Refinishing Hardwood Floors // START TO FINISH

This DIY refinishing hardwood floors tutorial is all about how to refinish hardwood floors from start to finish. Refinishing hardwood floors yourself can be difficult but this tutorial shows you the step by step process on how to do so from drum sanding, to finish sanding, to sealing and finish with Bona Traffic HD. Bring Your Own Tools (#BYOTools 145).
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[@jkay07]

I saw this video and I said yep I am hiring a contractor, this is too much work for me 😆. Great attention to detail

[@worldpeace8187]

I totally agree with your assessment 😊

[@joshthepunkguy5896]

Yeppppp. Same here. There's no way

[@karyl372]

For real!!!

[@jasonurban3597]

Yeah we've done a lot of floors that the customer tried to do themselves it wasn't pretty LOL it's definitely not a job for everybody it's an art it's nice to see people that appreciate what we do

[@Silenced_by_nazi_youtube]

Me too bruh. I thought it was gonna be easy but then he kept saying 60, 90, 100, 120…then back to 60, then up to 220, then back down to 60, then finish with 100….but go back one more time with 60… I’m like bruh

[@karynalvarado]

We recently pulled up carpet in our living room to find beautiful hardwood floors and wanted to restore them. I'm so glad I found this video! After looking at this and a bunch of other resources, we followed this to a T and our floors turned our beautifully! Thank you thank you for such a thorough and detailed tutorial.

[@danielescobar7618]

You and me both! We just bought our first house and discovered the same! How'd you enjoy picking all those staples and tack strips up, lol

[@karynalvarado]

@@danielescobar7618 The worst part! Luckily, it was only one room and we slogged through it 😅

[@danielescobar7618]

@@karynalvarado nevermind, found a ruined spot from water damage. The worst is yet to come. Luckily I do part time handy work, I can replace this easy.

[@mpreiss7780]

So how much do you think you saved by doing it yourself?

[@danielescobar7618]

@@mpreiss7780 In my city, I think I saved the value of all my belongings not having a bunch of meth addicted minimum wagers come and case my house for a later burglary.

[@xXPreciouseS]

This video did not make me more confident in doing it myself. But it definitely helped me justify the quote I received and I feel so much better about paying it. 😅

[@leedixon9862]

exactly

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

Exactly. When insaw them taking out the wood panel. Thst told me this is not going to be no Cake walk.

[@bharat-anand]

Maybe it was designed to make an average DIYer less confident!

[@Alwayzblessed36]

Right😂😂😂 so time consuming

[@kenbergelt6975]

I've done hardwood refinishing for 25 yrs I will tell ya this. These guys do it the correct way taping up the doors plastic over cabinets another thing you must do during sanding is turn off your furnace you wanna keep air from circulating during sanding only. You must have a little air moving during the staining an coating to help with drying. Great job guys! I like using a Hummel but I've used the American or Clark they all work rather well. God bless yall!!

[@BYOTools]

Love hearing that and thanks so much Ken for your input. great note about the furnace and we did turn it off during the sanding process.

[@jasongonzales7475]

What a hummel?

[@jasongonzales7475]

Hummel? Are drum sanders so much? That's unreal. You can practically buy a car

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

To me. This is to much. If your not a profesional. If you want it like this you better paying a profesional

[@kenbergelt6975]

@jasongonzales7475 Hummel does not use drum paper. It uses belts. I've used the old Clark drum sanders they work great if you know what you're doing when putting the paper on. They tend to chatter if the paper is too loose or too tight its gotta be perfect.

[@ZachKingCompilations]

I started this video thinking I could do this myself, now I’m hiring a professional! But great video thanks for making this!!

[@PMTcommenter]

Didn’t realize how warped my boards were until I did this. Watching this, your first pass with the sander took off an entire layer of wood… mine took off just to warped edges. This took wayyy longer for me to do… just an fyi for anyone who might had bad floors like me. But even after all the long hours, it’s so worth it

[@floorman12]

Especially if you were using Depots 1.5 hp drum

[@eduki]

Wao, that's a very detailed process and I can't imagine how much preparation was needed, not only for the restoration itself, but for the video purposes. Amazing job!

[@floorman12]

24 years exp here.... although i was cringing for most of this video... it was a huge relief to see you do the 240 grit on the palm sander. That simple move after 2 coats is HUGE.. and I garauntee the floor came out great.

[@KingoftheJiangl]

Can you please elaborate on the cringe worthy moments?

[@trn8061]

​@@KingoftheJianglI'd say against the grain sanding. He had to corect it too.

[@The_Planted_Eye_1]

I am doing my floors next month so this a great refresher. Solid tip on starting with the highest grit to calibrate. Also recommend starting in the least visible room or area to get a good rhythm going.

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear and great point. Thats why i practiced where the couch is located. That way if there where any bad screw ups they would end up under the couches haha.

[@skwalka6372]

@@BYOTools Thank you for the fantastic video, very much appreciated.

[@karashannon4667]

We Just bought a Victorian house built in 1890. It needs quite a lot of work but it is so beautiful! Entire house is hardwoods. This video is amazing! Thank you for being so detailed, it will come in handy once we get started!

[@srguduru]

Your video on refinishing hardwood floors is very informative and useful to me. I will be refinishing my floors next month, so this is a great refresher. I appreciate the solid tip on starting with the highest grit for calibration. Additionally, I recommend beginning in the least visible room or area to establish a good rhythm.

[@onlineda1]

This is the best floor refinishing video I have found. Thanks for all the info. I’m going to be refinishing our red oak flooring in two weeks so this has been very helpful.

[@justinedse3314]

Hire a professional

[@billiamsw]

Very good instructional video. The only thing you forgot to mention (which is quite important to newbies of Bona Traffic HD) is once you add the catalyst to Traffic HD you must use all of if within 4 hours. Because you never mention you're using a 2nd gallon container the next day the possibility of thinking the remainder of the 1st was still good the next day is quite high.

[@TheCudder]

It says that on the back of the gallon

[@damiendevore1882]

Running into this issue now , smh already placed first coat and now I’m stuck

[@damiendevore1882]

Trying to see if I can sand at hour 3 and recoat at hour 4

[@billiamsw]

@@damiendevore1882 There is a bit more wiggle room than 4 hours. I was able to do 2 coats. I was going to do 3 but ran out of time. BUT... the 2 coats were more than enough.

[@billiamsw]

@@damiendevore1882 Hope it worked out for you. That is exactly what I did and it turned out fine.

[@theweatherisaokay4964]

Have and old antique large wood coffee table and going to do this! Thank you for sharing and definitely love the finish.

[@iride4425]

You discouraged me to do mine😂 thanks a lot...I thought it was easier

[@edcyzewski3197]

Just wrapped up a floor project on our old, old wood floor, and it was very helpful. The sanding prep tips were solid, and the Bona finish is looking good so far.

[@goddessolayinka]

I'm not done with removing all the carpet yet but wanted to see what I had to look forward too!! Can't wait!

[@stevenchenmm]

Excellent job and instructions. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

[@VaQm11]

Probably THE best video on sanding wooden floors. Thanks a lot!

[@CrossCountryBR]

Beautiful work and nice gesture of yours. Always a pleasure to watch your videos.

[@socialmedia5403]

My heart is willing but not sure if il be able to do this anymore! I have so much respect for what you do!

[@wassup287]

I used this video as a general guide for 500sq ft of 60 year old white oak, and they turned out nearly perfect, I love the Bona finish. I found a 3x21 hand belt sander followed by a 5" random orbital to be easier for the edges than the big edge sander. Fill in cracked wood and nail holes with filler but leave the gaps between boards as they are so your floors can shift with temp and humidity. Use Diablo sandpaper if you can find it, we only used 2-4 of each grit.

[@starfoxandstellar9917]

Hey do you mind adding more details? I have a small hand-sander that has a teardrop shape and I only plan to refinish one bedroom. Do you think that it will work well? Any tips?

[@familyrenov8]

Great job as always!!! Have to refinish my bedroom floors so this video helped!

[@martharetallick204]

I am reminded of the family home I sold two years ago. Floors really needed to be refinished. I hope that the new owners did as good a job as you.

[@BYOTools]

Some hard work is needed for a project like this but it sure is worth it in the end. Thanks so much for watching as always Martha.

[@lisaferrara8120]

Beautifully done! I love your channel, Brent. You detail every step.

[@BYOTools]

Love hearing that Lisa. Always do my very best to try and make the entire process relatable and easy to understand. Thanks so much for watching.

[@kennethamend8557]

This has been the best video so far, Excellent!! Thank You!! God Bless

[@casiopea1953]

Breathtaking Art work creativity of the Masters! Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@pound6599]

Like that you did a thorough job. Did not skip steps and say, “I was going for the rustic look.

[@allanfelix8581]

Thank you for sharing and definitely I can now do it myself my wooden block floor

[@MikeAcousticMusic]

Fantastic insights and much appreciated!!😎 will be doing this weekend a late 1930’s hardwood floor restoration

[@heatherjones3323]

Beautiful…wow! So this is how my floors could look! Wow!

[@rogerramjet2656]

Very nice job. Thank you for the tips.

[@eszyx8062]

Another BYOT video! I really enjoy your work Brent! Thank you so much

[@BYOTools]

Always appreciate your support Esteban. Thanks for watching.

[@abacab87]

I don't recommend going cross grain. I worked really hard to get rid of the cross scratches and didn't get all of them out. It was find sanding the first pass on an angle to flatten everything out, then going with grain. Use the edger to get areas you can't get.

[@five-forty3431]

Excellent explanation of the process, thank you!

[@taadlbert7291]

very informative..and love the call back to Miriam Makeba's music with Pata Pata..well done🤙🏽

[@thesparkybunch]

Of all the hardwood floor videos I've watched, this has to be the most relevant and proficient I've ever seen. The information in this is brilliant! You've done an amazing job of providing more than enough useful information on how to do this, but also, the actual job you did, NICE WORK!

[@joshuasasfire2759]

The guy is a hack

[@floorman12]

@@joshuasasfire2759 lmao. A little bit... but he got it done in very unorthodox ways -- to people without professional equipment, this video could do some good. I believe his floor came out pretty good

[@paulthomas8262]

Best advice is sand **diagonally** (except where the grain is already diagonal such as herringbone), If you look very carefully there is a wave pattern when sanding parallel. The reason for thsi is a little complicated to explain but the channel @andAFloor has a good explanation.

[@meljohn550]

You did an extremely good job. Very detailed oriented. ❤❤❤

[@mrharlemike28]

Excellent work! Everything I need to know. Great detail! Thank you. Must and will subscribe!

[@nokblass]

Really appreciated this video and the attension paid to details.good job

[@BenH80]

So cool! Awesome to be connected to the cabin and get to improve it for the future memories!!

[@hrisimirgrigorov]

Absolutely professional!

[@jimgellein1072]

Looks beautiful thank you! I will be doing a pine kitchen floor next month using all of your methods not far away in Roslyn, WA.

[@imeldageneroso8369]

Awesome work and tutorial. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@bigbadboodah]

Great to see you doing a project with your dad,.

[@karenferns6160]

Wow..Just wooooow...!!! So thorough a job & filming it too. Great tips & products suggested..!! Well done both 🙌🙌😎

[@robertstapp5070]

Great training video and even better with Miriam Makeba at the end!

[@cduchard]

This video is sooo good! Thank you for sharing!!

[@berec52]

Best video ever. Thank you.

[@taylorwisowaty4750]

Thank you for this! I have refinished many furniture pieces, but never a floor. I definitely learned much from your video!

[@HardwoodFloorRefinishing101]

Excellent work guys!

[@justinflownow]

Your videos ROCK!!!! so effin professional. THANK YOU

[@rosamundg.3789]

Professional pride and excellent information sharing!

[@davidquirk8097]

great job! Thanks for sharing and putting so much detail into the video.

[@curtleda8730]

Great video….watched several and this one is the best!!:)

[@kellythompson2267]

What a great video!! Thank you so much!!

[@LorrayneHam]

Thank you so much for this very thorough video.

[@LaurieFYouTubeChef]

AMAZING “after!!!” & “Nickname,” that was so funny; you’re awesome!

[@phuonglinhtran2696]

I need this video. Very detail and good tip for me ! Thank you for!

[@thearb2003]

Great video and informative. Thanks

[@danielolivier5599]

Step by step. Thank you. I know this video is near of one year old but but I need some advice: I started with the rectangular sander instead of the more aggressive one. Instead of renting the more aggressive one and renting again the rectangular one what is your suggestion? Starting with the rectangular sander was a lot of work and the result could be better.

[@fattypanda354]

Hi byot I am biggest fan of you I watched all your videos I am India kerala

[@BYOTools]

Love hearing that BYOT fans stretch around the world FP. Thanks so much for watching.

[@tiktalk4573]

Malayali

[@peacefulvibrations3463]

Beautiful!

[@carlosquintana3434]

Thank for showing, your tips. I did like your music at the end. Greetings from Whitby, Canada

[@temomoreno2018]

Beautiful job.

[@philmoore71]

brilliant. now i am ready to re-do last years job properly

[@HeartandHomeCrew]

Looks amazing! Although I am tired just watching it haha. Wish me luck as I tackle this in my new house!

[@PTFSUn-official]

Omg this was so helpful thank you 😍

[@tsholofelomotshwane7768]

Oh my I was not expecting 😳 the song...I had to check if a new video came up....wow, MamaAfrica, nice surprise....lol, my daughter loves that song and when she sings it, oh my

[@wesleyswift1606]

So much help dude thank u about to do this for my first time and it’s on my first contractor, job little nervous😅

[@abdulhai93]

Thank you for making this content. There is something about the natural look of hardwood. Your end result is very modern. Turned out amazing

[@BYOTools]

No problem Abdul and thanks so much for watching.

[@ifiwooddesigns]

Definitely will bookmark this video when I redo the floors in my upstairs. Also, hope you have an upcoming video on cleaning and sealing slate. Turned my screened-in porch to a 3 season room, but slate is very weathered and could use a good sealant and wax since it’s so porous. Thanks and keep up the great work.

[@rodimousa9503]

Great works lads 👌❤

[@khuggs654]

Excellent tutorial. Straight forward without mindless blathering. I appreciate the short and sweet instructions. 5/5 stars.

[@julias1970]

Amazing video! Big fan of the sanding shuffle!

[@BYOTools]

Oooo i have the sanding shuffle DOWN haha!

[@andrizeefoshizee]

Wow. That's a lot of work!

[@justthetruth247]

Really nice work!

[@pattig717]

Wow!! Your attention to detail is amazing and thorough. Nicely done. Love your videos.

[@BYOTools]

ALways love your support :)

[@newlife8318]

About to start watching! Hop replacement playing up and twisted my back picking up a can of varnish....Tens machine on...

[@adrianamarquez8000]

Best well explained video I’ve seen.

[@bethmorano1452]

Aaahh, to have your flexibility and energy!! As always, I learned a lot!! Thanks!

[@matthewdriscoll6405]

I’ve never seen anybody roll the floor because every time somebody rolls the floor all I see is bubbles my professional flooring people use the squeegee when they put the poly down and it comes out beautiful every time

[@rezaabasi2187]

amazing, love the attention to the detail and clean finished look. good job guys.

[@barbaraholtz4298]

Floor looks awesome....was thinking about doing it myself...not any more! I would have replaced the molding too!

[@cecilbdemento7736]

Taping of exposed cabinet vertical air flow might be a good idea on a high floor revival project

[@phyllisghersi9501]

Great video, detailed and well presented information

[@migueldiego9971]

Amazing job

[@stevesyard.5625]

Love the song at the end!

[@kellireece6348]

This tutorial was wonderful. I wish it was available about 4 years ago when I tried my hand at refinishing for the first time. You're a great teacher. Question: regarding using the 18 roller during the sealer coat, it looked like it was a 3/16 nap and the finish coat with the 9, might have been a 1/2 nap. That was the only thing I wasn't clear on. Could you please clarify? Thanks to you, I feel more confident about concurring my upcoming floor refinish!

[@agentalexcamp]

Had to have been a 3/16” nap for it to be smooth. 1/2” is too big

[@tanglewoood]

The step-by-step documentation of your project and the end results are fantastic. I was most impressed, however, with the indoor-oudoor drone video at the end. Impressive!

[@user-zf9xy3iz1k]

Nice work I need to do this to my whole house ❤

[@joeymorrison6743]

Well done Hoover.

[@HENRYdiaz78]

Excelente trabajo 👍👌

[@jeffsholtes1594]

Great tutorial, I'm looking to do the same to my house while my wife is out visiting her family. I have a question that I hope you can answer. The last time you sanded the floor by hand with the orbital sander 240 grit to smooth between the finish coat, could I instead use the large square finish sander, so I don't have to get on my knees? I have a bad back and knees so if I can mostly stand to be able to complete this DIY task, that would be great.

[@ibrahimwehbe1153]

Well explained as usual

[@user-rg9ib2ks1t]

They did a beautiful job on that floor sir beautiful work it was done with guys that now how to do the work that's awesome job they did it to it perfection sir gorgeous work sir well done 👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Tomchincp]

Thanks for the whole sharing

[@newlife8318]

Spectacular!!!

[@LoFiMofo]

Fantastic video. I typically cringe at the phrase “pro tip” in youtube videos but this guy is no doubt a pro. Great job.