Indeed. A note about the curved floor boards though - I work with wood, and sawmill and dry it also. I'm pretty sure the floor boards curved after being milled in that machine. Wood warps as it acclimates in a new environment, like indoors. It can also curve when edges are milled off, if one or both edges are under stress.
I was going to suggest hiding it where it could always be seen, but only if you looked for it. Like a corner of the pantry. I love the Matt-face inlay! But also, it’s not my house. 😂
I have only done this once. I sanded with a belt sander. Used oil based finish. Applied with a brush on my knees. Breathing the fumes from the finish, I came so close to passing out I am lucky to be alive. I was by myself…. Floor looked great but I didn’t!
A floor Isn't a woodworking project the way normal people do it, Matt. But you taking a tree and turning it into a floor that beautiful is probably the most Extreme woodworking project I have ever seen lol. That took about 400 steps, it's a shame that most people will just see a floor if they haven't watched these videos. Bloody good job mate.
The floor looks absolutely fabulous. The bowties are a nice touch and "marking your territory" with your logo under the fridge was great. Can't wait for the cabinets and all of the custom pieces to fill out the whole room.
Card scraping the floor, random orbital sander on the floor, Matt tripping on the wire, "really good taste", "panicking for almost no reason". Great quotes, great video! Thanks!
That application method works great. A couple of things. It is a two person job. One to drag the ‘snow plow’ and the other to pour material. Water based urethanes start to thicken as soon as you spread them out. They quickly turn into gelatinous goo. They are not for the OCD person that feels compelled to keep playing with it. Don’t push down or scrub the plow. Let the weight of the tool dictate thickness, just drag and guide. If necessary, add weight to the head. I put a piece of rebar in the head. The most important thing is to ALWAYS have material coming out the side of the plow. You have to maintain a wet edge. Only go one direction. At the end of each run turn into the next run, lift the plow, and carry it back to the start so the drips fall where you are about to immediately apply. Your helper’s job is to add material where needed to keep the wet edge. I used the Bona finish on my floors in the old house (in 1991) and it was pretty bullet proof, held up well. Floors look great. Good luck and thanks.
What a great feeling to mill, install and finish a beautiful floor. Of course we all know the real reason for the entire remodel is to be able to buy more cool tools.
🤣🤣🤣 Having been a hardwood flooring contractor, I giggled at your snowplow technique on your first application. You did amazing on your second time. I like oil-based finishes way better. But water-based has its place. You learned that the mop needs to remain wet. looks awesome.
That floor is priceless for two reasons. One is that you milled all of the lumber for it yourself, and two you actually finished it with amazing results. Something to be super proud of. Actually, there is a thriird, you built the mill that made it all come together.
Beautiful, ❤spending my Saturday night watching Matt throw finish on his new kitchen floor. Geez 🙄 Would be fun to see an additional trademark… bucket 🪣 with water 💦 flying out of it. 😂
I used to do hardwood floors, just be careful walking around on the floor before you finish it with socks / bare feet, not a big deal with a mat clear water base finish like that but if you were to stain it the oils in your feet can leave imprints on the floor and discolor it. Also sweat can do it too if you're dripping sweat off your face or whatever. Turned out good though.
My wife and I watched this together. The floor branding and the conversation with your wife has us still laughing. Great video. Thank you for including this part!!
Matt, It’s more than a piece of furniture, it’s the whole room furniture that the little stuff sits on! Excellent Craftsmanship, design and build. I’d say you're a master floor builder, installer and finisher now! Congratulations!!!
Greetings from the BIG SKY. Building is a labour of love. I'll bet you spent as much time on these final pieces of flooring as the rest of the floor. I think the patch you put in is appropiate for the maker.
Thanks for taking us along. I kept thinking after each coat I would need to wait until the next video to see the final coat. It was almost like an ASMR video towards the end. How satisfying!
B. E. A. UTIFUL floor choice and Linsey nailed it with the finish pick. I know the stress of applying a oil base polyurethane and I agree it is not fun after a week of sanding and prep to think I might screw up it up in just a few short hours. Great attention to detail!
YAHOOOOO! Beautifully done, and it's great to see "the Face" in the floor and the Bocote bow ties. And to see Lindsey enjoying the "moment" was priceless. You're on a roll now MC! Can't wait for the next step {and the next one, and the next one....)
Every time I think I know somethin' about somethin', you go and show me I know nothin' about anythin'.... so, thanks, I guess. Guess that's why you have an amazing following on UA-cam and I watch UA-cam at 5:30am every day before work. Keep it rocking, man!
I'm a big fan of your videos, starting with when you built your humongous band saw. I used to have my own hardwood flooring business, and this video was of particular interest to me. I noticed that you nailed the biggest part of your floor down and glued the edges. I can see where this would eliminate some surface nailing, but at the same time, the edges (glue down) of the flooring can't move like the nailed portion of the flooring. Also I noticed that you spent quite a bit of time on your knees. I used to do that as well (20+ years ago), but I'm 62 years old and now have I metal knees. When using a water-based finish, I found it extremely helpful to pour the finish from a plastic watering pail. The type that has a sprinkler head. You simply remove the sprinkler head. This makes it SO MUCH EASIER to pour a consistent stream. I was also more concerned with making certain that my finishing application pads always went with the grain. I noticed that you were feeling much more comfortable with utilizing that "T-Bar" as you progressed. Good choice on the brand of finish! Bona was always the best.
magnificent step-by-step procedure-from planking-preparation to finish-coat application. The finish manufacturer would be crazy not to include your wonderfully coriorgraphed procedure into their marketing! As a retired high school technology teacher, I can only marvel at your "lesson" preparation and content editing. Keep up the good work; you are always my first choice in UA-cam viewership.
I look forward to every video you make. I is so real and interesting. Lindsey has her hand full with all the kids and keeping you in line as well. LOL. Waiting for the cabinets and other works of art from you Matt! Be Safe and stay healthy! Best to you and the family!
GREAT JOB, Hope you build out pantry with paneled walls and solid wood shelves like a classic high end library, showcasing what's possible for even a lowly out of sight pantry.
People obsess about the oil based finishes being harder wearing, but the water based finishes are rated for commercial use so it realy isn't an issue. Also here in the UK almost all new build work is waterbased finishes for environmental reasons also.
I don't know why I watched this. But it was fun. Your videos make these things fun to watch. Thank you for recording this process. The bowtie segment was neat. I bet this is a relief to be done with that section. Thank you!
good on you for leaving that part where you tripped over the wire sticking out from the floor when you were dusting! love your videos, thanks for sharing!!
I was so excited for this final floor install and the finishing video. I loved your wife Lindsey's reaction to seeing your brand on the floor, that will be under the refridge, lol. Seriously this turned out crazy beautiful. Labor of Love, for sure Matt. Great Job and I think you got the spreading of floor finish down.
It’s a very good thing that you do woodworking and have the resources to work with that material. If you had to pay a contractor to do the things you did on the flooring for those rooms would have cost you triple, or more, what it did cost you to get the floor installed. It really does look much more like a home with every task you complete and the finish you’ve done so far looks great. The little detail inlay for under the fridge is a nice touch too. You cut the wood into sizable pieces, milled it to shape and meticulously installed it. The logo is your signature on a job well-done. Personally, I think you should sign your name by it too…
Wow, I can't believe you went over the entire floor with a hand sander, three times no less! In my experience, getting on your hands and knees is something to avoid. I have used a variety of sanders and buffers that allow you to work from a standing posture, just doing the corners on my hands and knees. In addition to being a lot less painful, the larger, standing machines are faster and once you get the hang of using them, they can produce a very even, consistent result.
Your commitment to proper preparation for each project consistently inspires me to put in the proper work whenever I’m tempted to cut corners on my own projects.
I did my son's dining room from sanding the carpet glue off to t-bar top coat finishes and yes it came out beautiful. I did 4 coats because I had so much left over after the third coat. It did not hurt the look at all.
I think he should do more with the walnut veneers. Maybe take some amazong crotch figure and frame it like a painting to hang on the wall. Those are amazing and I would love to see Cremono do more with them.
Nest touch with your face inlay you installed. Nice way to sign your work. 👍👌 The finish on the floor looks really good. Well done Matt very well done.
I work in a cabinet shop.we use bona HD for our white oak cabinets.great product.very durable. easy to use . we've had no complaints. customers have loved the color and durability.
Looks amazing, nice job. I laid all the floors in the house we built 20 years ago. All pre finished but still a lot of very satisfying work. Well Done young man!
Looks great Matt......I too was a little worried about the finish quality after the first coat, but it self corrected really well.....that’s a comforting feeling as I am close to start a refinishing project of my 56 year old floors done by an amateur builder........
Absolutely gorgeous... you do not stop amazing me. Every video I watch, I am on awww with the end result. Your floor is stunning. You are very talented to profection. Thank you ❤❤❤
Face it Matthew you are a perfectionist, and no one can change it . Lindsey said it best when she was in the room with you. No matter what to do you do it to perfection love every step you've done thank you for sharing
Matthew, great job and I can see your wife has trained you well. 😁 It is always so much fun watching all the things you get done and how your wife and you do your videos. Since the first time I started watching your site, I have been constantly amazed at your skills with wood. Keep these great and entertaining videos coming, this is so much more educational and entertaining than anything you could find on your television today. IMHO
Glad to see you using the knee pads I suggested in the last video. The floor is looking pretty good. I am looking forward to seeing it with finish on it. The really nice thing about being able to create your own flooring boards is you can make them any length you want as long as the board you are molding is as long as you want.
From the tree, to the mill, to the saws, planers and routers... to the floor.
It was nice to see this journey.
Indeed.
A note about the curved floor boards though - I work with wood, and sawmill and dry it also. I'm pretty sure the floor boards curved after being milled in that machine. Wood warps as it acclimates in a new environment, like indoors. It can also curve when edges are milled off, if one or both edges are under stress.
Lindsey's comment was priceless when she saw Matt on the floor! Great looking finish!
I was going to suggest hiding it where it could always be seen, but only if you looked for it. Like a corner of the pantry. I love the Matt-face inlay! But also, it’s not my house. 😂
"I love these conversations you have with me when I'm not there." (Or something fairly close.) Men: "Women! God help us!" Women: "Men! God help us!"
I have only done this once. I sanded with a belt sander. Used oil based finish. Applied with a brush on my knees. Breathing the fumes from the finish, I came so close to passing out I am lucky to be alive. I was by myself…. Floor looked great but I didn’t!
It's always so funny when she brags about thing she really despises, like "good taste" 😂
Got a feeling that Lindsey's wasn't too surprised when she discovered the trademark. Matt's trademark goes only down onto excellence
Absolutely gorgeous! From trees to finished floor, your are a multi-skilled craftsman. Congratulations.
Face in floor was a special signature and perfectly placed for a once a year reveal when vacuuming the frig back. Love it!!!
A floor Isn't a woodworking project the way normal people do it, Matt. But you taking a tree and turning it into a floor that beautiful is probably the most Extreme woodworking project I have ever seen lol.
That took about 400 steps, it's a shame that most people will just see a floor if they haven't watched these videos.
Bloody good job mate.
The floor looks absolutely fabulous. The bowties are a nice touch and "marking your territory" with your logo under the fridge was great. Can't wait for the cabinets and all of the custom pieces to fill out the whole room.
Thanks!
Looks awesome! My father-in-law has been in hardwood flooring for over 50 years... if he knew I was watching you finish floors he'd put me to work.
Mat if I had 10% of your work ethic and can-do attitude Id be an inspiration to many. Your wife is so fortunate to have you!
Hardwood floor guys deserve every penny they make
Card scraping the floor, random orbital sander on the floor, Matt tripping on the wire, "really good taste", "panicking for almost no reason". Great quotes, great video! Thanks!
Very impressive! Way better than watching the videos of the professional finishers.
My knees ache just watching,a forever floor.👍📐🇨🇦
The cameraman has excellent taste!
Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. Sounds like you figured it out nicely.
Beautiful. My knees and back ache just watching.
I have to admit, that looks much nicer than the pinewood flooring I did with my wife twenty years ago. Greetings from Germany
It’s WOOD!
What’s not to love!!!
That application method works great. A couple of things. It is a two person job. One to drag the ‘snow plow’ and the other to pour material. Water based urethanes start to thicken as soon as you spread them out. They quickly turn into gelatinous goo. They are not for the OCD person that feels compelled to keep playing with it. Don’t push down or scrub the plow. Let the weight of the tool dictate thickness, just drag and guide. If necessary, add weight to the head. I put a piece of rebar in the head. The most important thing is to ALWAYS have material coming out the side of the plow. You have to maintain a wet edge. Only go one direction. At the end of each run turn into the next run, lift the plow, and carry it back to the start so the drips fall where you are about to immediately apply. Your helper’s job is to add material where needed to keep the wet edge. I used the Bona finish on my floors in the old house (in 1991) and it was pretty bullet proof, held up well. Floors look great. Good luck and thanks.
What a great feeling to mill, install and finish a beautiful floor. Of course we all know the real reason for the entire remodel is to be able to buy more cool tools.
🤣🤣🤣 Having been a hardwood flooring contractor, I giggled at your snowplow technique on your first application. You did amazing on your second time. I like oil-based finishes way better. But water-based has its place. You learned that the mop needs to remain wet. looks awesome.
That floor is priceless for two reasons. One is that you milled all of the lumber for it yourself, and two you actually finished it with amazing results. Something to be super proud of. Actually, there is a thriird, you built the mill that made it all come together.
Beautiful, ❤spending my Saturday night watching Matt throw finish on his new kitchen floor. Geez 🙄
Would be fun to see an additional trademark… bucket 🪣 with water 💦 flying out of it. 😂
Personally, I like the look of a few knots in the flooring pieces...seems to give it all more character. Love your work!
I used to do hardwood floors, just be careful walking around on the floor before you finish it with socks / bare feet, not a big deal with a mat clear water base finish like that but if you were to stain it the oils in your feet can leave imprints on the floor and discolor it. Also sweat can do it too if you're dripping sweat off your face or whatever. Turned out good though.
Great workmanship! And the Matt face is the cherry on top. 🤣
My wife and I watched this together. The floor branding and the conversation with your wife has us still laughing. Great video. Thank you for including this part!!
The floor is beautiful - all your hard work in making and finishing the floor is very impressive!
It is about time that Lindsey made another appearance to keep you in line Matt!
That second and third coat really makes all the difference Matt !
What you are showing as defects would crazy great 4 me. Love the rougher hand made look.
Matt, It’s more than a piece of furniture, it’s the whole room furniture that the little stuff sits on! Excellent Craftsmanship, design and build. I’d say you're a master floor builder, installer and finisher now! Congratulations!!!
Those darn flooring contractors take forever to complete and finish a floor. Looking good!
Greetings from the BIG SKY. Building is a labour of love. I'll bet you spent as much time on these final pieces of flooring as the rest of the floor. I think the patch you put in is appropiate for the maker.
Thanks for taking us along. I kept thinking after each coat I would need to wait until the next video to see the final coat. It was almost like an ASMR video towards the end. How satisfying!
B. E. A. UTIFUL floor choice and Linsey nailed it with the finish pick. I know the stress of applying a oil base polyurethane and I agree it is not fun after a week of sanding and prep to think I might screw up it up in just a few short hours. Great attention to detail!
30:05 "a minute to learn...a LIFETIME to master!" ;-)
YAHOOOOO! Beautifully done, and it's great to see "the Face" in the floor and the Bocote bow ties. And to see Lindsey enjoying the "moment" was priceless. You're on a roll now MC! Can't wait for the next step {and the next one, and the next one....)
You amaze me. Tools are the real key to quality work. And I'm a little surprised you didn't do a sock slide down the middle of the room. LOL
Every time I think I know somethin' about somethin', you go and show me I know nothin' about anythin'.... so, thanks, I guess. Guess that's why you have an amazing following on UA-cam and I watch UA-cam at 5:30am every day before work. Keep it rocking, man!
THAT HAS TO FEEL GOOD… YOU DO NICE WORK 😉
Putting your face under the fridge is great!! Love the bow ties too!
The most woodworker-y floor ever since the last one at the other house.
The floor is lookin real good in my eyes.
I'm a big fan of your videos, starting with when you built your humongous band saw.
I used to have my own hardwood flooring business, and this video was of particular interest to me. I noticed that you nailed the biggest part of your floor down and glued the edges. I can see where this would eliminate some surface nailing, but at the same time, the edges (glue down) of the flooring can't move like the nailed portion of the flooring.
Also I noticed that you spent quite a bit of time on your knees. I used to do that as well (20+ years ago), but I'm 62 years old and now have I metal knees.
When using a water-based finish, I found it extremely helpful to pour the finish from a plastic watering pail. The type that has a sprinkler head. You simply remove the sprinkler head. This makes it SO MUCH EASIER to pour a consistent stream. I was also more concerned with making certain that my finishing application pads always went with the grain.
I noticed that you were feeling much more comfortable with utilizing that "T-Bar" as you progressed. Good choice on the brand of finish! Bona was always the best.
That is one amazing floor,. Lindsay's reaction to your inlay was priceless,.
Beautiful things tend to make me tear up a bit.
Please pass the Kleenex Matt. Like all of your find work, It's just beautiful!
Man that stuffs goes on quick, 10 mins per coat. Looks great Matt can’t wait to see the finished result.
magnificent step-by-step procedure-from planking-preparation to finish-coat application. The finish manufacturer would be crazy not to include your wonderfully coriorgraphed procedure into their marketing! As a retired high school technology teacher, I can only marvel at your "lesson" preparation and content editing. Keep up the good work; you are always my first choice in UA-cam viewership.
I look forward to every video you make. I is so real and interesting. Lindsey has her hand full with all the kids and keeping you in line as well. LOL. Waiting for the cabinets and other works of art from you Matt! Be Safe and stay healthy! Best to you and the family!
Great job on the floor Matt! i think maybe Lindsey wanted to have a picture plaque on the floor to lol Thanks for sharing the video with us!😎💖👍JP
GREAT JOB, Hope you build out pantry with paneled walls and solid wood shelves like a classic high end library, showcasing what's possible for even a lowly out of sight pantry.
Verry nice! And as bonus, you now have a pair of water proof socks for winter.
Loving your "Brand" new floor! Now its upward and on to the cabinets.
People obsess about the oil based finishes being harder wearing, but the water based finishes are rated for commercial use so it realy isn't an issue.
Also here in the UK almost all new build work is waterbased finishes for environmental reasons also.
2:35 Dear God, that's GORGEOUS!
That is one fine looking floor! Nice job, and fortunately your refrigerator will be locked in place for evermore. 🙂
A new first, for me. Watching paint dry, and enjoying it. Nice work, snappy patter.
Great work that'll still be there 100 years from now if the building taken care of
I don't know why I watched this. But it was fun. Your videos make these things fun to watch. Thank you for recording this process. The bowtie segment was neat. I bet this is a relief to be done with that section. Thank you!
That floor looks fantastic. You and your family will enjoy it for decades to come. 👏👏👏👏👏
good on you for leaving that part where you tripped over the wire sticking out from the floor when you were dusting! love your videos, thanks for sharing!!
I was so excited for this final floor install and the finishing video. I loved your wife Lindsey's reaction to seeing your brand on the floor, that will be under the refridge, lol. Seriously this turned out crazy beautiful. Labor of Love, for sure Matt. Great Job and I think you got the spreading of floor finish down.
I'm so jealous, you've done such a amazing job on the floor. It turned out beautiful with the bow ties and your little detail lol.
Thanks!
The floors look fabulous! True craftsmanship!!
Thanks!
Absolutely friggin’ gorgeous is right, Sir!
It’s a very good thing that you do woodworking and have the resources to work with that material. If you had to pay a contractor to do the things you did on the flooring for those rooms would have cost you triple, or more, what it did cost you to get the floor installed. It really does look much more like a home with every task you complete and the finish you’ve done so far looks great. The little detail inlay for under the fridge is a nice touch too. You cut the wood into sizable pieces, milled it to shape and meticulously installed it. The logo is your signature on a job well-done. Personally, I think you should sign your name by it too…
Wow, I can't believe you went over the entire floor with a hand sander, three times no less! In my experience, getting on your hands and knees is something to avoid. I have used a variety of sanders and buffers that allow you to work from a standing posture, just doing the corners on my hands and knees. In addition to being a lot less painful, the larger, standing machines are faster and once you get the hang of using them, they can produce a very even, consistent result.
Bocote makes for some great bowties in a light wood. I've used them a handful of times & always been happy with my results
Absolutely stunning Matt - all that history you have underfoot now, incredible :) You even got to use the leaf-blower again!! 😂😂😄
great job son, I think there may be a future in it for you. Matt's Flooring. Yeah.
100 years from now it will be no mystery who put down those planks. Well done Matt!
Beautiful work! I love the dispersed bow ties - celebrate the repairs! Very Zen.
Your commitment to proper preparation for each project consistently inspires me to put in the proper work whenever I’m tempted to cut corners on my own projects.
That is a perfect New Floor, Matt, outstanding job. Glad you invited me to the ending.
The floor turned out beautiful. I would be very proud of it!
Lindsay does have good taste! Beautiful! 😄
Great work. Your addition is nearly ready to be lived in.
I sincerely hope Matt that no cowboy comes in with spurs on their boots haaaaaa 😂
It’s a beautiful floor, well done Matt.
Oh wow. So beautiful and clean. A perfect combination of Lindsey's superior taste and your superior woodworking skills.
True craftsman, beautiful. This is some of your best work.
Matt you are an artist and def not afraid of hard work! Kudos. 😉👍
I did my son's dining room from sanding the carpet glue off to t-bar top coat finishes and yes it came out beautiful. I did 4 coats because I had so much left over after the third coat. It did not hurt the look at all.
Beautiful Andrew very stunning. Love the bowties as well and your logo under the fridge area
I think he should do more with the walnut veneers. Maybe take some amazong crotch figure and frame it like a painting to hang on the wall. Those are amazing and I would love to see Cremono do more with them.
Nest touch with your face inlay you installed. Nice way to sign your work. 👍👌 The finish on the floor looks really good. Well done Matt very well done.
I work in a cabinet shop.we use bona HD for our white oak cabinets.great product.very durable. easy to use . we've had no complaints. customers have loved the color and durability.
Looks amazing, nice job. I laid all the floors in the house we built 20 years ago. All pre finished but still a lot of very satisfying work. Well Done young man!
Looks great Matt......I too was a little worried about the finish quality after the first coat, but it self corrected really well.....that’s a comforting feeling as I am close to start a refinishing project of my 56 year old floors done by an amateur builder........
It Looks great, Matt! I milled up some hickory to put in my living room. Your videos have been inspirational!
Beautiful work, Matthew. Wedges sure make good "tools" in tight spots like that. Those strap-on knee pad thingamebobbers are a real boon too.
Absolutely gorgeous... you do not stop amazing me. Every video I watch, I am on awww with the end result. Your floor is stunning. You are very talented to profection. Thank you ❤❤❤
Face it Matthew you are a perfectionist, and no one can change it . Lindsey said it best when she was in the room with you. No matter what to do you do it to perfection love every step you've done thank you for sharing
Matthew, great job and I can see your wife has trained you well. 😁 It is always so much fun watching all the things you get done and how your wife and you do your videos. Since the first time I started watching your site, I have been constantly amazed at your skills with wood. Keep these great and entertaining videos coming, this is so much more educational and entertaining than anything you could find on your television today. IMHO
Glad to see you using the knee pads I suggested in the last video. The floor is looking pretty good. I am looking forward to seeing it with finish on it. The really nice thing about being able to create your own flooring boards is you can make them any length you want as long as the board you are molding is as long as you want.
Looks amazing. Great job. Loved your wife's comments.
The floor looks amazing Matt, love all the accents! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Great Job Matt. Lindsey has the of gold to put up with this renovation that is going on so long.
What a work, with a high quality finishing 👏👏👍👍
Oh boy sanding every bodies favorite thing to do! lol Great series of videos Matt!