Lookout mountain wood frame restoration

This was a restoration of the original wooden frames of a home built in 1927 along the historic west brow of Lookout Mountain located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We preserved the original glass and glazed it back into the repaired panels so as to keep thier historic integrity.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

This is a small bedroom repair of some of the worst cupping and shrinking I have ever seen. The cause of this type of damage is from years of chemical exposure. Specifically, this room was used as a wood shop and wood stripper was spilled over the floor for a very long time.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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  1. stainedglassbob 22. May, 2010 at 10:30 pm #

    @SpawnSF2008 Hi there! We are professionals in Stained glass, and try not to get too heavily involved with woodworking with the exception of milling our own frames for panels. But, the client here simply insisted that we take the project so we did the best we could do. He was quite happy with the outcome. The vids on your channel seem very useful, thanks for posting. Namaste. -Alayna

  2. SpawnSF2008 22. May, 2010 at 11:23 pm #

    The window was not properly refurbished… C- Grade Work

  3. m4zda 23. May, 2010 at 12:07 am #

    Love your work……It’s brilliant.

  4. therealKINDLE 23. May, 2010 at 12:47 am #

    How much did this cost I wonder?

  5. chevyaram 23. May, 2010 at 12:55 am #

    very informative, but whats with this music??

  6. greedybox 23. May, 2010 at 1:19 am #

    i need sum floor repair done to my home. i have squeaking sound in certain spots

  7. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 2:06 am #

    @pcjunkie54 You are correct… But, it would have cost more money in material… Thanks for watching!!

  8. pcjunkie54 23. May, 2010 at 2:21 am #

    Looks like it would have been just as easy to tear the whole floor up and replace it

  9. lrd9999 23. May, 2010 at 3:20 am #

    @graveheart1138 I think it’s “Opus One” by Madison Park. I don’t normally associate hardwood floor repair with animal abuse, but from the “before” shot at 0:35, you could almost imagine a fly-by-night kennel.

  10. graveheart1138 23. May, 2010 at 3:49 am #

    What’s this song?

  11. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 4:38 am #

    @triplet123c You can just replace the six boards that have lifted. It is difficult to explain how to do this in a short comment post, but hit us up on Google Talk and we can help.
    Google Talk screen name: “Refinedhardwood”

  12. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 5:11 am #

    @ezalburez For some reason my response to your question did not post. I agree with gpgab971. This is most likely old copper gas tubing. Thanks for watching!

  13. gpgab971 23. May, 2010 at 5:34 am #

    This could simply be an old copper pipe line from an old radiant heater. I have seen contractors come in and flush cut the pipes at the floor level,and some do not bother to plug and repair the area afterward. Try looking for remaining piping under the floor if you can access it.

  14. ezalburez 23. May, 2010 at 5:59 am #

    Maybe you can help me. I have an old house (circa 1906) Around the perimeter of the wood floors are small hole that seem to be copper lined. What is the purpose of the small holes 1/4″ around the perimeter of the room? I can’t seem to find an answer anwhere. thanks

  15. triplet123c 23. May, 2010 at 6:09 am #

    Nice video. Although I have only about six pieces of hardwood floor which need to be replaced from my puppy peeing into it constantly in the same spot, the floor darkened and only 6 pieces are lifted. Can you help me?

  16. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 7:08 am #

    This sounds like some sort of uneven staining or possibly some kind of contaminate. The floors may require another refinishing, I hate to say. Thanks for watching!

  17. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 7:36 am #

    Thanks so much and we appreciate you watching!

  18. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 7:59 am #

    Why thank you, Leslie, I will take that as a huge compliment! Thanks so much for watching!

  19. lesliespirelli 23. May, 2010 at 8:27 am #

    what a difference.. and i don’t think you could get any more adorable!

  20. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 8:36 am #

    We do a lot of work with “Paul Davis” and they are very good at working with the insurance companies. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

  21. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 8:59 am #

    Yes, this is cupping caused by the water. The damaged areas, if severe, may need to be torn out and toothed back in. There should not be a need to tear out all of the floor. As for refinishing, I would recommend having the entire floor sanded if there are no breaks in the floor. The newly sanded would look very different than the new after 13 years should you elect to only sand part. This may be an insurance claim, so check with a local “Paul Davis Restoration” company or similar restoration Co.

  22. hubris85262 23. May, 2010 at 9:32 am #

    Question: I had a roof leak on my 2.25″ oak strip. The damaged boards have lifted at the edges. Assuming that is cupping? Water also came in under the front door (unusually high wind) rippling the wood there. Also had a water leak at the fridge. 3 damaged areas – total floor is area is about 2K sq ft. Is there anyway to repair these areas? Would entire floor need to be sanded and refinished? Floor is 13 years old. Thanks.

  23. jeamsanna 23. May, 2010 at 10:27 am #

    Nice work. keep it up. mean time come for social media marketing for esteembpo**com hfdh

  24. thecarexpert18 23. May, 2010 at 10:37 am #

    my floor had been refinished, some parts of the floor r brown some are black,

  25. thecarexpert18 23. May, 2010 at 11:03 am #

    i ve had my floors refinished, and no not the ENTIRE floor is burned. some parts are brown (normal) and some parts are black (burned)

  26. refinedhardwood 23. May, 2010 at 11:41 am #

    Did you have the the floors refinished prior to moving in? If so and it still looks burned, you may have to do some repairs. Does the entire floor looked burned?

  27. thecarexpert18 23. May, 2010 at 11:43 am #

    WOW!

  28. thecarexpert18 23. May, 2010 at 12:37 pm #

    when we got our house the floors looked burned and they still look like that

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