Absolutely beautiful

@olgabuilds

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Very nice work! I am also diy my floor ! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful!

@olgabuilds

3 ай бұрын

Of course! Best of luck with your floors :)

Great video. I’m in the same boat of trying to white my red oak. I’m considering doing 2 passes of red out and 2 of Nordic seal after seeing your video. I’m having a professional do it but it was great seeing you tackle this

@olgabuilds

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Good luck with your project! :)

Can you tell me how long you waiting after the first coat of the finisher to do that light sanding? I’m assuming 2-3 hours but my question is that the bona product i want to use gives you a 3 hour work time before you can no longer use it so I’d have to buy 2 bottles and it’s pretty pricey.

Nice work...! Is the result the same with orbital sander and belt sander?

@olgabuilds

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! My understanding is that the belt sander gets rid of more material quicker, so if used correctly, it may result in a more perfect result. You can probably get similar results with an orbital sander, but it takes much more sanding to get there. For me, I wanted to remove the bare minimum amount of wood, and I was worried about gouging my floors with a belt sander, so the orbital sander was the right choice for me.

Nice vaccuum

Was it hard to apply? I’ve heard ppl saying it’s really difficult to move and streaky

@olgabuilds

4 ай бұрын

I heard this as well, so I used a paint roller and very thin coats to apply it, which made it a lot easier (and the results are not streaky). in some of their videos, they seem to use much more product, which may be harder to work with.

@omark7145

3 ай бұрын

Commenting again in case you missed this

I saw you use a nail gun for the replacement board. I have similar need. Did you just use a finishing nail gun? Trying to avoid buying a hardwood nail gun that I see the commercial installers use.

@olgabuilds

Ай бұрын

I was trying to avoid buying the special nailgun as well :). Yes, I used a finishing nail gun and tilted it at an angle. It worked well for me and secured the boards well to the subfloor. Just don't forget to wear safety glasses!

Nice job can u give me this job I have 10 year's expranc sanding polishing also workings

@olgabuilds

2 ай бұрын

You should have told me before the job was done!

it ended up with sanding lines all over it ,,, what a shame

@olgabuilds

5 ай бұрын

I like how it ended up and don’t see any obvious lines, but if you want a more perfect finish, you can continue to sand deeper into the wood and use a higher final grit before sealing 😊. Happy sanding.

@tomthompson7400

5 ай бұрын

@@olgabuilds 5:25 as an example , looks like a tiger ,,, but as long as your happy with the result , thats what counts.

@olgabuilds

5 ай бұрын

@@tomthompson7400 I see what you mean, but to me honest, it’s not noticeable in person, especially after I applied all the products to it. Also, I’d rather have a faint zebra than remove more wood 😊. But thank you for letting me know. I’m sure a few more passes with the orbital sander would have bypassed this.

@tomthompson7400

5 ай бұрын

@@olgabuilds its hard to get rid of ,,, but as you say most will never see it ,,, finer grit wouldnt have solved it , a different size sander is the easier answer ,,,

@cozzie42078

3 ай бұрын

I'm flooring contractor. You tried hard! Saved some money etc.. but after a.season of expansion.and.contraction that newly installed area will not stand the test of time. Using a Brad nailer to fasten those sections down will not hold. You should of rented a.flooring stapler or cleat gun. Best of luck and.fair job!

Tip from the professionals. Hire us. 😂

@olgabuilds

2 ай бұрын

Tip from the non-professionals. You charge too much. 😂

@yesdude5733

2 ай бұрын

I never understood the saying "flooring specialist charge too much." When you go into the dentist, and they charge you $2000 and only see you for roughly an hour. You don't pay for time, you pay for skill. All in all, it may not be perfect, but nobody is. Kudos for making it to the finish line.

Lots of work 😂

@olgabuilds

3 ай бұрын

Yes! But definitely worth it to me :)

as a professional this hurts my eyes 😅... u gotta hire a a pro for something like this, dyi-ng this is not the best idea

@olgabuilds

3 ай бұрын

From my understanding, it would have been over 10K to hire someone, which is well over my budget. So it's DIY or nothing. Unless you want to do this for the same price as my free labor 😉 If not, you can always close your eyes 😂

@sergdamian1324

2 ай бұрын

@@olgabuilds fair enough

@justwatching918

Ай бұрын

What part of this was hard for you to watch?

@GivemeSilverNotPaper

Ай бұрын

​@@justwatching918maybe the part where the floor was never actually sanded... The wood grain is still dark brown from the previous stain.. or maybe all of the cross grain marks ALL over the floor...

@abehonestly

Ай бұрын

@@olgabuilds It's all good. Next time just rent the drum sander and not the orbital sander and you're golden. People like to say the drum sander is difficult to intimidate people but I just used it on my floors and it was a breeze. Probably the easiest DIY machine I've used, built by American Sander, rented from home depot.

Not too bad of a job but definitely not a professional job. I've been doing floors for over 30 years and there was a lot of extra work that you did , if you used the proper sanding tools you could have saved you a lot of time. There was a lot of chatter marks and all. Of the old finish was not completely removed . I don't use a roller ,I prefer an applicator, but good try though.