The wood I utilized is in fact offered as wall board, however is completely fine for flooring. It's hickory, a VERY hard wood and the boards are 1/2" thick tongue and groove. I utilized boards that are 3" and 4" broad in various parts of the floor, with the border being mainly 3" ones.
One of the better factors to make a floor with this kind of pattern is that it will be less prone to seasonal moisture changes, since there's a mix of grain directions and the "patches" of flooring with broad grain are restricted. It can also look truly neat, obviously, however it does take a lot of work and time to do.
The finish is two coats of boiled linseed oil. I used that because this is a really low traffic area and it's simple to reapply. A better, more resilient surface would be oil based polyurethane, however it's much less flexible and more difficult to use than the oil.
Some things I 'd do in a different way if I had it to do over:
– take up the carpet. The cushioning feels good to stroll on, but it likewise makes the boards creaky when you stroll on it, because they can go up and down a little and rub against each other.
– redesign the layout so that the corners I made are not right in the corner. I think a 2 board border around the entire border of the square room to start would have effectively framed it and pushed the corner obstructs far from the corners enough to make them more noticable.
– not stain the border boards. In the end with the oil rubbed on, there's insufficient of a distinction between the natural wood and the stained to validate the additional time and impact and expenditure. A much better way would be to utilize a naturally darker wood, like walnut, for the border, but then that would be VERY costly.
The video on my audio channel where I talk about carpet vs hardwood flooring in a cured space:
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The wood I used is actually sold as wall board, but is perfectly fine for flooring. It’s hickory, a VERY hard wood and the boards are 1/2″ thick tongue and groove. I used boards that are 3″ and 4″ wide in different parts of the floor, with the border being mostly 3″ ones.
One of the better reasons to make a floor with this kind of pattern is that it will be less susceptible to seasonal moisture changes, since there’s a mix of grain directions and the “patches” of floor with wide grain are limited. It can also look really neat, of course, but it does take a lot of work and time to do.
The finish is two coats of boiled linseed oil. I used that because this is a very low traffic area and it’s easy to reapply. A better, more durable finish would be oil based polyurethane, but it’s much less forgiving and harder to apply than the oil.
Some things I’d do differently if I had it to do over:
– take up the carpet. The padding feels nice to walk on, but it also makes the boards creaky when you walk on it, since they can move up and down slightly and rub against each other.
– redesign the layout so that the corners I made are not right in the corner. I think a two board border around the entire perimeter of the square room to start would have properly framed it and pushed the corner blocks away from the corners enough to make them more noticable.
– not stain the border boards. In the end with the oil rubbed on, there’s not enough of a difference between the natural wood and the stained to justify the extra time and effect and expense. A better way would be to use a naturally darker wood, like walnut, for the border, but then that would be VERY expensive.
The video on my audio channel where I talk about carpet vs hardwood flooring in a treated room:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ceNdzz89KM
Turned out great, John!
Thanks 🙂
That turned out really cool and the room looks great. I would have loved some final shots without the other video thumbnails over the top though.
Floors are never easy and never quick, but this floor takes it to a whole other level. Love the end result!
Never a disappointment! Awesome job.
That’s marvellous. Tip to anyone buying an old house… lift a mat in the room with the beautiful parquet floor to ensure it’s not just a 1′ border going around the room with strategically placed mats to disguise the edge…like what happened to me!
Great job John. B.
We have some of those cheater floors here too in older houses. They used to be a lot more practical in the old days 🙂
Looks awesome. Great work
Looks good. Every Properly designed Auditorium and opera house I’ve been in has hardwood floors never really given much thought to. Dark walls especially black and dark blue will add depth to a room
Real nice result specially with the walls in a darker color. Wonder if a high and thin dark stained baseboard could get you closer to the look for the corner tiles you talked about ( laying dark rows first). Great video 👌
I wanted to avoid baseboard altogether, but you do have a great point – it would give the corners that separation that’s missing now.
@John Heisz – I Build It I get it, would interfere with the build in speakers, maybe a fancy design just around the tiles alone?
It really does look awesome now. I wasn’t convinced with the dark walls but it’s growing on me. Thanks for the video! 👍
I resisted painting, but now that it’s done I’m kicking myself for not doing it to begin with. There was just too much of the plywood look in there to begin with.
Really nice result, the dark walls take down the visual noise, I tend to find rooms that are done top-to-bottom in visible wood grain to be a bit overwhelming, so breaking it up with the dark walls really looks nice to me!
Watching you put that floor down made my knees and back ache. I’m glad you got it over with as soon as you did so it’s done and you can enjoy your room to its fullest. It looks really nice.
My knees were fine, but I was fighting a sore back all the way through.
I am debating modifying my oak floors when I refinish. The idea is to router in a half inch groove into the existing floor in two parallel lines, and then hammer in some thin strips of walnut which should keep the cost reasonable. Then sand and finish. Now I am thinking I should put those strips farther into the field and less close to the baseboards than I was originally thinking….
Very interesting look and something that most people don’t think much about when renovating. High impact though!
Beautiful work, John! The room looks amazing now! 😃
Really well done!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
I am debating modifying my oak floors when I refinish. The idea is to router in a half inch groove into the existing floor in two parallel lines, and then hammer in some thin strips of walnut which should keep the cost reasonable. Then sand and finish. Now I am thinking I should put those strips farther into the field and less close to the baseboards than I was originally thinking….
Very interesting look and something that most people don’t think much about when renovating. High impact though.
Beautiful!
Beautiful work. I love the design. Did you make the speaker enclosures?
Audio channel guys tend to be DIYers at best, you’re at such an advantage being an exceptionally skilled woodworker, everything turns out that much better.
Looks great. Nice job.
No Net, No Distractions, Sound Proofed…. That room “sounds” like an awesome place to hang out man. It’s also VERY beautiful… amazing work, John. Love the talent and patience you put into your projects.
looking amazing John, you took flooring up a notch i bet you have an intensive stereo quality sound now. Great Job thanks for sharing…