Making a Pine Floor from a Tree - Building a House from Trees SE 8 EP 22

[@kevin3434343434]

The house is looking great!

[@Nena84734]

What an awesome floor! That purple cauliflower is gorgeous!

[@dznnf7]

Looks great! I don't envy you all that leaning over and the ups & downs!

[@BusHuxley]

It was brutal. Backbreaking. But I am happy with the result.

[@marksparkplug7758]

Good morning Bus, looks great.

[@BusHuxley]

Good morning. Thanks!

[@kdmedchill]

Looks great those cuts you put on the backside of the boards, are they to keap the boards from warping?

[@BusHuxley]

That is the idea. I meant to mention that fact in the video. Jeez.

[@cctknight84]

Maybe I missed it, but did you check moisture content of your wood? Best I can ever get my pine to air drying is around 11%, and end up with a fair amount of expansion and contraction thru the seasons.

[@BusHuxley]

I didn’t mention it but I should have. It was down to about 8% when I milled it down. It was in a very good spot I guess. I’ll see how it plays out over the next year. It won’t swell any more than it is now, so humid and wet it’s been here this year.

[@Tomhohenadel]

Did you shiplap the boards or butt joint. Oops, just saw you mill them t&g. Thanks

[@BusHuxley]

And it worked so amazingly well. That tool is great,

[@joshuasmith1215]

Did you run the screws into the joists?

[@BusHuxley]

I did indeed.

[@willd2609]

What made you choose to glue and screw, as compared to glue + nail?

[@BusHuxley]

I think the ease and wicked lockdown nature of screws vs. nails. Big boards like that will tend to warp a little bit. I meant to mention that I did a little back cut with the small saw to help avoid cupping.

[@willd2609]

FIRST! :D

[@BusHuxley]

Second! Good morning good sir! I am so glad to see your notes every time! How is your move and project going?

[@shephusted2714]

the screws look bad - better to do the fastening on edge so you have a seamless look but it is your floor and at least you are gittin it done

[@BusHuxley]

I love how the screws look! Ten inch wide boards are not great for hidden fasteners. They're all lined up like a compass lines. It would have been a lot easier to do it on the edge, but thats not my style i guess.