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Hardwood floors offer an excellent addition to any home, but custom wood floors offer even more benefits. If you want to experience all these benefits, one customization option to consider is hand-scraped wood flooring. As the name suggests, hand-scraped floors are achieved with an intricate scraping technique that gives the floor a textured look. In addition to their enhanced style, learn more about why these floors are a great addition. 

1. Great for Families

If you have children or pets, then hand-scraped flooring will relieve much of the anxiety you have about keeping your hardwood floors in good condition. Hand-scraped floors have a naturally distressed look. So, if your dog should accidentally scratch the floor, or if your children have a mishap, these small imperfections will likely be undetectable and instead blend in with the naturally distressed look of the floor. 

2. Reduced Maintenance Costs

This custom wood flooring option can also mean lower maintenance costs. Again, hand-scraped floors have a naturally worn-like look. So, small imperfections rarely require any sort of refinishing or resurfacing process. While this floor option does require a greater initial investment, when you think about all the money you can save by avoiding routine maintenance costs, you may end up saving money in the long run.

3. Creates a Unique Look

In many neighborhoods, it is easy for all the houses to look the same, both on the exterior and the interior. However, if you want your house to stand out from the rest, especially if you plan to sell the home, this flooring addition is great. The unique look this customization option creates can update and change the look of your entire home to give it a distinctive look.

4. Good Resale Value

In addition to giving your home an edge over the other homes in the area, should you plan to sell, these floors can help maintain a good resale value. Because of the fact that these floors show minimal signs of wear for families, buyers will appreciate the advantages that these floors have to offer. Couple these benefits with the fact that hardwood is already long-lasting, and buyers will be attracted to this addition.

From pleasing realtors to potential buyers, or just for the pleasure of upgrading your flooring, there are many reasons why hand-scraped floors are an attractive choice. Contact a wood flooring professional to learn about some of the additional benefits these floors offer and to learn more about installation.