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2024 Flooring Trends (3)
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Armstrong Rural Living Hand Scraped Hickory (1)
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Mohawk Carpet Smartstrand Silk Amazing Inspiration Spiced Rum (1)
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Moisture and Hardwood Flooring (1)
Monocoat White 5% Oil Finish on Teak Flooring (1)
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- 2024 Flooring Trends (3)
- Area Rugs for Hard Surfaces (1)
- Armstrong Rural Living Hand Scraped Hickory (1)
- Autumn Style (1)
- Benefits (2)
- Benefits of flooring (1)
- Best Flooring Design (2)
- Big Box Stores (1)
- broadloom carpet with boarder (1)
- Carpet (15)
- Carpet Durability (2)
- Carpet Fiber (1)
- Carpet Fibers (1)
- Carpet Maintenance (1)
- Carpet Tips (2)
- Children's Rooms (1)
- Christmas and Holiday Area Rugs (1)
- Christmas Tree Protection (1)
- Church Flooring (1)
- Cincinnati Home & Garden Show (1)
- Cleaning Floors (2)
- Concrete flooring (1)
- Custom Inlays (1)
- Design Trends (12)
- design trends (1)
- Dos and Don'ts (1)
- Fall Trends (1)
- Floor Heating (1)
- floor maintainence (10)
- floor maintenance (4)
- Flooring (3)
- flooring best for allergies (1)
- flooring durability (1)
- Flooring Guide (11)
- Flooring in Different Rooms (2)
- flooring maintenance (1)
- Flooring Patterns (2)
- flooring types (1)
- Flooring Types (2)
- guide to flooring (1)
- Halloween Pumpkins (1)
- Happy Safe Thanksgiving (1)
- hardwood (1)
- Hardwood Flooring (6)
- hardwood floors (14)
- Hardwood Floors (3)
- Harvest Moon Midwest (1)
- High Traffic Areas (2)
- Holiday Area Rugs (2)
- Holiday Floor Maintenance (1)
- Holiday Season (2)
- Homeowner's Flooring Needs (1)
- Homeowner's Guide (1)
- Humidity (3)
- Janka Hardness Scale (2)
- janka hardness scale (1)
- Kitchen Tile (1)
- Laminate (4)
- Laminate and Vinyl flooring (2)
- Laundry Room (1)
- Local Retailers (1)
- Luxury Vinyl (1)
- Making Rooms Look Larger (1)
- Milliken Area Rug Diamante Gray (1)
- Mirage Hardwood American Walnut Natural Herringbone (1)
- Mirage Hardwood Red Oak Charcoal (1)
- misconceptions about flooring (1)
- Mohawk Carpet Smartstrand Silk Amazing Inspiration Spiced Rum (1)
- Mohawk SmartStrand with DuPont Sorona (1)
- Moisture and Hardwood Flooring (1)
- Monocoat White 5% Oil Finish on Teak Flooring (1)
- Natural Carpet Fibers (1)
- New Website (1)
- Office Flooring (1)
- Pet Proofing (4)
- Pile Cut (1)
- Pile Cuts (1)
- Professional Floor Installation (1)
- Protecting Hardwood Floors (1)
- Protection (3)
- Reclaimed Hardwood Flooring (1)
- Reclaimed Tobaccowood (1)
- Repair Flooring (1)
- Replace Flooring (5)
- Replacing Floors (1)
- Replacing Hardwood (1)
- Room Appearance (1)
- Room Temperature (1)
- Santa Area Rugs Milliken (1)
- Scam Emails (1)
- Seasonal Area Rugs (1)
- Slip-Resistant Flooring (1)
- Solid hardwood flooring (1)
- Space Illusion (1)
- Styling (3)
- Summer Months (1)
- Synthetic Carpet Fibers (1)
- Tile (4)
- Tile and Stone flooring (2)
- Tips and Tools (21)
- US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots (1)
- Versatile Flooring (1)
- vinyl flooring (2)
- Vinyl Flooring (3)
- Vinyl Floors Sheet Vinyl Flooring (1)
- Warped Floorboards (1)
- Water Damage (1)
- water resistant flooring (2)
- White Oak Flooring (1)
- Winter Weather and Floors (1)
How to Maintain Your Hardwood Floor's Finish
June 5, 2023
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Cleaning Floors, floor maintenance, hardwood floors, Pet Proofing
Hardwood floors can be the crown jewel of your home. However, if your floors are scratched, peeling, or otherwise losing their finish then what was once an object of beauty can quickly become an eyesore.
Don’t despair! With a few simple steps, you can protect your floors and keep them looking freshly finished for years to come.
Protecting Your Floors During the Holiday Season
December 5, 2022
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Cleaning Floors, hardwood floors, Holiday Area Rugs, Holiday Season, Pet Proofing, Tile, Tips and Tools
At A Step Above Flooring, we are all about protecting your floors and ensuring they have a long and healthy life.
Since the holidays represent a threat to the health of your floors and carpet, we assembled a list of tips and tricks to help keep your floors safe during the holidays.
How Often Should Carpet Be Replaced?
November 21, 2022
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Carpet, Pet Proofing
Carpets can make fine additions to any room in your house. But just like with anything else, carpets need to be replaced after they begin to wear out.
At A Step Above Flooring, we are often asked how often a carpet should be replaced.
Tips for Pet Proofing Your Hardwood Floors
September 19, 2022
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hardwood floors, Pet Proofing
We love our pets. From snuggly cuddles on cool Saturday mornings to endless hours of chasing toys, our pets are members of our families.
However, while you may love your cat or dog with all your heart, they can be a menace to your hardwood floors.