York: Man's viral sanding videos helped turn life around

Danny Stenhouse says he hopes his success will inspire others.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersMan's viral sanding videos helped turn life aroundBBC/Sarah UrwinDanny Stenhouse's videos have been watched millions of times on YouTube, TikTok and InstagramFrom cats and cucumbers to pimple popping and unboxings, the internet is awash with a vast array of videos to send people into a social media wormhole.

But for millions the latest content catnip is the simple sight of a man sanding wooden floors.

Danny Stenhouse - better known to his followers as Danny Sandhouse - is setting TikTok and YouTube alight with viral clips of his work restoring floors. One video has attracted more than eight million views.

As well as bringing pleasure to others, he said sharing the videos had also helped give him the focus he needed.

Mr Stenhouse, who has ADHD and Asperger's syndrome, started working as a floor sander around ten years ago.

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