Wood flooring nowadays

Wooden floors nowadays? Brushed, hand scraped, smoked?
Most wooden floors today are manufactured from hardwoods like the red oak, white oak, maple cherry, white ash, pecan or hickory trees. Some are also made from hardwoods from Brazil like Cherry, Tiger wood, Ipe and the African teak wood trees. Also in use are engineered wood. Thus the commonest hardwood flooring used today includes Solid Hardwood, Engineered wood, and long-engineered wood.
 
These hardwoods used in flooring also have different methods of preparation to give a unique taste of qualities different from its natural features. There are also special preparations to give it an entirely different look in texture and color aimed at excellent finishing. Therefore, today’s hardwood preparations can be Brushed, Scraped or Smoked. We shall dwell more on each for proper understanding.
 
Brushed Solid Wood Flooring
Brushed solid wood flooring is aimed at changing the quality of finish to give the flooring a distinct look different from the standard finish. The finish is in between smooth and hand scraped to offer a smooth linear texture that brings out the grain patterns for a more beautiful look.
 
Brushed Solid wood flooring comes in different shades of colors and patterns. The wood flooring is treated, slightly, with a wire brush to create linear strokes across the grain of the surface. The type of wood materials will determine the aesthetics of the finish. Brushed solid wood is resistant to scratches, and spillages.
 
Hand scraped hardwood flooring
It is also known as hand sculpted wood flooring. It has the advantage of adding warmth and adding a classic look to the area of installation. The flooring style is on the high side of cost, but its benefits make it stand out among choices of wooden flooring options. It requires considerable skill, and your contractor must be detailed and ready to do the work to bring out the aesthetics demanded of it.
 
Making hand scraped wooden flooring technique requires the woodworker to be good with the knife used in scraping the wood for smoothness. The knife is pulled towards the woodworker to remove the shavings to make a smooth surface; this process leaves scraped mark typical of wood flooring. It requires careful and precision mastery to get it right and deliver quality finish.
 
Smoked hardwood flooring
Smoked hardwood flooring style is a new technique in hardwood flooring. This flooring style is fast gaining acceptance among because the process exposes the wood to ammonia and tone down on the natural look of wood. Smoking or fuming as interchangeably called brings the effect of darkening of the wood by drawing the tannins to the surface.
 
Smoking makes the wood look highly natural and aged; even with a lacquered option, the look is still unique and beautiful! The fumed wood requires the use of UV filter to protect it from the harmful effect of the sun. The best part is there are ample finishing choices you can make to give a smoked wood flooring a good treat for the best outcome after installation.
 
While many people still celebrate wooden flooring today, more people are still learning how best to make use of hardwood flooring for its aesthetics and uniqueness. On the whole, if you are looking for flooring style that brings out the beauty in your home, joining the group of wooden flooring user won’t be a bad idea as your choices of flooring are unlimited.