General Articles - Carpet & Rug - Hardwood - Laminate - Stone - Vinyl

Proper care and maintenace in crucial to the life span of your flooring. But keeping you floors maintained is not as difficult as you might think. Regular sweeping or vacuuming and periodic thorough cleaning will keep your floors looking their best.

 

General Care & Cleaning

	Manufacturers' Recommended Care & Cleaning Products The Internet's largest retailer of manufacturer’s recommended floor care products. Everything you need to clean, renew, protect and beautify your hardwood, stone, tile, laminate or vinyl flooring is located right here.
	Quick Fixes for Your Floors Here are just a few of the "homemade" recipes for quick fixes that you can do yourself. Whether you need to re-stretch the carpet, fix a scratch in a hardwood or laminate floor or repair minor problems with ceramic tile, find out ways you can do it yourself.

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Carpet & Rugs

	Care and Maintenance Keeping up appearances won't be a hassle when you follow these easy care guidelines..
	Wear and Tear Learn how to avoid carpet culprits that add unnecessary wear and tear.
	Stain Removal Guide With STAINMASTER® carpet and these helpful tips, accidents around the home won't leave you with colorful reminders.
	Care and Cleaning Products The Flor Stor is the Internet's largest retailer of manufacturer’s recommended floor care products. Everything you need to clean, renew, protect and beautify your hardwood, stone, tile, laminate or vinyl flooring is located right here.

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Hardwood

	Hardwood Floor Care By following a few simple rules today, you can minimize the need for repair and refinishing tomorrow.
	Major Repairs and Refinishing Hardwood Floors Keeping up appearances won't be a hassle when you follow these easy care guidelines.
	Silencing Squeaky Hardwood Floor Boards Prolonged cycles of contracting in dry winters and expanding in humid summers may cause squeaks in your hardwood floor.

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Laminate

Care and Maintenance Since the inception of laminate flooring, ease of maintenance has been one of its largest assets.

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Stone

	Stone Maintenance Guide This report is a short summary and general guide of maintenance recommendations and processes which have proved practical for many stone surfaces over the years.
	Preventive Maintenance The old fashioned broom is still a valuable part of everyday maintenance of any floor surface - stone included.
	Sealing & Preservation There are steps you can take to preserve your stone's appearance using specific sealers
	Stone Restoration Natural stones ages and weathers with time. How is it possible to arrest the degenerative processes?

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Vinyl

Maintenance of Sheet Vinyl Flooring Technology has transformed the way we make flooring out of the essentially the same materials as have been used in counter tops.

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