Now comes the cost factor which was most certainly worthy of consideration and research before electing to make these major changes in my home. I learned through extensive research that many new home builders and flooring companies sub-contract the hand scraped wood floor work out to companies other than their own. Thus they simply serve as the middle man offering rates as high as $12-$13 plus a square foot!! How ever, once the “middle man” can be taken out of the equation I assure you there are resources that offer the same beautiful hand scraped wood floor installations as much as 30-40% less than if you contracted your floor out to say a Home Depot. I know as I was quoted $12.50 a square foot by a local Home Depot but had my floors done to my own specifications for around $9.50 a square foot.
