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Michael Altringer

Michael Altringer

Michael Altringer is president at Carver, Minn.-based Altringer and Associates Fine Wood Floors LLC, with 45 years of experience in the wood flooring industry.

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Why I Never Hook Up Power On My Sanding Jobs
Growing up in the wood flooring industry, Michael Altringer did whatever he needed to do to get power, but after a scare, he'll never hook up power himself again.
September 20, 2021
After a scare, I now hire an electrician to hook up power on every sanding job.
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Photo credits clockwise from top left: Rift-and-quartered select red oak from Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring and installed by Ron Doran, hickory/pecan by Robert Welp, white oak by Aaron Hall, cherry refinished by Alex Ramirez, maple by Adrian Molitor, ash by Chris Hodges. Center: Walnut by Jamie Espinoza.
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