With the beginning of 2010, many people will be looking to re doing their home and changing certain things around. Many households will inevitably be looking to get new floors, especially in this time surrounding winter. A popular new type of floor is hand scraped wooden floors. These types of floors offers a rustic and unique wooden look, and is full of character, allowing a dull room to become a warm and inviting environment.

Aside from the physical looks of the wood, many people choose to use hand scraped wooden floors because of the freedom in various humidity that comes with living in certain places. Some people have had huge trouble with wooden floors, as if not treated and made properly they can become damaged, and eventually cause a hazard as they become slippery and mold can wear them away.

The advantage of hand scraped wooden floors is that each plank moves independently, so that rather than cracking and becoming damaged they just move with each other. The scraping affect is usually applied before you purchase the wood, so that should not be a problem, although the pre scraped planks will be more expensive than the ones you buy and they scrape yourself. The floors are extremely durable, and are hard wearing, long lasting and look great.

If you want to fit them yourself, it’s vital that you read up on what to do,otherwise you run the risk of setting it up incorrectly, setting yourself up for problems later down the line. The traditional method of installing hand scraped wood floors is by nailing down the planks of wood. In this modern day and age there are many other methods available which include stapling the planks down. It all depends on the home owner, as some people may prefer the nailed in planks to create the original look, whilst there are people may want to staples used as they tend to be less viable. You also need to make sure you use a proper Subfloor.

A Subfloor is a base for the hardwood planks, and also acts as a biting point for the nails or staples. If you are going to use staples to fix your hardwood floor in place, you will need a staple device. These can be brought from your local hardware store normally, or if not can be found all over the internet for purchase These are relativity inexpensive, but like anything in life the quality you receive depends on how much you pay, and it might be a good idea to get a good one to ensure your hardwood floor is properly installed.

Installing the floors on average will take 10-12 hours per 400 square feet of area that needs doing. The wood can be expensive again, depending on the quality you go for, but it’s worth taking a good look into it before you make any purchases as you need to check that everything fits into place.