and an A-team quote. I love it when a plan comes together.
Thank you for the great comment. Take care
We are getting ready to do our first floor also. 1100 sq ft worth. Wish us luck. Thanks for your great video😊
Thank you! Good luck!
Really helpful video! I am about to do exactly the same thing, but way smaller. I’m going to use the 3 in 1 glue, should go alright. Thanks very much!🇦🇺
Good luck with your project. Thanks for the comment from Australia!
Came out really nice! Gonna steal that oscillating trick for under the doors
Thank you, and good luck with your project
So why did you not remove your baseboards?
a great and helpful video. Thank you.
Thank you. Good luck with your project!
Just watched your video awesome
Going to do a bedroom tomorrow what type of glue brand did you used plus the tool that you would recommend to make it easier for the project
Thanks
The type of glue is in the description. Thank you for the comment. Good luck!
Never use a pry bar to hammer is flooring always grab a peice of wood that's scrap but the groove in the tounge and hammer the scrap wood so you don't damage the wood
Don't listen to a nonsense UA-cam comment when you saw a video it actually working!!
I do hardwood floors for a living yall are pretty good but the glue trailing is so funny to watch for some reason 😂 🤣
Hey can you really glue down solid hardwood and what are some considerations that need to be taken into account. Is it more work vs engineering wood
This is engineered flooring. 1/4 hardwood attached to 1/2 plywood at the factory. I don't believe you can glue down solid wood flooring
I’m about to install a 3/4” x 5” white oak flooring over concrete and planning on using glue. How’s your floor held up two years later?
Floor looks great after 2 years. Zero issues. Good luck with your floor!
What a mess😬
Yep, thanks for the feedback
The tear out is not fun however. I wish the person who put this in my house had saved some for damage or repairs because colors get discontinued and then it turns into a much bigger issue.
Yes, definitely should save some extra to make later repairs easier. Thanks for commenting
Good job and pleasant to watch the video.
00:44 and you are already pimping your wife. "Hot wife" you said. You surely know what men understand.
That was not really my intention
Great job husband. Your wife is blessed
Thank you for the nice comment!
Time to get me a two pound hammer, also!
More weight means stronger mechanical agitation! 😁
I would've started in the kitchen and went the opposite way. use a rubber mallet to bang the floor in and went with a floor that didn't require gluing to the subfloor.
Thank you for your feedback
You did a really good job
Thank you!
Is this solid or engineered hardwood?
Engineered - 1/4 veneer and 1/2 laminate
What a mess!!! Do not install the way it is shown in this video. I’m highly doubtful that this floor has held up to the expectations even for a year after the initial install.
Thank you for the thoughtful feedback
Why are you saying that? They did a great job.
@artisticirishhomestead7555 several years later it looks great. I don’t know why he commented that but so goes the Internet
@@LewisRenovationI never had an intention to bad mouth…. However, you’ve managed to make a fairly straight forward job increasingly difficult and incorrect.
1. No calcium chloride test on a bare concrete as well as no moisture test on the actual wood. Two week acclimation is a minimum, but moisture test is still required to confirm proper acclimation/moisture content.
2. No membrane/moisture barrier on the concrete (moisture levels can change drastically at times with porous substrate such as concrete).
3. Even on your test samples you do not get nowhere near 100% glue coverage required. Your longer boards are most definitely do not have proper coverage/adhesion.
4. How did you check that your substrate is flat/level?
5. For the area of your install you need to find a center of the area and start gluing from the center in both directions.
6. In order to avoid gaps most of your board have to be cut off square on the saw and re grooved with a router.
7. A lot of the boards bowing and require weights while glue is setting up.
This is just the beginning.
In my opinion your video is by no means a tutorial for any DIYer. I suggest anyone attempting to glue down hardwood onto porous substrate is to first check with NHFA (National Hardwood Floor Association). They have plenty of material to reference and learn from.
What a waste of time to complain at someone who is helping others. Try to do the same man, give tips! Don’t hate
How strong was the smell of the bostik?
It's labeled as no VOC. It had a minty smell that really went away within a couple hours.