Wide Plank of Colorado is offering hand-scraped and distressed hardwood flooring which has become an increasingly popular choice for floors in upscale homes. By purchasing and installing plank floors Colorado homeowners are participating in a newer trend which is actually rooted in history. All of the old homes in Europe have mainly original wooden floors which shine with the polish of centuries. One excellent reason for installing the plank floors in Colorado new or renovated homes is that today so many people seem to suffer from various allergies which means that their homes can have no carpets or rugs. The professional and experienced craftsmen of Wide Plank of Colorado hand-scrape the wooden planks in the time-honored tradition of preparing wooden flooring. The expert craftsmen hand-scrape the planks to add texture and richness and do this on-site to make the floor acceptably flat.

All of Wide Plank of Colorado's hand-scraping is done to customers' specifications and the company makes its own knives especially to meet the desired look. Several looks are popular but Wide Plank of Colorado endeavors to give each hand-scraped floor a unique appearance. The plank floors of Colorado can display a smooth wide knife mark, a sharper rounded knife mark or a squared-off hand hewn look. All the flooring is offered raw or pre-finished and there are many different shades of stain to choose from. Hand-scraped flooring accepts stain better than smooth flooring. Hand-eased edging will leave a chip here and there which lends authenticity to an aged appearance. Colorado homeowners electing to install the Wide Plank of Colorado flooring will appreciate the distressed hardwood look in their new homes or for their flooring renovation projects.

Wide Plank of Colorado knows that distressed hardwood flooring can be done either by machine or by hand. In an effort to reduce high labor costs manufacturers have created machine-made distressed/scraped looking floors but these imitations limit the authentic look with a repeated pattern and lack a natural look. Wide Plank of Colorado achieves all its distressing by hand for plank floors in Colorado homes. Square plugs as a feature add so much more to the appearance of the wooden flooring and gives an authentic "olde worlde" finish. The craftsmen of the company generally use a half inch end grain plug of the same species of wood and although they stand out they do not protrude too much. The craftsmen of Wide Plank of Colorado will achieve beautiful hand-scraped distressed plank floors for Colorado homeowners that will not only look well but will endure for a lifetime.

The Design Consultation team of Wide Plank of Colorado offers a service that begins with the planning of the sub floor and progresses to the installation and finishing which could include the buffing and coating. Wide Plank of Colorado specializes in the installation of wooden floors over radiant heat or over a concrete slab. Homeowners wanting plank floors in their Colorado homes can depend upon Wide Plank of Colorado to install wide plank flooring anywhere in the home.