How to Repair a Bad Flooring Joint | Ask This Old House

[@freedomsnotfreefreedomsnot3270]

Tom Silva is a master carpenter. This job was very simple and it is probably boring to him,but you can tell that he does enjoy helping people. Good man

[@davidrobins4025]

The "know how" makes the difference. The skill of the carpenter makes the finished product look right

[@mathewparrett]

Cost Festool track saw $660 Festool Certiified HEPA dust extractor $560.00 Festool domino joiner $990.00 Festool domino 85 pack $24.00 Festool work station $685.00 Reciprocating saw $200.00 Chisel $10.00 Hammer $10.00 Wood glue $10.00 Construction Adhesive $10.00 = $3159 Having Tommy do all the work for you? Priceless

[@greenpowerfitness7381]

His hammer is 199.00 for Stelleto hammer..lol

[@TheToolnut]

Tom is a top notch old school craftsman, a dying breed.

[@herbert9887]

Any customer recognizes that tools price!!

[@josuemaxil4400]

Nice & tight joint 427 🤣

[@Chunkyrobot01]

mathewparrett - don’t forget the Festool saw itself $900

[@tedgey4286]

she did a really great job with that glue.

[@skreech01]

just like ...oh wait wrong channel

[@bicylindrico]

"It wasn't even that hard to do!"

[@ptboygamingtm9838]

tedgey 😂😂😂😂

[@bludika]

She’s hot

[@1guitarnumber]

4:29 yes

[@915buck]

The right tools and knowing how to do it, is what carpentry is all about and doing it over and over, you become a craftsman!!!

[@robertsabella7298]

She was a big help for Tom. #1 she answered the door.#2 she let him in.#3 she was attractive. #4.she thanked him.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Enough for me!

[@emmarobbieus9107]

Every job I follow on this show makes me take a trip to the hardware store. Because, I'm always missing a tool or have to rent something. But it always gives the best examples.

[@ikecostner1]

lady, Tom is the Chuck Norris of carpentry. that's why it looked easy.... another great episode.

[@rickj1983]

Everything is easy when you know how to do it.

[@XJordanx89]

Guy - “I can see they did a real lousy job cutting the flooring where the nosings met.” . Lady - My husband actually did that . * awkward silence*

[@ben-vf]

Yes Kate it wasn't that hard to do ! I have 45 years experience and about $4000 bucks worth Festo power tools and accessories to do this one simple job !

[@kgotter]

ben jarmin she didn’t even do anything.

[@chriscoulson7684]

All that neat work to then drive in nails and punch huge holes in the top! Too old school. Who has all that Time on a job site for that result? A mornings work for that? I’d be fired in a minute if I spent all morning doing that!

[@devitomichael]

Ha ha that’s exactly what I’m thinking! If that was an example of something that’s “not hard to do”, I would hate to see her idea of something actually HARD to do - this was literally an example of a synergistic symphony between years of crafting experience applied with the most appropriate selection of high end tools - leave it to a woman to blatantly discount this man’s highly valued efforts with some random ridiculous comment ...”derrr dat wasn’t so hard derp derrr...”

[@sleddy01]

@@devitomichael She meant the dab of glue she added. She is pretty, though.

[@ralphvalkenhoff2887]

Don't forget setting up appointment, setting up work space, time explaining scope of work, invoicing, estimating, proposal, cleanup, BS time and drive home. Not to mention dealing with all the government BS, license, insurance, fees, regulations, registrations, laws, restrictions and sex before you get out of bed in the morning. Can you blame the quick work the hacks did to begin with? I love carpentry but hate the BS. And, don't forget, dealing with Betty when she calls back to complain and blame you for an unrelated situation and won't pay till she's satisfied. Hahaha. Welcome to the world of construction service. You'll love it!

[@kai-pn2pk]

U can tell they're acting - I'm so glad you came. Thanks Tommy!

[@rsprockets7846]

She's an actress too

[@pball86]

@@rsprockets7846 it’s actually his daughter

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

​@@rsprockets7846Network news reader. She's a looker, 4 sure.

[@GreatMelancholy]

Pretty simple stuff! Can’t wait to get approved for a second mortgage so I can purchase an arsenal of festool specialty tools to properly align a door threshold!

[@eggysheep]

Haha. So true.

[@Skammerd]

The track fit perfectly

[@sebastianmuglia7451]

Yeah right? All those tools for something that most people wouldn't even notice

[@marknadin770]

Tommy with another lovely assistant.

[@deplorableb.r.4211]

Nothing says I'm here to work like lace shorts.

[@bludika]

shes hot

[@DavidJDM]

This must be some kind of sorcery, what are the odds the festool track fit exactly in that opening

[@saulgoodman2018]

You can expand them with screw.

[@DavidJDM]

John M yes you can expand by adding another track but still what are the odds of that be exactly the same size of the opening.

[@saulgoodman2018]

David, The model that he's using comes in different sizes. It was most likely nothing but a coincidence that it was the same size as the opening. in the back of the truck, he probably has 50 different sizes in there.

[@DavidJDM]

John M, taking in consideration that festool track are metrics unit and that opening is most likely trim in imperial unit, what a coincidence, and trust me those track don't come in many different size (maybe 4-5 of them)

[@saulgoodman2018]

Yo can make some using metric and imperial units and they can be the same lengths.

[@derekkoster7635]

I need tom to come to my house , that would be a show ! Fixing all my mistakes over the last 20 years. Could do a entire season

[@multive6054]

LOOL

[@PamelasEngel]

Ditto lol I wish they could come and help

[@RandomVids519]

Lmfaooo

[@lunarmodule6419]

Lol

[@no_handle_required]

Ain't that the truth. He could start a new video career at mine.

[@dynosores888]

Tenons are the best idea... Love the way he explains simply and why it should be done this way.

[@BillNones]

Heartbreaking to think that poor woman had to live in such squalor before she finally found help

[@skimask5049]

OMEGALUL

[@negritorican]

lmao exactly....this is one of those things that I wouldnt even bother messing with if I owned that home.

[@danieltadros3262]

Your just jealous of her house and what she has. She probably worked hard for everything she has.

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

@@danieltadros3262 Dude, relax. You've heard of jokes? Nobody's jealous, just having fun.

[@Phenom3n0n]

@@danieltadros3262 You're bad at spelling and grammar and you're bad at reading jokes.

[@raidernation3536]

I love how some customers undersell experience and years of experience. Nothing is as easy as it seems.

[@stevejazzband]

what a festool commercial.... that being said, I loved it, learned a lot, want to buy everything....

[@jayhunter8084]

This may not sound like a compliment but it absolutely is....I've seen Mr. Silva’s work so much and have always used it for many years(since recording shows on my vcr, yes that long ago Lol) as references before a project I begin if need be. This one was a no brainier only because of the countless hours of work I have watched him do and have applied in projects myself, so Thank You to Mr. Silva and to everyone else at this old house because I have found great value and used allot of information I have learned over years watching everyone on the show and also who is no longer on it. 🍻cheers to everyone from the show and Thank You all very much for all the skills I have learned and to the new ones I look forward to learning.

[@jayhunter8084]

Let me add something for all you complaining about the price of festools. Yes we all know they are expensive and can't you tell they sponser This Old House and Ask....Of course they will make the job faster and easier. Stop crying and go back and watch some older video of Mr. Silva doing pretty much the same job and you don't see him crying like you are. Grow up and get some callouses on your hands. Aye...no wonder the construction industry doesn't have good help these days with young people, it's because you’re all affraid to get a splinter. Notice Eye and ear protection, not moisturize your hands then wear gloves.

[@jayrhoads3147]

I had the same problem but didn't have the tools. Ended up drilling down through and used oak pegs its solid but you can see where the pegs are.I can live with it. Has my character in it, and that is whatever gets me by an it's my home .

[@ntstudio28]

I love watching Tommy! He's so slick.

[@bosse641]

Well done Tom.

[@sleddy01]

2:16 That's a slick little tool. Never seen that before.

[@jameshoward8544]

Other days, Tommy uses it to trim his mustache

[@ConnectCommit]

WGBH Tommy, working on the floor of Kate Merrill, WBZ-TV news anchor. It's a small world after all ...

[@AlfredoTalamantes]

Tom Silva the legend.

[@anthonyhughes369]

The master at work 😀

[@shouldibehere]

What's with that gap in the overhang at 6:31?

[@theblogofsingh]

What's with the paint on the wood Or the black skuff on the riser

[@darrenx5699]

wood expands and contracts in the width like he described at the beginning of the video. If there was no gap and that piece contracts, the original gap he fixed would be back.

[@theblogofsingh]

Darren X that gap looked like it was half an inch

[@fd3871]

some caulking and its fine, i agree it a bit large

[@lexluther8370]

+ shouldibehere - it's a lack of paint. It's the same thickness of the adhesive that Tom scraped off the back of the board. They painted after they installed the floor. With the adhesive removed, you see the unpainted wood.

[@pcubiotti]

I don’t think Tom has even been in a show without a chisel

[@kalijasin]

Looks significantly better and is much safer.

[@Fe7Ace]

Looks like someone let the apprentice cut the end of the floorboards with an axe or something.

[@kalikasurf]

Nikola Wiche its the rusty beavers that make cuts like that!!!

[@joewellindowd5664]

Or with their teeth.

[@robertkelly9772]

The apprentice was sick that day so they called in the arborist who was felling a tree in the backyard and he trimmed them boards with his Stihl.

[@Agent86x]

The boards look like they were end match so that’s from the mill.

[@Gitarzan66]

A lot you guys know, it was obviously a hatchet.

[@vitoscatigno4207]

What amazed me is that the saw track fit exactly in the opening, that is just amazing! The other thing that's interesting is...Was that a pair of underwear or a pair of shorts?

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Double duty. But who cares. Nice legs. Flaunt them.

[@poshko41]

Having Tommy do a piddly job like this is like asking Whitesnake to perform at a high school pep rally.

[@ulissedealtin3318]

But why use those joints to keep the nose together? I usually use a router with a flat cutting tool both on the heads of the floor boards and on the side of the nose board, for the full length, and then join using a 4mm plywood slice. Once glued with wood white glue and gluing the nose with proper flooring glue (my favourite is Kerakoll L34 Flex) there is no need to nail down the nose board, you just have to keep it pressed down for a while using some weights or extendible bars. Nice video though, I love the style. Cheers

[@charleshetrick3152]

In fairness to the yutz that did the first install maybe he knew how to do it right but wasn’t afforded the time or patience. I’ve done plenty of remodels that we’re “under the gun” of the birth of new offspring and the time frame alloyed didn’t allow for my best work.

[@mnstr8401]

must be nice with the tool selection at hand!

[@aaronchaiklin5230]

So satisfying

[@GumbootZone]

At 2:58 you can see that the bad cuts all follow an even, wobbly line. It appears the installers ran those boards wild, then cut them all off in place. Trouble, they didn't know how to do it correctly.

[@PROJECT_936_dot_NET]

Exemplary job You have inspired me to work on my channel, thanks. 🐼

[@5Detective]

"I'm just here in my $350,000 home....what's this?! A slightly misaligned entryway!"

[@atownish1488hh]

We don't have to many of these type of old timers around anymore

[@johnmack1185]

I, for one, am glad she broke out her best lacy shorts for our man Tommy. Good choice Karen.

[@cyclesingsleep]

...fantastic work & love the mix of old school and new: Festool Track Saw, Domino...then standard trim nail & nail set : P : )

[@BrCarla]

Well done !!!! Beautiful job!!!!!

[@fernandoullaguari9073]

Unbelievable only a $1000 track saw will feet exactly in that opening

[@miltoncastro935]

That track saw was the mvp

[@neil2385]

Great work and you just Have to love Festool. Excellent equipment. Shame about the face nailing. I think I would have screwed and bunged it but that would be more work so I see why they did it this way

[@IntegraDIY]

That straight edge saw rail thing was pretty handy! Without it I guess you'll have to rip up the floor and cut each, individually?

[@renaissancemen1]

Integra DIY yeah! That's what you would have to do!!!!

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

Or you get a board, run it through a jointer and make your own straight edge. Cutting each piece individually just increases the chances of cutting them incorrectly.

[@TheEulerID]

No need to rip it all up. It could be squared off with a router, although it would need some sort of guide which could be made up from some spare bits of wood. You would not want it gouging a lump out of the floorboards. Alternatively us a circular saw with a temporary guide.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Take a straightedge, nail it in two places with small nails, use circular saw, patch and stain.

[@logan5326]

Tommy is the best!!!

[@tchevrier]

craftsmanship is a lost art

[@ralphvalkenhoff2887]

I beg to differ, it's called "Jose can do it cheeper" and people are ok with fillers and caulking for half the price. My brother has a handyman outfit in Sausalito, CA where the money flows. He can get away with fine carpentry we all long to do.

[@TexasP00nTappa]

Beautiful

[@DanBurgaud]

I love these guys... they make DIY look so easy and inspiring! Hey honey... bring out the hammer... And fix the door! (just kidding...)

[@TheWhatsitgonnabe]

Cool pliers/ side cutter/ nail puller! I gotta get me one of those! (When I find out where to buy one!)

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

That internet thingy

[@uncleblack7946]

Nice work...Thanks

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

How in the world do you mess up a project that much to begin with? That looked like a good 1/8" to 1/4" gouge on that one piece.

[@volvo09]

John Shay yep, look at some of these shitty rehab and house flips people do. when you are only installing that "nice hardwood floor" to replace some old yellowed lanolium flooring and make a buck, doing it right isn't the first thing on some of these guys minds.... cheapest labor often wins, and you end up with cuts like this, and dust and hair in the poly.

[@intelagense7535]

They don't have to be foreign. Any idiot can do bad work.

[@davet880]

Probably were cutting with a jigsaw is what I am guessing.

[@CircleD1]

I was working out of a flooring store once and a guy came to to buy some transition and while I was talking to him to make sure he was getting what he needed (I was doing warehouse duty that day) he mentioned his dad (a carpenter) told him it's not what you do ,it's what you hide.

[@steveross9706]

volvo09 p0

[@jamesdavis4508]

Festool is the Mac great tools !!

[@JUNJUN-lw2vr]

Very nice tools

[@vigilantezack]

all the joints and glue, then dude pounds a nail through the top! ouch

[@tycobb8621]

vigilantezack it had already been face nailed. he pulled them out at the beginning. so holes were already there, might as well put nails back in them.

[@artonline01]

IKR all these internet critics who probably only do this stuff 3 times a year like to chime in.

[@alroback5328]

diver dave The nosing was already pilot drilled, previously. He didn't need to pilot drill into the subfloor.

[@67tr876]

That's not all he was pounding

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

​@@artonline013 times? Never!

[@puwazatza]

6:48 oh you can say that. That was possible through smart decisions based on years of experience.

[@craigmatson8148]

How did he start the cut so close to the wall? That is where these videos could be useful.

[@marcoromero1676]

I think the nails over the time will make squeaking noise I have seen that in some reparations that I'm learning but great video!

[@saucychurch23]

What are the chances the track saw fits so perfect between those walls? 3:07

[@ElJoeRN]

It really wasn't that hard to do but then again, you had all the right tools. Try doing that with a screw driver and a hammer.

[@hectorcabrera4254]

Your awesome tommie

[@MrPolanka64]

The old man Knows a lot

[@tartorstyx5104]

@6:32 can be seen how the white pillar has been overcut. Measure twice, cut once.

[@markhuninghake1448]

Notice that they didn't show how the circular saw cutting the nosing close to the wall? That's because you can't get the saw into that space.

[@fred8174]

Can’t one sprinkle talcum powder on the area/joint of the squeak and let it work it’s way in to lubricate the joint to make it quiet?

[@deltafox9429]

Très bon travail...

[@caseyglenar7268]

Sooo funny, before I read all the comments I said to myself “self you need to run out and buy yourself those tools, particularly the track”. 😂. I’m poor, lol.

[@ajs96350]

Come on! What are the odds that the Festool straight edge fits perfectly in there?

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Cut to fit. The tools are free, so... Great advertisement.

[@rickbradley5373]

Wow nice job. I’ll have to check Lowe’s or Home Depot for that straight edge. Looks like the saw runs on a track on that straight edge. Nice work

[@davidjeffreys9063]

She said it wasn't that hard to do. You try doing the next one by yourself missy, haha

[@Vl7248]

All you need is $3,000 worth of tools and you can do this yourself!

[@optimusprimo2012]

At 5:58 tommy nails it!

[@ambroulard]

I’m rehabbing a 100 yr. old house that undoubtedly was worked on by several previous owners and it’s so annoying to continually run across things that I can only attribute to lack of skills and common sense. I don’t mind doing something, but having to first undo something is the pits really. -- So many moments of “ What the Hell were they thinking?”--

[@paulford9285]

Great job on a beautiful and seamless joint! I have no idea why you used such big nails at the end? kinda defeats the purpose of a seamless transition

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

No. You def need 8d finish nails. There's going to ne a lot of stress in that board.

[@platipuss777]

What is that nail puller that Tom uses? I've seen it other videos and I want one!

[@tomforward990]

how does the track attach to the floor? I couldn't see that. Did one of these the other day and used a 1x4 for the straight edge and trim screws to hold it in place. Made the cut with my 5 1/2" cordless.

[@stevemcginn9200]

Tom, those guide rails have silicone strips on the underside, that grip the floor, so you dont have to clamp the rail down.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

​@@stevemcginn9200i would not trust that.

[@gregoryheim9781]

I wonder what the original builders think of Tommy coming in and fixing their shoddy workmanship?

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

If you could see how they build tract houses these days... They're building tract homes costing $1.5 million in Crocker Village Sacramento. OSB instead of plywood, abs, Walmart lighting. They cut corners IMO. Most people won't notice the difference.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

"What I'm going to do is work it right in, and tap it in as we go down." Talking about the board, or the girl, lol....

[@notsohandytim5090]

Good job pouring that glue Kate.

[@CincinnatiDan]

Is a "floating tenon" the same as a "biscuit"?

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

No. Loose tenon is much wider.

[@Michael1M6]

What nails did he cut if they were still sticking out!

[@Wez633]

ahh good ole wood putty.

[@TheEgg185]

What's keeping that straight edge tool from moving?

[@ThePolicenaut]

TheEgg185 I think it’s got rubber grips underneath ,I’ve seen them before and they don’t move

[@bigscreenbird8198]

wasn't that hard to do? you put glue in a joint. and yes it is hard to do and the amount of tools demonstrated here probably costs around $3,000. could be done cheaper but don't act like it was easy peezy

[@AxcelGamer97]

Festool is stupid expensive, but to buy the tools necessary to do this job would cost nowhere near $3,000. A brand new Craftsman circular saw from Sears would cost around $45, a brand new Ryobi biscuit joiner would cost around $100 from Home Depot, a brand new Estwing 20 oz hammer would cost around $26 from Home Depot, a brand new chisel set would cost around $11 from Home Depot, and a pack of nails would cost anywhere from $2-$5 from Home Depot. That brings the grand total up to somewhere in $190 range, with everything being brand new. You could get all that stuff, minus the nails, cheaper too by putting ads on Craigslist for those tools used.

[@kangkim150]

The only specialized tool he used was a mortise and tenon jig. The one Tommy used was expensive but you can pick those up starting at $100.

[@timothylafeguera2575]

Kang Kim I agree, most of it could be done with hand tools, but it would just take a little bit more time. As well as the biscuit jointer/ mortise and tenon jig, the lowest I've seen them go for is like £84.99. In dollars I'm not sure how much that is lol

[@timmspencer1754]

So annoying eh buddy? That domino alone is like $2500

[@kainenmattison1287]

The only way you will find a festool in my hand. 1) it was given to me. 2) im on my way to sell it. Festool = junk

[@bigben1986]

This is cool

[@Ironbuket]

6:28 Did he cut off too much on the right side?

[@kmacck1022]

How do you choose the people on your shows? I have a stair case issue I'd love to have fixed.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Do you look like Kate?

[@lysergicheadcase]

Should've put some 'sment in there

[@79trabant]

why big nails at the end when there are 2 glues already

[@jackagain8346]

To make sure this time the constructive adhesive gets spread evenly and flattened out.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

The holes were already there and nails will keep the boards from opening up.

[@joe-say-did-it6201]

They make a product call slip tongue that you and use to joint together

[@Aezelll]

That hardwood floor probably shouldn't have been put down over that subfloor anyway. Should have screwed and glued a 1/2 inch of plywood to nail into most likely.

[@brent_s]

It's nice to have professional tools like Tom. I had to fix our oak floors when I removed a wall. Instead of a track saw, I used a regular circular saw and a homemade 'door board' made out of hardboard (kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3aUp2CnhbZ9rNU). Instead of dominoes you can use a dowel jig kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6GzeZSueaipapo . It was under $150 for the tools plus materials and a bit of time to make the jigs. Festool is nice but not needed...

[@andrewchow9453]

This is a Festool commercial. :D

[@SKF358]

How did he have a metal straight edge of the exact right length?

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Festool straightedge comes in 1,000 different sizes.

[@georgeshepherd694]

Biscuit joint Tom mmķay!!

[@WillLeingang]

Better living thanks to Festool!