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Originally Posted by concretegurl  Especially in the Bay people are paying more for distressed hardwood flooring to be installed!
Or putting in hardwood & distressing it!
I just wanted to put it out there saving money not perfecting it can actually add value to your home. |
Seriously, you really have to know what you are doing to properly distress wood, it's not as easy as it might seem. It’s very labor intensive, and it’s not just a job sloppily done. Some perfectionists don't even want the store bought distressed wood because it's often done by machine and each piece looks too similar, so they do hire artisans who know how to chisel and bang it up property. This of course really ups the per square foot cost and like most trends, it could become out of style. Hardwood itself add's value, ask your insurance company, but I'm not sure that different trends add long term real estate value, you have to sell the house while the the item is still trendy. I love the look though.