Hand Scraping Your Hardwood Floors

By Scott Schneider | September 14, 2020

Hand scraping is the manual process of providing a specific texture to the surface. Hand scraping is a great choice if you want to hide dents and bruises or completely change your home's look.

For example, if you have a modern home and ultramodern floors, and want to make the floors more alive, accepting, and non-sterile, hand scraping is a great idea.

Hand scraping is also used when your hardwood floor isn't flat, or if you have pets who scratch the surface, or if your floor gets lots of foot traffic. All of these, scratches and pressure, can make the floor bumpy, which is why the hand scraping process can be so beneficial for your space.

Usually, after hand scraping, you can choose wire-brushing, a technique that creates depth and enhances the durability of the floors. Altogether, it completely changes the floor, making it look more classic and resilient to mishaps.

How To Know If You Should Scrape Your Floors?

If your home is a center of many gatherings and high traffic, chances are your flooring is far from how it looked on the day you installed it.

High traffic in your home and people with shoes on means that you probably have uneven floor levels, which will reduce your floors' strength. If you want your floors to last for generations, you should think about regular scraping.

If you have a rustic home, you can benefit from hand scraped floors as well. Once you hand scrape them, you will gain the appearance of depth and warmth on the surface.

Frequently Asked Questions on Hand Scraping

Is There an Ideal Process Of Hand Scraping?

There are many different ways to hand scrape the floors. The right process will depend on what you want to see as the final result. So, based on the severity of your floors and the depth, a specific style of scraping may be used. And here at Old Tyme Floor, we can help you pick your house's perfect scraping process.

Is Hand Scraped Flooring More Expensive?

Hand scraping is a significant investment, but it's not as expensive as many believe. Hand scraping is somewhat more costly than other types of solid wood boards for residential floors. For the best price of hand scraping, contact us.

How Do You Identify High Spots When Scraping

Our team believes in the mutual vision, and that's how we address every hand scraping project. For maximum effect (depending on the space), one workman covers one area, so we have many people working at the same time to cover more area and make your floor 100% flat. Therefore, your floors receive maximum attention with premium results.

How Long Can Hand Scraping Last

This will depend on your floor's condition entirely. Usually, hand scraping can be done between a few hours and a couple of days. For example, in a 10x10 room, you can expect two workmen to put in half a day of work.

Are Hand Scraped Hardwood Floors Sealed

Once you get your hand scraped floors, you should always think about moisture. Clean all spills immediately. You can always check if your floor is sealed by dabbing a drop of water on the surface. If the drop beads on top of the wood, your floor is sealed.

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Corey Zirlin 6/1/2011

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I have worked on several projects with Olde Tyme Floor, from simple sanding and staining to new home construction. The customers see samples of work prior to installation and are well-informed of the project's status. While there are surprises in every large project, Olde Tyme Floor is always communicating with the client and managing their expectations.

Dominque Defelice 7/26/2011

They did a great job. We mixed a custom dark color it came out beautiful.

Jay Kalish 9/9/2011

Olde Tyme Floor Co. did a wonderful job redoing our hardwood floors. We bought an older house that had existing hardwood floors but the additions didn't have wood. Olde Tyme Floor Co. had to level the area that had sub flooring and feather in the new wood to match the existing floor. It looks fantastic, no one can tell where the old floor ended and where the new floor started. Scott was very professional, explaining the entire process to us, if we had any questions he was always available. The quality of workmanship can't be beat. The crew were professional, courteous, and cleaned up each night after they finished. When it came time to choosing the floor color they found out what colors we liked and then laid out several color swatches on the floor for us to select from; their input was extremely helpful. We are so pleased with the way the floors came out, everyone that comes over comments on how beautiful the floors are first thing. There is a real love for what they do and our floors definitely reflect it. Beautiful floors make the house and now ours looks like a million bucks.

Pam Adams 9/16/2011

Scott came out and gave me an estimate on re-sanding, re-staining and re-sealing my kitchen, breakfast room and two hall floors. He worked around my schedule. Was willing to negotiate a price.... Was professional, courteous, friendly and helpful. The job took 10 days ( a little longer than anticipated) but he included doing my sliding door thresholds.....and was so very accommodating! He even left my oven on rollers, so the repairman who started the oven repair, could move it out and back without harming the new floors. His workers were careful with my belongings and replaced everything back exactly as it was when they originally started. If you need flooring USE SCOTT! He is so good, I am having my bedroom floors done next. Great guy, has terrific employees, reasonable prices and I could not be happier! Most importantly, he stands by his work and will not leave until you are satisfied. Thank you Scott!

Terri Stambaugh 10/15/2011

It took longer than I liked but it was worth it, top quality!

Kathleen Haff 10/22/2011

Although the hardwood floors were in very bad condition it only took a few days before they were transformed into the gorgeous satiny floors they are today. AND ALMOST NO DUST!!!!!!!!!! The process was seamless. One of the easiest and most satisfying transactions I've ever had. The Old Tyme Floor team made a very stressful time in my life a lot easier. I can't recommend them enough.

Susan Gesshel 11/3/2011

I had contacted this contractor through the Big Deal on Angie's List hoping he could do some kind of temporary fix on some splitting boards. When I met Scott, I found that he had absolutely excellent references outside of those on Angie's List. Scott advised me that any fix would be temporary, and that it would be more prudent just to replace the floor now. Because of his references, I chose to replace the floors. His crew was absolutely A+. Since I was using a random grain wood, the layout of the individual boards was very important to avoid color pooling or boards that did not look good together. I watched as one member of his crew laid the boards out. He was meticulous at choosing boards so the floor would look good. The crew worked quickly and cleaned up everything before they left each day. Scott stopped by to check the work daily. The floors are beautiful. So glad I had the work done by this company.

David Glazer 11/25/2011

Scott is very personable, friendly and truly interested in what you are doing. I had several estimates and Olde Tyme Floor wasn't the cheapest, but they also were not the most expensive. One reason I went with Scott's company was his ability to be creative. I had an estimate from Lowe's, and the estimator/installer could not fathom how to deal with a difficult transition from my kitchen tile floor to the new wood floor. Scott's team Cesar and 2nd Cesar were very good craftsmen. Cesar cut away some of the tile and installed a slightly inclined wood threshold which makes up for the one inch height difference in the floor. They also did a very nice job on the other difficult transition from my tile hearth to the new wood floor. Cesar and Cesar were very nice and extremely careful in putting plastic up over my shutters, ceiling fan and doorways to mitigate dust. They installed the leveling in one and half days. I think that was the hardest part of the job. Then Cesar and Cesar laid the flooring. I purchased new primed MDF moulding from Home Depot. I pre-painted it myself and the Cesars installed it. I spackled and touched up the nail holes the day after they were done. They worked for 4 days and every evening cleaned up and put their tools neatly into a corner of the room for the night. They both had a great work ethic and were very professional. A lot of pride was observed in the work they were doing. The finished product has made me love my house again.

Evie Klein 1/16/2012

He was very personable, knowledgeable, and accommodating but unfortunately it was just too expensive for me to move forward with the project at this time.

Kathleen Hale 1/20/2012

The owner was friendly and helpful. The workers did a great job.

Hand Scraping Your Hardwood Floors

How To Know If You Should Scrape Your Floors?

Frequently Asked Questions on Hand Scraping

Is There an Ideal Process Of Hand Scraping?

Is Hand Scraped Flooring More Expensive?

How Do You Identify High Spots When Scraping

How Long Can Hand Scraping Last

Are Hand Scraped Hardwood Floors Sealed

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