Replacing handles and other tips.

[bower]

I just watched the first part of the video where he puts the handle on.. awesome detail.
I have every tool he used for that, except the rasp!
Is a rasp what you used to shape your handle, Hellmans?
Gotta get me one....

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Hellmanns

A lot of the old timers used to work the handles green, wood is easier to work that way. I agree on the flooring acclimation too, a whole lot of moisture in a new house when finishing drywall.

You might get a kick out of this it is my garage floor.
3/4 inch solid white and red oak utility grade it was a ton of work and I did it alone.
I love it I can drop something on it and it wont hurt it and it is easy on the feet.
Worth


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[Hellmanns]

That's nice.. You don't see very much flooring that's not prefinished anymore. The lower grades of oak with the mineral stains, and knots are the prettiest floors there is in my book! But, the short lengths in those grades take forever to lay!

[Hellmanns]

I assume that's on a slab. How did you fasten it?

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Hellmanns

I assume that's on a slab. How did you fasten it?

Okay when I had my driveway poured I had them pour it at the intrance to the garage higher than level.

I put down 2X4 sleepers 12 inches on center then 3/4 tongue and groove OSB sanded then felt paper and used an air assisted flooring nailer.
The room is around 21 feet wide.
So I popped a line right down the middle and screwed down 1X4's along the line.
I used these to back my flouring against while I went towards the wall.
Then I cut wide tongue out with my table saw and glued it in to the groove of the flooring in the middle.
I then changed direction and went the other way leaving a gap the size of a washer running down the middle.'
This allows the wood to shrink and swell in two directions.
It also insures both sides of the room will have the same narrow boards you have to cut.
This makes it look professional.
Before I started I did what they called racking this allows you to sort out all of the wood and get it ready to nail.
All you have to do is use the nail gun hammer to drag the flooring about 4 inches into its new spot.
Any boards that are warped a little I used a long 2X4 against the wall and a wedge and hammer.
As I got each row done I would saw off a little of the board as I needed to.
The hard part is drilling and hand nailing all of the flooring next to the walls.

It is a frigging ton of work.
It cost me around $1,000 to do it myself.
A real bargain compared to what it would have cost to pay someone to do it.

I also put down vapor barrier.
I have pictures of every step of the way from start to finish.
Some place.
Worth

[ScottinAtlanta]

Worth et al - I have several old tools from my grandparent's barn that I want to rehandle - but they are of the type that has a sliding metal cover over the butt end. See pics. How can I rehandle these? They seem of different sizes.

[Hellmanns]

Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

Worth et al - I have several old tools from my grandparent's barn that I want to rehandle - but they are of the type that has a sliding metal cover over the butt end. See pics. How can I rehandle these? They seem of different sizes.

Those metal covers are called ferrules. Tools with ferrules are particularly easy to re handle. The link to House Handle, I posted earlier can accommodate all you have there. If in doubt, give them a call.

[Hellmanns]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Okay when I had my driveway poured I had them pour it at the intrance to the garage higher than level.

I put down 2X4 sleepers 12 inches on center then 3/4 tongue and groove OSB sanded then felt paper and used an air assisted flooring nailer.
The room is around 21 feet wide.
So I popped a line right down the middle and screwed down 1X4's along the line.
I used these to back my flouring against while I went towards the wall.
Then I cut wide tongue out with my table saw and glued it in to the groove of the flooring in the middle.
I then changed direction and went the other way leaving a gap the size of a washer running down the middle.'
This allows the wood to shrink and swell in two directions.
It also insures both sides of the room will have the same narrow boards you have to cut.
This makes it look professional.
Before I started I did what they called racking this allows you to sort out all of the wood and get it ready to nail.
All you have to do is use the nail gun hammer to drag the flooring about 4 inches into its new spot.
Any boards that are warped a little I used a long 2X4 against the wall and a wedge and hammer.
As I got each row done I would saw off a little of the board as I needed to.
The hard part is drilling and hand nailing all of the flooring next to the walls.

It is a frigging ton of work.
It cost me around $1,000 to do it myself.
A real bargain compared to what it would have cost to pay someone to do it.

I also put down vapor barrier.
I have pictures of every step of the way from start to finish.
Some place.
Worth

Good professional job, Worth.. My brother and I have laid thousands of feet over the years. Here is a tip we have learned to to deal with warped boards. We use a large screwdriver as a lever to pull those boards into place. Simply drive it into the subfloor and pull the board into place, then nail. This never fails and is fast!

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Hellmanns

Good professional job, Worth.. My brother and I have laid thousands of feet over the years. Here is a tip we have learned to to deal with warped boards. We use a large screwdriver as a lever to pull those boards into place. Simply drive it into the subfloor and pull the board into place, then nail. This never fails and is fast!

Thank you I have done that too.
Sometimes I would just screw into the floor and use the hammer and wedge.

My wife made me look for someone to sand the floor she always told me I cant do everything to pay someone.

So I looked and called and looked and called.
Here is the crap I got in order from flooring companies.
Well we dont do that kind of work we just install laminate.
We dont do it but here is Bubbas Phone number he is the one we use(yes his name was Bubba.

Bubba didn't answer.
On and on this went.
Many people wanted to come look first before they gave a price.
Most were over 50 miles away and bla bla bla..
I got ahold of one lady and she said we cant give a price over the phone we have to come look.
I said to all of these people, "look it is so may square feet it is a brand new floor that is installed better then most.
It is bare oak wood.
Why cant you just tell me what you charge per square foot to sand?
I asked the woman what is the very minimum you will charge to sand a floor.
She said it was I think $3.50 a square foot.
Done thank you for your trouble.

I remember it was coming up on New years week end.
I went to the rental place rented the sander and got a ton of paper for it.
They told me to have fun as I could have the thing for 4 days for the price of one due to the holidays.

I went home sanded the floor and at about 2 that afternoon sent my wife a pictuer with a note saying I am through.
She was flabbergasted.
The sander was trued in on Monday with the paper I didn't use.
Total cost was less than $80.
It would have cost me well over a thousand dollars to pay someone to do it.
Here is the catch I know how to run a floor sander.
If you dont you can mess a floor up in the blink of an eye.
You never ever stop with the sanding drum down and running.
Worth

[Hellmanns]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Thank you I have done that too.
Sometimes I would just screw into the floor and use the hammer and wedge.

My wife made me look for someone to sand the floor she always told me I cant do everything to pay someone.

So I looked and called and looked and called.
Here is the crap I got in order from flooring companies.
Well we dont do that kind of work we just install laminate.
We dont do it but here is Bubbas Phone number he is the one we use(yes his name was Bubba.

Bubba didn't answer.
On and on this went.
Many people wanted to come look first before they gave a price.
Most were over 50 miles away and bla bla bla..
I got ahold of one lady and she said we cant give a price over the phone we have to come look.
I said to all of these people, "look it is so may square feet it is a brand new floor that is installed better then most.
It is bare oak wood.
Why cant you just tell me what you charge per square foot to sand?
I asked the woman what is the very minimum you will charge to sand a floor.
She said it was I think $3.50 a square foot.
Done thank you for your trouble.

I remember it was coming up on New years week end.
I went to the rental place rented the sander and got a ton of paper for it.
They told me to have fun as I could have the thing for 4 days for the price of one due to the holidays.

I went home sanded the floor and at about 2 that afternoon sent my wife a pictuer with a note saying I am through.
She was flabbergasted.
The sander was trued in on Monday with the paper I didn't use.
Total cost was less than $80.
It would have cost me well over a thousand dollars to pay someone to do it.
Here is the catch I know how to run a floor sander.
If you dont you can mess a floor up in the blink of an eye.
You never ever stop with the sanding drum down and running.
Worth

Those big drum sanders will eat through a 2×4 in no time flat! I've seen some real messes made by homeowners trying to save some money..

[Worth1]

That reminds me of the time me and another guy was running conduit in a switch gear room.
Both of us had been doing it for years and we had these beautiful 4 and 3 point saddles going over things and so on.
It is a real art to do this.
There were two other guys running conduit there also but didn't know us.
My buddy said man this aint nothin like the video they showed us at Home Depot.
One of the other guys said video what video?
Yeah I said we learnt how to do this at Home Depot yesterday they have classes and a video.
Then the other one said you mean to tell me that you guys just learned how to do this yesterday and it looks like that?
Yep my buddy said it was all in the video.

Then I started laughing and gave it all away we all had a real good laugh.

Worth



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[Hellmanns]

I saw a tile job once that was done by a guy that went to one of those Lowes "do it yourself classes". I felt sorry for the homeowner he had convinced he was a professional tile setter.

[Hellmanns]

I don't ever plan on going to Austin, but if I do I'm going to bring a quart of good Kentucky clear and stop in for a chat, Worth!

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Hellmanns

I saw a tile job once that was done by a guy that went to one of those Lowes "do it yourself classes". I felt sorry for the homeowner he had convinced he was a professional tile setter.

I BS'ed my way into putting down tile for a guy one time.
It was the asbestos tile or what ever it was.
He was a land lord and I was trying to get work.
He came by and saw the job and said it was the best looking job he had ever seen and asked how many years I had been doing it.
I told him it was the first one.
I spent years watching my family do this stuff.
Who ever put the tile down in my house was an idiot.
Worth

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Hellmanns

I don't ever plan on going to Austin, but if I do I'm going to bring a quart of good Kentucky clear and stop in for a chat, Worth!

I would love to have you and wish I could go there.
You never know.

Worth