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Recycled and Reclaimed Wood Flooring
Recycled and reclaimed wood
is yet another specialty wood flooring option. Most of this wood is long-leaf heart pine,
American chestnut or red/white oak purchased from the demolition sites of old homes,
mills, ships, warehouses and barns.
Flooring made from recycled
wood has the natural beauty of knots, flags, worm holes, color variations and other
character marks. From years of aging, this wood flooring has a rich patina that becomes
more beautiful each year.
Often, the history of the
reclaimed wood is provided to the buyer. Generally, the wood is at least 60 to 70 years
old and much of it is turn of the century or even Civil War Era.
A newer floor can acquire
the antique look through distressed hand scraping, smooth hand scraping or hand fluting.
Hand scraping can create a classic floor that wears like iron and it is the truest way a
new floor can attain the look of a genuine 100- or 200- year-old floor.
Information
Provided by the National Wood Flooring Association |
