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Reclaimed Antique Wood Flooring
Reclaimed antique wood flooring has been salvaged from old buildings, which have been slated for demolition. Primarily these buildings are old factories, mills, warehouses, office buildings, and homes that were originally constructed in the 1800s. Once salvaged, the wood is milled into various sizes of use as door panels, floors, doors, staircases, and fireplace, mantels, etc. Reclaimed antique wood flooring is environmentally friendly, affordable, and available in a lot of different varieties. In addition, antique reclaimed wood floors have a certain exotic appeal, which gives them their certain uniqueness that also increased their value over time. Some rustic reclaimed wood flooring has cracks, knots, nail holes, worm and insect tracks, etc., which many find attractive while other repair these imperfections to make the flooring look more like new wood. While other premium grade reclaimed flooring has little to no imperfections at all, however, such antique flooring is expensive. Because the wood is old, many times over 100 years, the reclaimed wood floors are more stable and durable than new hardwood. If you want the look of antique reclaimed hardwood floors, but cannot afford the cost, new wood can be made to look like antique reclaimed wood. It is important to keep in mind that though the two may look identical, the new wood will not have the hardness or stability of the antiqued reclaimed wood. Hand-distressing is a technique, which gives wood the look of being antiqued. The process includes hand scraping with planes, and chisels, followed by the use of wire brushes, grinders, and ice picks to give the illusion of years of use.
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