How to Find Reclaimed Oak Wood Flooring
When restoring an older house or adding a hardwood floor to a modern home, reclaimed oak flooring lends a wonderful look to a room. With exposed nail holes, saw marks, and wide planks, every piece is unique and may have been salvaged from a structure more than 100 years old. Many companies specialize in reclaiming and reselling antique oak flooring. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Identify sellers of reclaimed antique oak flooring. Home restoration magazines are a good place to look. Also search for dealer of salvaged or antique lumber and flooring.
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Visit the reclaimed oak flooring dealer. While viewing images of the wood are a good way to initiate your search, examine the planking in person so that you can decide on the width, length and condition of the wood. Reclaimed oak planks may have nail holes or saw marks, bespeaking their age. These are often highly desirable characteristics.
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Select the square footage of planking you will require. Allow the flooring dealer to assist you. Pay for the materials and arrange for them to be shipped to your home.
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Tips & Warnings
If you locate two dealers with products of equal quality and price, consider using the one closest to your home. Oak flooring is heavy. The shorter the distance it must be shipped, the lower your shipping costs will be. The wider the planks you select, the more expensive they will be. Additionally, the age of the planks will have a bearing on their price as well. As an example, if you are able to locate 200-year-old planks cut from the heartwood of an old growth white oak, expect them to be quite expensive.
