Our Palatine Hardwood Flooring Company can tell you that the final appearance of wood flooring is not just dependent on
the type of timer but the treatements applied to the wood as well. The staining, oil, wax, lacquer finishing, or
fuming/smoking will affect the color of the wood as well.
Chicagoland Pro specializes is hardwood flooring installation, hardwood flooring restoration, and hardwood flooring maintenance. In this
blog, we will focus on the physical texture and grain of solid wood
flooring. There are three main textures
of hardwood flooring, they are
brushed, bandsawn, and distressed/tumbled.
Brushed:
In the past, brushed flooring texture was achieved by hand
using wire brushes. Now with technology
advancements, the same appearance can be achieved with purpose-built machinery
which produces a steady depth of brushing over the while floor.
When our hardwood flooring company is trying to achieve the brushed appearance, we use a
machine with copper of steel brushes that rotate over the surface. This machine opens up the grain and turns the
smooth surface into a more open-textured surface with indentations that follow
the grain of the wood. We can achieve
different levels of grain accentuation depending on how hard or soft the
brushing is. We also can emphasize the
depth of grain by using a colored or oiled finish that will accentuate the
wood’s texture.
Bandsawn:
To create saw marks over the complete surface of the wood,
our hardwood flooring installers
would use a bandsaw. We adjust the
settings of the bandsaw to create different degrees of texture. We have the skills to make your hardwood flooring look high textured and
rustic or subtle.
Tumbling:
One of the most common textures our Palatine Hardwood Flooring Company provides is the look of
reclaimed wood, which involves tumbling.
Tumbling is often times a much lower cost and gives wood a distressed
look. The resulting effect of tumbling
is wood that appears to have years of wear and tear and is difficult to distinguish
whether it is distressed or reclaimed wood/
For hardwood flooring tips, the best method to tumbling is to distress/soften the corners and
edges of the wood to make it look word and our machine will also create random
indentations across the surface to give an overall “naturally aged” look. Distressing adds character and beauty to your
hardwood flooring and it is suitable
for modern times.
We understand that everyone has different tastes in flooring
whether it be hard wood or carpet or tile.
We think it is important for people to realize that there are so many
options and looks to hardwood flooring that can be achieved in a multitude of
ways. If you have any questions about
hardwood textures, please contact Chicagoland Pro for Palatine Hardwood Flooring Installation or comment below!
