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.
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!
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!
🤣🤣🤣 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 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.
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 RU-vid and I watch RU-vid at 5:30am every day before work. Keep it rocking, man!
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. 😂
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!!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!!!
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....)
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 RU-vid viewership.
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!
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!
Utterly amazing. I am as saturated green with envy as a piece of pressure treated lumber! 🟩🟢🤢💚 Bravo, Matt! An incredible canvas for what's to come - custom "Cremona-created" cupboards! 🙂 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
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…
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........
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.
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.
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.
floor looks good, dam lot of work as well. my knees wont take that much work any more. I really like the waterborn finishes look and the quick dry time makes end result very nice.
