The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made Installing Hardwood Floors

After months of waiting, the white oak flooring we originally wanted was backordered, so we had to choose a completely different floor. Looking back, we're actually happier with the change! In this episode of our Little Yellow House renovation, we're installing our engineered hardwood floors from start to finish—and I'm showing you the three biggest mistakes I made along the way. No pretending everything went perfectly... just the real process, the setbacks, and what I'd do differently if I had to do it again. In this video you'll see: Prepping the subfloor Gluing and stapling engineered hardwood flooring How I kept the floor straight The mistakes that slowed us down Tips I'd use on my next flooring project The finished reveal If you're planning to install hardwood flooring yourself, hopefully my mistakes save you some time (and frustration). If you enjoy honest DIY renovation videos with the wins and the failures, hit Subscribe because we're documenting every step of building our dream Little Yellow House. 👍 Like the video if it helped you. 💬 Have you installed hardwood flooring? What's the biggest mistake you've made? Let us know in the comments! #hardwoodflooring #flooringinstallation #engineeredhardwood #DIY #homerenovation #homeimprovement #woodflooring #flooringtips #renovation #littleyellowhouse #DIYhome #builder #construction #houseaddition #newengland