SERVICES

You have two choices to make when you decide to refinish your wood floors.  You can have your floors recoated or refinished. 

Recoating
If your floor’s finish is not completely worn down, recoating can delay the need for complete resanding and refinishing and restore the beauty of your floor.  A “buff and recoat” approach prepares the floor surface by abrading or roughing the existing finish to ensure adhesion of another coat of finish.  The process is simple, relatively fast, and less expensive than a full refinishing.  However, this approach is only appropriate when your floor has only surface scratches, no stains, a dulled surface, and only minor imperfections. 

Refinishing
When your floor’s finish is worn or damaged beyond what recoating can repair, refinishing is necessary.  Refinishing involves a complete sanding of the floor to bare wood while leveling the floor’s surface.  Then, the existing wood color can be changed to the color of your choice.  In addition, a Magnus Anderson Master Craftsman will repair cracks, pet or other stains, minor buckling or crowning of wood planks, and other imperfections.  Only then is a new protectant sealant applied to preserve the natural beauty of your floor. Sanding and refinishing is the best approach for wood floors with major wear, deep scratches, gaps in the flooring, minor buckling or crowning of wood planks, and color changes.

Replacing
In some cases, a floor is too worn to be refinished because of severe buckling or crowning of wood planks, wide gaps between planks, or when the thickness of the wood is insufficient.   In this situation, you may have to replace sections of your floor or the entire surface. 

A Magnus Anderson sales manager or Master Craftsman can assess the best approach for your situation.