Hardwood Flooring Finishing Treatments

Once a species and grade have been selected for your new hardwood floor, there are treatments that can be added to give even more character to your new floor.  Circular Saw Marks, Hand Scraping and Distressing techniques are employed to create one-of-a-kind looks.

Circular Saw Marks

Circular saw marks add a desirable texture, depth and character to your rustic flooring. These saw marks are often found in reclaimed flooring. Mills using circular saws are rare these days but we have relationships with those few. 

Hand scraping is used to add definition to the edges by rounding them over and scraping the face of the boards with a rolling wave.

Hand scraping the edges of the boards is a great way to give the appearance of a well worn floor. From a mild scraping, creating the effect of a hand crafted floor, to a heavy scrape, creating the effect of an old floor with edges foot worn from hundreds of years of use, we can find the right look for you.

Hand Scraping of the face of the board or Pillowing adds even more character to flooring.  The face of each board is worked to create shallow grooves then lightly sanded and finished to give the appearance of a smooth time worn look.

Distressing is another method we can use to recreate a well worn floor. We can use many techniques to create the appearance: hammer marks, worm holes, knife marks, scratches, chatter, etc. All our distressing is done by hand so that we can create a custom look just for you.