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

[@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

[@SubToRandomVideos101]

Lmfaooo

[@lunarmodule6419]

Lol

[@no_handle_required]

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

[@vincelindataylor4168]

I’m 50 years old this year. if all of the men from This Old House only knew how much they had taught over the years. I’ve been watching them since I was, I don’t know, maybe 10 or so. I don’t know I guess what I’m trying to say is thank you so much for all y’all have done for many of young old men LOL.

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

..and women; doh.

[@avennmevhora3595]

@@dreamingrightnow1174 who asked?

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

@@avennmevhora3595 Nobody, which is my point.

[@MrEazyE357]

Same here. I'm 38 and still remember watching Bob and Norm on the weekends with my Dad... when he was still around.

[@spacemanx9595]

@@dreamingrightnow1174 when women make up 50 percent of construction crews then you can say that lol

[@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

[@Toyotaamazon80series]

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

[@ermannodangelo1062]

Amazing how they make a Festool track to fit exactly between those walls.

[@aberd1144]

You can make anything fit with a big enough hammer!

[@fd3871]

i know i thought the same thing. things are never that easy when i do it.

[@thegreenman4898]

@John Shay and it comes with its own systainer that costs another $500.

[@lexluther8370]

+ John Shay - 3:11 It's a FS 1900, $212, www.toolnut.com/festool-491503-75-guide-rail-fs-1900.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwrsDIBRDX3JCunOrr_YYBEiQAifH1Fpgsw0LJBpmOHUVjk390okeVqnqxb6otXZtp62SKoQMaAuHi8P8HAQ

[@fd3871]

sarcasm get it? because most of their products tend to be quite expensive....

[@24revealer]

Its so nice to see a master carpenter at work. Tom makes some quality videos.

[@99whs]

Tommy Siva is an incredible craftsman! Great repair.

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@rickj1983]

Tom sets the standard of quality work.

[@marknadin770]

Tommy with another lovely assistant.

[@mortega561]

This man is such a professional, l love to see him work

[@1rewd133]

Totally professional Tommy doing top notch work without getting distracted by the hottie.

[@aaronbaraiya3692]

lmaoooo

[@danielgoodwin7679]

I like this guy. He's is quite skilled. Also, I noticed the Festool straight edge. I was using a Festool orbital sander with vacuum attachment today and another contractor said I was soiled. Lol.

[@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

[@dynosores888]

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

[@stevejazzband]

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

[@patrickburke9764]

There was people before this old house and people before them and they were craftsmen beyond your imagination that made this world so great God Bless those Souls !

[@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.

[@philoyphilia]

She : "it wasn't even that hard to do" Tom, with a smirk : "it wasn't that hard to do." Jajajaja

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Yeah, it is that hard to do. Presents bill for $1,000.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@raidernation3536]

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

[@txskid1]

I love watching master carpenters- they make everything look so easy.

[@robertaylor9218]

That festool slide and saw are beautiful. No spacing the work, just drop, clamp and cut.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

A mere $3,000

[@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.

[@762531971]

Having all the right tools, helps a lot

[@tekeguy68]

Every time I see this clip it is exactly what I picture if I imagine what a network news anchor looks like and does on their weekends.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Kate is hot and what nice gams.

[@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*

[@lionheart1837]

Thank you KZbin for the free content

[@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.

[@AlfredoTalamantes]

Tom Silva the legend.

[@jithinunnikrishnan3631]

Amazing carpenter. he is a true expert.

[@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

[@PJJ196]

Pros pro, mans man, goat Tom Silva

[@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.

[@sejdiniserviceripairelectr7705]

Prefesional tools 😎

[@bosse641]

Well done Tom.

[@legen_ofaimbot6765]

WHY IS THIS SO SATISFYING

[@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.

[@stephenzies8867]

Tom Is An Amazing Craftsman

[@seededsoul]

Tommy: “Thanks for the help” Woman: “Thanks, Tommy!” Tommy: “I was being sarcastic...”

[@lunarmodule6419]

Lol

[@rogelioaburto1403]

Good job fixing the floor, I liked.

[@anthonyhughes369]

The master at work 😀

[@reallyjonez2610]

He’s always there when the husband is at work lol

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Yeah why always gals and no hubby? The gals appeal to the mainly male audience, let's be honest.

[@poeticthoughts06]

TOM IS THE MAN!

[@BlankoMitzi]

Boston has the best accent in America, music to the ears

[@Starship007]

Beautiful job.

[@nobodyuknow2490]

6:49 It's amazing how easy it is to do when you spend the entire segment sanding there watching Tom Silva do it for you... Usually watching someone else do all the work is MUCH harder! ^_^

[@Stempy]

Look how easy it is to fix...with tools nobody can afford. Great DIY video guys. Cmon, man.

[@GeeTheBuilder]

John Patrick I’ve got them all - plus more. I’m a DIYer. And yes, I can use them. Which is why I paid for decent tools. Waits for the “Festool is overpriced crap, buy XYZ instead....” 🙄

[@Stempy]

Graham Southern buying DeWalt or Milwaukee is hard enough for DIY guy. Glad you can afford them and make that work. Just frustrating when a "how-to" video uses tools many do not have.

[@sleddy01]

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

[@jameshoward8544]

Other days, Tommy uses it to trim his mustache

[@mnstr8401]

must be nice with the tool selection at hand!

[@Panameno7809]

My best program old house you guys are ameizing

[@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!

[@ramyswar296]

Girls: *puts down some glue in the holes ... Tommy: "thanks for the help".

[@1Akanan1]

Girl: It wasn't even that hard!

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

@@1Akanan1 That's what she said!

[@BrCarla]

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

[@rezolution6272]

Cutting your festool slide down for a video... Priceless now that's a contractor willing to go to the max.

[@charleshetrick3152]

Rezo TheRockLuvr, well sort of, it’s not like he paid for it. He’s probably got a Conex box out back full of tracks. Cause we all know the only way to make that cut was with $1000.00 worth of saw and track.

[@snuckyr]

nice tools! how was that straightedge just the right length?

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Cut to length for TV

[@cyclesingsleep]

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

[@kalijasin]

Looks significantly better and is much safer.

[@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.

[@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

[@josephmayotte8879]

That's Kate Merrill from WBZ-TV 4 Boston.

[@mrmeener625]

mike holmes would have torn the house down as well as the houses on each side. then started all over. total cost...45 million

[@PatrykFracz]

don't talk shit about mike holmes kid

[@charleshetrick3152]

Memerster23 why not? I am glad he’s employed and can feed his family but he’s not terribly special. It’s not like he has a hard job pointing out where other people screwed up. Fact is you can ask 5 contractors how to accomplish a task and you’ll get ten answers, seven of which will work perfectly fine. He does his show about the three that didn’t. Spending the majority of the time shilling for one product or another.

[@eddizonmartinez3733]

Funniest comment lmao these people can’t take a joke

[@GetToThePointplz123]

Hilarious

[@EverydayworkAli]

Jajajaja, that’s right I was watching his show last night and people called him to repair the rear deck it was damage in some areas but fixable, he remove the entire deck and build a new one for 135,000. Now The new deck cost more than the house.

[@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

[@puwazatza]

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

[@Jermster_91]

Love the comments section on how everyone is a expert on a DIY project.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Monday morning finish carpenter.

[@jconradh]

How did he stop the that straight edge from moving while he used the circular saw?

[@andrewwebster4348]

jconradh Those straight edges/tracks have a rubber grip on the bottom, and are surprisingly stable.

[@teddybrush357]

Plus the weight of the plunge saw keeps it from moving

[@pawelgatorade]

screw it to the floor

[@GeeTheBuilder]

pawelgatorade you don’t need to with the festool tracks. They seriously do not move.

[@joewellindowd5664]

Jedi mind trick

[@ConnectCommit]

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

[@briantheprion]

6:55 Tommy is like "aww shucks"

[@uncleblack7946]

Nice work...Thanks

[@peterlv68]

Kate Merrill from WBZ?

[@danschenck9442]

how did you hold the festool straight edge guide in place whle making straight cut.?

[@johnjohannemann1220]

Could you also have used a router to cut the floor boards in place of a saw?

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Why not? A circular saw works fine.

[@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

[@JUNJUN-lw2vr]

Very nice tools

[@PROJECT_936_dot_NET]

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

[@sfb4577]

I do 2 - 3 jobs like this a week!

[@logan5326]

Tommy is the best!!!

[@brianbacich9999]

@1:36 Pretty forward for first meeting

[@jamesdavis4508]

Festool is the Mac great tools !!

[@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.

[@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.

[@platipuss777]

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

[@johnunderwood3132]

Come to my house in Jersey. I have a wood floor I am doing over and have to fix an old patch that was a 1’x3’ vent. I have flooring pieces I took up from my attic closet so it would match in color

[@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

[@deltafox9429]

Très bon travail...

[@deplorableb.r.4211]

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

[@bludika]

shes hot

[@Audittchick]

Anybody know who makes the pliers he is using to pull the nails?

[@ben-vf]

They didn't look that effective to me . I have an old school pair (look like they are 50 years old )shaped like a parrot beak . There is something about them cause the new ones shaped the same are not nearly effective . If I ever lose them I will be really pissed . If you see some in a junk sale grab em !

[@izzynutz2000]

Your the man Tommy!!😎

[@aaronchaiklin5230]

So satisfying

[@Skatem8]

CBS's own Kate Merrill

[@Rugbyleaguefan]

What type of wood is the floor made from ?

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Oak

[@LivingUpstate]

Amazing Sir. You are the man.

[@johnmack1185]

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

[@steveross9706]

What s wrong with a router and straightedge for cutting straight line?

[@joem1413]

good job