HAND SCRAPED

WHAT ARE HAND SCRAPED / DISTRESSED FLOORS

Hand scraping floors, also known as distressed floors in some cases, is the art of roughing a floor up for a worn out look. If you're shooting for a very unique and rustic look to your floors, hand scraping them may be just what you're looking for.

THE BREAK DOWN

There are a number of ways to achieve a hand scraped or distressed look. Typically, a floor will get installed just as a site finished floor, but before the sanding, staining and finish, the floors get distressed. There is a bit of overlap in the definition because there are a number of different methods for achieving different looks. The hand scraping name comes from exactly what it is, hand scraping the floors. You could call it distressing the floors, but distressed floors are a bit different, distressing floors could be caused from any number of things. Hammers, nails, chains, chairs anything is fair game that will stress the floors. Hand scraping and distressing can be done by people or machine. There are services out there It is also an available option with prefinished flooring.