Distressing a wood floor for age is called antiquing. We are distressing the face by adding marks, color, character and or age. Adding age, provides the homeowner options. Tell the truth, or let them think you spent a fortune. We tell buyers that with our Caribbean Heart Pine you can truly fool everyone. Fool your friends, tell them it came from Benjamin Franklin boyhood home, they will never know.

Three common forms of face distressing wood floors

Wire Brushing and Hand Scraping
Wire Brushing removes the soft sapwood leaving just the hardwood exposed to the surface. This treatment option not only adds texture and interest to your floors, it makes them more durable and easier to maintain. This type of face distressed hardwood flooring is ideal for those wanting to achieve a time-worn look without waiting for time to do it.

Hand Scraped floors are very labor intensive and there is no machine that can do it, not they way it is intended. Hand-scraping boards yields a similar distressed appearance seen in the wire-brushing technique. Highly in demand, this look truly shows off the grain patterns and character of the wood while achieving the lived-on wear of older floors. This type of distressed floor will add warmth and a rustic touch to any room and $2.00 to your cost:)

Site finished edges

Custom Edges aka Roughed or shadowed edges, give the illusion of separation without the beveled look, the edges give character. This treatment instantly gives dimension to any floor. Shadowed edges are particularly desirable for rustic and country homes but they also work beautifully in modern and minimalist settings.