We Rented THIS Tool So We Can Lay BEAUTIFUL FLOORS! Ep. 14

Hey Gang, today we take a huge step in completing this project and that is removing and prepping the floors! For 2 days work, this is awesome to see, and we can already envision the new beautiful floors going in. Thanks for watching and we'll see ya in the next one!
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[@aBoogivogi]

Hearing protection is a god damn must. Nice touch showing it in the video. I just bought a new pair of proper 3M ear protectors after having used some cheap no-name home depot style ones and the difference is night and day.

[@martyking6942]

You have a good son. I could see he was continuously looking after your hearing. I also noticed he was probably never in the military and got the opportunity to operate a floor polisher. 😁 Thank you for another great update.

[@StudPack]

Thx Marty!!

[@mjdamato]

I proudly wear my Expert badge for the floor buffer!

[@dannybrazil3986]

I thought the same when I seen the floor sanding machine it's a floor buffer like when i was in the military.

[@danedwards1227]

I'm just here for the buffer comments.

[@john.french]

Such a great Father/Son team! Great to see Jordan following with ear muffs multiple times and Paul letting Jordan try the floor scraper into the wall. I've seen multiple experienced contractors hit the wall with sanders/scrapers on the first pass. Enjoying all of the content!

[@MsTcup]

You read my mind…..I was literally gonna ask how the conversation or idea came about to do this together. This is AWESOME. You guys take the home improvement knowledge to a whole new level. Love you guys!

[@philmarquardt9253]

I really appreciate you guys at Stud Pack! I watch everything of yours I find! I’m constantly learning things i can and do use that I didn’t know I needed!

[@htownblue11]

Oh wow! Great to hear the back story of the origin of the KZbin channel idea. Scraped up a ton of floors after Hurricane Harvey here in Houston. Depending on who installed and how, it can be a total war to get it up. Dad watching Jordan ride the bull for the first time was hilarious.

[@hank44]

Where did you hear the back story? I think I missed it.

[@htownblue11]

@@hank44 It was in the part of the video when he was describing the worst flooring job he had to do, and Jordan was in Texas at the time and offered to come back home and help him after his daughter posted on the Gram or whatever him doing the nightmare job. Then Jordan said he’d come home and help and suggested a KZbin channel.

[@hank44]

@@htownblue11 Thanks! How did I miss that part? I watched the entire thing. This is such a great, wholesome, informative, and smart channel. No BS!

[@bobyahatovich]

I love your channel. You guys not only do great work but have a real talent for editing and making these videos great!!

[@anthonysmith9410]

You killed that floor demo! and busted you ass doing it! Great video!

[@StudPack]

Thx Anthony 💪

[@mmmark61]

When I use a floor scrubbing machine, I like to set the handles low to about the full length of the extension of my arms. I then find moving slightly up and down with my wrists is all it takes to control the machine.

[@abudaaim5847]

Jordan jumped behind the wheel with so much confidence, hit all gas and wrecked out in 3 seconds flat...LMAO..too funny

[@johnmommens5952]

Classic first time using a buffer.

[@BenJohnsonDotNet]

You guys' channel is blowing up - very well deserved!

[@SonnyinPhx]

Spent 20 years in the military...I became a master at running a floor buffer. But, I did the same thing he did the first time I ran one...It is definitely an Acquired Skill. Best of Luck Guys!

[@StudPack]

Thx Sonny 👍

[@alanaz4265]

“ Never know what you’re in for when you’re tearing out a floor” truer words were never spoken! Just today I had a small hall bath (about 30 sq ft) tear out, ceramic tile came up in pieces about the size of cornflakes and thinset stayed on the concrete slab. Took about 4 hours with a demo hammer and chisel bit for the tile and thinset. Nightmare!!

[@djtrainman2]

I love the dad and son team work in all of your videos and teaching him old school and new tips and tricks

[@MrNeilypops]

Great video. That shade of grey for the cabinets is really big in Europe the last 5 years. Great work guys!!

[@TacoNissan]

That's one hell of a tool. Rips the flooring up so easily.

[@X3WorkshopDesigns]

Man. I wish you guys were closer. I would be honored to work with you guys.

[@kevinjmclachlan4819]

Loving your content, I learn a lot and the camera shots are amazing. Definitely smashed the like button.

[@therealdojj]

Jordan: "You look like you are struggling Dad, let me have a go" Paul: "You have no idea..." It's that part of the content that is what we look forward to seeing :)

[@theycallmefrench]

Yay for safety equipment! Great job! 👍

[@K27fan]

I just finished tearing out the whole kitchen to redo the cabinets. I made my own back in 2005 but bought these new ones from RTA Wood Cabinets. They arrived yesterday and appear to be very nice. Itts gonna be a few days before I can start assembly. Have to replace some dry wall and level the floor first. Love your videos.

[@SierraOne]

That's real work, right there! Great Video!

[@T.E.P.]

fantastic job STUD PACK !!!! look at those subscribers flying in

[@vokendrick7617]

Great work as usual.

[@randywl8925]

One other thing on that buffer handle. Lower it down to a point where it hits you right about your belt and Tuck the handle against your body. I was able to get a lot more control with the handle somewhat "connected" to for positioned against my body.

[@jimbob4456]

Beautiful work man

[@toonkrijthe7565]

I love the scenes where Jordan put the ear protectors on his dad. You only have two parents, you need to be careful with them.

[@tightirl]

pretty gay

[@TheSidneySmith]

when you go to do the hallway.... use your circular saw crossways down the hallway about every foot to make the pieces shorter to pop up. A few minutes of slicing will make it so that you can pop those pieces up from the end a lot easier.

[@StudPack]

Cool thx!

[@TheSidneySmith]

@@StudPack I saw you mention later in the video that you had done that before on the worst floor you've pulled up.

[@Alchemetica]

It seems to me you have hit upon a great format for your KZbin channel with the added bonus of father and son working together. I built a Pise earth brick house (I had to make 8,500 bricks one at a time), that was decades ago and the last time I did any serious building. It is great to see the use of new tools that were not available in my construction days. No battery tools, electricity was not available until half the way into the build as I built in the bush and had to wait and pay for power to be connected to the nearest available power about 1500 metres away. So for a long time it was hand tools only. That experience has contributed to my enjoyment and gaining of knowledge from your channel. Best wishes from Australia.

[@StudPack]

Thx for sharing your experience 👍 I looked up PISE... pneumatically impacted stabilized earth. Very cool 💪

[@bocan3189]

Nice demo zen guys, neat and mindful throughout the process, pick it up as you rip it up' I'd hire you any day!

[@StudPack]

Wow, thanks!

[@Jim-lm6df]

i like that everything u do u always clean up

[@yolo204]

My favorite channel!! Much love from Hawaii!

[@StudPack]

Thx Efly!

[@465maltbie]

After all that work to get the floor up even I had to take a break...thanks for sharing. Charles

[@StudPack]

You bet

[@emmetband4931]

Watching you with the floor grinder reminded me of a years long project. We remodeled an old Scottish Rite building and turned into a church with a lot of sweat equity. The two main rooms were nearly 6000 square feet with glued down carpet. No cat pee but years of cigarette smoke and spilled drinks. In the end we polished the concrete and it turned out very nicely. We're looking forward to seeing the flooring go down. Good luck.

[@StudPack]

Thx Emmet 👍

[@javiergalvan242]

Another great video Paul and Jordan, I really like the way you both take care of each other. Can't wait to see that particular home done! Have a great day and we will talk on your next video!!!!

[@StudPack]

Thanks 👍

[@stephenhaggard2194]

Good bless your son for trying to help you save your hearing!! You'll need it to hear your grandbabies!!

[@JGMc23]

Just went through this process on a house I’m renovating and had to learn through some trial and error - had a 350 square foot room of parquet!! This video is perfect for explaining what to do, thank you guys. Also, great nugget on how the channel came about...I’m ordering me a hat now!

[@StudPack]

Thx Garrett!!

[@alvinarmanie5368]

You are the best contractor that I know, you are a pattern of very good contractor 👍🏻

[@info5583]

Gang !! Awesome work. :) Paul I like your smash the like button, references being tied into what work y’all are doing. Great content guys

[@StudPack]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@donjmartelli]

I use a gutster demo bar to remove the wood when it's glued down. The easiest way to deal with the glue I to scrape as much as you can the take self leveler and throw it on it and use a broom to sweep it around. Bam your done and lay your pad down etc

[@farmboy30117]

Awesome job guys! Teamwork makes the dream work!

[@StudPack]

Thx 👍👊

[@369dusty]

Jordan, Love the overhead shots from the attic ! You always come up with a different way to video, which adds to all the other footage ! Great job ! (I saw the garbage can later in the video regarding my previous comment)

[@StudPack]

I didn’t know he was up there until I saw the video. Very cool 👍

[@Jubjub9000]

Very heart warming to see ear protection being handed over. you guys are amazing.

[@StudPack]

Thank you!

[@JesusLopez-di1so]

Great job GANG 😁

[@StudPack]

Thx !

[@AlexeiTetenov]

Thank you for sharing!

[@aloliver]

I love this video, especially when let Jordan use the scraper buffer. I know he never use one before and I had the same thing happen to me when I was an airman in the Navy where I use a buffer a laughed so hard my wife thought a lost it.

[@kevincollins7102]

awesome videos and also great team work

[@leecountry1705]

Awesome job and video guys

[@hansangb]

@13:28, takes me right back to my barracks and running the buffer in the Army. Always funny to see people who've never run a buffer trying to fight it. That thing looks like a buffer from hell!!!

[@JWimpy]

I wish I was there to collect all that old flooring. My house was built in 1985 and still has no flooring. I have throw rugs on top of the original plywood that is over the subflooring.

[@jarduhat8267]

just a tip from someone who has done many years of flooring take up: if the full width of the blade will not plow through try hitting with less of the blade width. Doing so focuses more force on a smaller area of the blade. Those hard stopped impacts will wear you out faster/ bigger potential for injury. Hope you can put this info to use! Thanks for all you do!

[@StudPack]

Yeah I ended up taking smaller passes once I got established 👍

[@austinhastings8793]

Back around 2014 I used a similar floor machine arrangement, with a disc that had 2-3 inch long diamond coated blades, rigid mounted with no springs. Me and my buddy named that thing "the Mangler" because it would actively try to kill us every time we used it. I'm impressed with that spring-loaded thing! I wish we had one like it back then.

[@StudPack]

Cool thx 👍

[@therealdojj]

[@mjdamato]

As do I

[@JoeyChlanda]

Yep 💯

[@KingHarry1]

Exactly

[@StudPack]

And you guys are all Legends 👊

[@JPW-qm6xe]

Add me also

[@timgardner7745]

Next time in the area that was a different glue try squirting a bit of laquer thinner under it should help break it down.

[@jacobellis89]

Looks you fellas need to invest in a burke bar. Changed my life. #1 favorite tool... well it might be tied with the multi tool but def a tool worth having

[@daxmas625]

First time I used a circular floor buffer like that and same thing happened. Next day I was one ☝🏼 handing it. They are cool machines and save lots of time.

[@reginaldbyrd8073]

The best thing is the story Jordan tells why and how he got started working with pop. You look like you both are having fun at work. When your having this kinda fun its not work, its more like a hobby.

[@Titantitan001]

That floor was built to last. Thats for sure Also after sanding the floor. Mapei has a floor patch that works amazing and sticks over the glue. You can even do it without sanding it.

[@StudPack]

Thx I'll check it out

[@br6145]

Nice work guys. I had a nightmare job last fall similar to what you described. 800sqft. Had to crosscut the whole floor every 12". All came up in splinters and fragments. Found a roof shovel worked better than anything.

[@StudPack]

Thx B R 👍💪

[@ryanzimmermann9160]

At this point part of the reason I watch the videos is to learn how to smash the like button 😂 keep it up!!

[@StudPack]

Thx Ryan !!

[@goodwince]

I feel like yall are working alongside me. I got the concrete scraper from your last vid. Got that done while you were doing cabinets and then I used similar machine in this vid last weekend. Mine was a lot bigger, but I had an 1.5 inches of thinset. It did not work for that level of thickness of thinset so SDS to the rescue then used the machine. I would have liked one that could move left to right without manhandling. I got abs just from maneuvering it.

[@Rizzo2185]

"1 hour job turns into a 1 day job"... story of my life

[@MrNaliux]

I'm a magnet for those nightmare jobs. I hate my luck cuz the easy jobs seam to get away from me all the time 😤

[@cwitham69]

Wow... to finally hear how the channel got started - so cool! I asked my wife to name my son Jordan & not Joshua - Ha!

[@StudPack]

We have a Joshua also 💪👍

[@nhbilly]

That some damn good glue.

[@johnmerz8130]

For floor machines if you drop the handle down so it rests in your upper thigh it will be much easier to control and less effort manhandling it.

[@muttBunch]

You were not kidding. That pneumatic scraper is well worth it. Hell, I’d pay $1000 if it was that much.

[@y00h0011]

The carbide disc was very effective. People have no idea how much more goes into "Old Work" projects.

[@StudPack]

👍💪

[@lindseychaney3987]

Removing the floor looks like a ten to me!!!

[@StudPack]

😂💪

[@MrTooTechnical]

Beautiful

[@StudPack]

Thx Dave!!

[@akamike102]

Same buffer setup i use at work for concrete polishing i just hate when a spring breaks

[@StudPack]

Cool. I think this machine had some broken springs 👍

[@johnnybussart4721]

Love the music!

[@matteberry58]

My Daddy would've called that machine a bad mama jama! I've seen one in a rental center and wondered how well it worked and hard it was to use. Now I know!

[@StudPack]

It did a great job. Thx Mark 👍

[@JediOfTheRepublic]

Nobody: Next Door Neighbor: "You're not throwing out that perfectly good wood flooring are you?"

[@robertswoboda5425]

I wouldn't want to see what the glue would do to my planer as I tried to make the boards usable for other projects.

[@davidhamilton7628]

Hey think you could work a video up on dealing with challenging clients.thanks

[@jwg19444]

👍Nice blend of work and talk; thanks + subscribed

[@StudPack]

Thx for the sub 👍💪

[@johng1077]

I am no expert on flooring but it occurred to me have you thought of using a heating element of some kin pointed at floor to warm up, I work on electronics and use heat a lot weather to take pieces apart or put m together.

[@brians5539]

As essential craftsman would say, you need a Burke bar

[@jessicahites871]

That machine made easy work of that glue!

[@lylehuber1466]

Okay, the parts with Jordan throwing ear protectors on his dad made me LMAO. Good looking out, Jordan! I spent 7 years in the Marine Corps. I had never waxed a floor nor used a floor buffer before that. By the time that I got out, I could run a floor buffer with the efficiency & ease of a Formula 1 race car driver navigating their favorite track. Paul is right on when he says, "It takes very little touch." I used to always tell the Privates/PFCs to start by finding that balance where it just spins in one spot. It will start moving at the slightest tip either up or down from that balancing point. Push further/harder and it will move towards whichever side faster. Don't rely on the wheels to stop sideways movement; they get swung up out of the way once you start buffing, or scraping in Stud Pack's case. Keep up the good work, guys!

[@StudPack]

Thx Lyle 🇺🇸👍💪

[@tedmcdonald3377]

Great video, thanks guys😎😍😎😍😎

[@StudPack]

Much appreciated Ted 👍

[@DaveTheRave81]

my comment is when can u both come do my kitchen over in the uk :) i'm not a D.I.Y person but found myself watching almost all your videos ,keep up the good work & tell that electrician to hurry up so we can get are next fix lol

[@jpatnip]

Should’ve used a terrazzo floor grinder. They work wonders on removing the old glue. They’re very heavy which keeps it from bouncing around and not having enough downward force to remove the glue that’s still tacky.

[@StudPack]

Those are kinda hard to find as a rental. I burned one up years ago. Installer told me to connect it to 3phase power. It was 240v/1P motor. Had the motor re-wound. My fault for not checking nameplate. So much smoke....

[@lkm5462]

Remember you can use your large torch to blast the floor with heat and that helps a lot

[@outlaw7x77]

I admire you for making a 14" cabinet from the larger carcass; but I'm curious as to why you cut off the dovetail on the front side instead of the rear portion of the drawers? I'm sure there's a good reason, I'm just wondering why. Seems the dovetail would be a key feature to highlight,; but I ain't the one building them...lol...I trust your judgment...just curious...those cabinets seem to work great. Looking back do you still think that they are are good value considering the labor? As always... nice job!

[@macster1457]

This channel is much better than "This Old House" haha.

[@StudPack]

Thx!

[@astikennel]

wow what a mess ripping that floor, pretty cool machine there but thats some kinda glue LOL Love these videos, keep them coming!

[@StudPack]

Thanks 👍

[@itsmemike1153]

You should have gotten the Dimabrush coating removal head much better than the Pearl head! Jordan you have to lift the handle a little when it starts to run to the left.

[@StudPack]

I looked up the Dimabrush. That's what the diamond blade scraper I mentioned looks like. It does a great job also; I used it before too.

[@vinnyavella6397]

What size compressor did you guys use to run the pneumatic scraper

[@Aepek]

Gonna be removing tile and thin set in a remodel coming up, in 3 weeks (or so). Entire house has tile on every floor. Ya know we DEFINITELY using a machine 😉 to remove tile/thin set hopefully in one go💪🏻 Nice vid, as that parquet what a beast to pull up, dang....that glue was on there. This place gonna be amazing when done, can’t wait. ✌🏻

[@StudPack]

Thx 👍 💪

[@franciscovega7325]

Mostly My MK3 Mondeo .. Im glad Im not the only one who thinks that way ..

[@CALVINLNIKONT]

You need a bigger air compressor. You have enough pressure but you need more volume. I used a 3/4" air gun to take the tires off of my big truck but because the hose was so long and I was just using the volume produced by the truck's air compressor, the air gun was only productive for the first second and then just made noise. I just gave it a one-second burst and then stopped and waited for 5 seconds before giving it another burst until the lug nut came loose.

[@StudPack]

Yeah I know. It barely keeps up 😩

[@whocares6698]

Jordon, good job keeping your dad's ears protected LOL

[@fz0gtg]

It always scares me when I see people grinding on floor glue without confirmation that asbestos is not present! Hope for their and the homeowners sake they had it tested and it was negative!

[@durkus]

I always use a coal shovel as a dust pan

[@StudPack]

They're called grain shovels down here 😂

[@janetdupree6353]

Brilliant!

[@StudPack]

Thx Janet!

[@chemar151617]

So awesome

[@stuartrose8689]

I realize this is an older video. I’m curious what pneumatic scraper you used here and what size compressor is needed to operate it? Thank you!

[@StudPack]

That scraper is from mcmaster.com item #5864A61

[@HalcyonAcorn]

Hey! The guy who put down your parquet floor must have done mine!! It was a nightmare to take up as well.

[@DaveSomething]

I clean carpet with a floor buffer... well, I used to.

[@nealhead7673]

😬 parquet I always found to be difficult removing