Distressing New Hardwood Floors

The unfinished flooring will rapidly absorb any excess moisture that contacts it through spills or elevated relative humidity levels in the building.

Distressing new hardwood floors.

Hardwood floors that look 100 years old have become popular and you may achieve this look yourself by distressing wood floors. During this process and avoid letting excess moisture contact the flooring during distressing. We joked that the method should be called de stressing instead of distressing since that s what it accomplished. If you can t find authentic reclaimed lumber for your project you can use new materials and apply surface distressing techniques to simulate centuries of use and wear.

This smooths out surface imperfections cleans up the wood and prepares the surface to accept the paint better. Whether you are distressing a new floor or an old one you need to give everything a light sanding prior to starting. How to make distressed wood floors step 1 sand and clean floors step 1 lightly sand. We ll show you how.

Hand scraped and hand distressed floors are gaining popularity throughout the country. More decorators are specifying hand distress ed floors as a way to make a new floor look like it s 100 years old and to give the floor a rustic feel. In recent years distressed floors have seen a resurgence in california and other pockets of the country. Wide x varying length engineered hardwood flooring 23 31 sq.

Courtesy of eliza clark and tim trojian step 1. Whether used for shelving floors or furniture time worn wood brings a touch of rustic charm to every space. In the past craftsmen always hand scraped or hand sanded wood floors but modern sanding and finishing methods were introduced and shiny smoothly finished floors became prominent. Artificial aging or distressing is a set of techniques for creating wear and tear on a new finish.

Distressing also is a way to match antiqued cabinets and furniture. Ft case 5 09. While much of a homeowner s do it yourself efforts seem. Malibu wide plank french oak rincon 1 2 in.

Thick x 7 1 2 in. More decorators are specifying distressed floors as a way to make a new floor look like it s 100 years old and to give the floor a rustic casual feel. Make sure the floors stay at service conditions.