This month marks our 12th year in business. Bob and I started Magnus Anderson Hardwood Floors in January, 2006 when our boys were just 6 and 3 years old. Now they are 18 and 15! Time flies when you’re having fun! Throughout our 12 years in business, we’ve sanded over 1 million square feet and […]
We’ve had many customers who have asthma and/or environmental allergies who claim that after we replaced their carpets with hardwood floors, their asthma and allergy symptoms dramatically decreased. I wanted to do some research about why this happened, so that I can better inform our customers that may have these conditions. I looked on the […]
When the finish on your wood floor starts to wear off, dirt can start to get into the grain of the wood floor. I’m sure you’ve seen wood floors that have black/dark brown lines in some of the boards. It starts to look horrible! If you start to see this in your wood floor, you […]
One flooring company may use polyurethane to finish wood floors, while another might use waterbased. What’s the difference? Every unfinished wood floor needs to be sealed first, with either a sealer or a stain, and then have at least two coats of finish applied. Whether that finish is water-based or oil-based is up to the […]
If you live in a neighborhood like mine, your house might be one of five or six different models. Maybe the same model of house is across the street from yours, but it’s blue instead of brown. With that being said, there are things you can do to set the inside of your home apart […]
When people decide to put wood flooring in their homes, a lot of decisions can follow, such as: What type of wood? Should we stain or keep it natural? What width of the planks would look best in my home? What type of finish should we apply? This blog will focus on selecting a type […]
I’ve lived in Boulder my whole life, and I’ve never seen anything like the rain and flooding we’ve experienced this past week. It’s devastating! So many residences and businesses have been adversely affected by the deluge of water we received. After many have cleaned up the mess that was caused by the water, they may […]
There are many wood flooring companies out there that claim to be dustless or dust-free. Are they truly dust-free, or do they just have less dust? Magnus Anderson is truly dust-free. How can we claim that? Well, our sanding technology is the best that’s on the market. Most “dustless” companies use a “bagged” vacuum unit […]
Before you hire a contractor, painter, cleaning company, etc., there are things you should check before you allow them in your home. Are they insured? Will you be able to get in touch with them if something goes wrong? Do they background check their employees? I’ve put together a list of things to think about […]
Do you have ugly metal vents that stick out like sore thumbs against your hardwood floor? We can help! We can install hardwood flush-mount vent covers, that blend right into your beautiful hardwood floor. Our craftsmen can make the precision cuts so that the vent fits right into your existing vent space. When you would […]
Magnus Anderson Wins People's Choice Awards