Antique 1800 Wood Floors. Antique underfoot los angeles. A blast from the past. How to refinish floors with antique nail heads.
Saw marks were original on early floors but they wore off when people walked on them says dean brandt of sylvan brandt. The wood is highly resistant to wood boring insect attach and thus reclaimed black ash flooring has few bug holes.
Some of the original surface reclaimed wide plank floors we sell were hand planed and then foot worn over hundreds of years.
We provide antique flooring in a wide range of reclaimed wood varieties sizes and styles ranging from rustic to elegant. Because of the trees age and massive diameter the desirable heartwood was extremely tight grained making the lumber harder and more durable than the relatively immature wood of the same species that is harvested today. These floors are smooth enough to install without sanding and are perfect for someone who wants an authentic 200 to 300 year old floor. Reclaimed wood is often as old and full of character as the floors in a house two centuries old or perhaps more.
