by Appleby | Oct 15, 2021
As a leading professional carpet cleaning and restoration company, serving clients in San Leandro and surrounding areas, we know better than most how much effort goes into maintaining a great-looking carpet. Carpet can be a luxurious and inexpensive flooring option...
by Appleby | Sep 16, 2021
Home furnishings are extremely expensive today. You might find yourself looking at your furniture and wishing you had the budget to make some updates. However, if that’s just not in the cards right now, why not consider an affordable “refresh” of your sofa? It just...
by Appleby | Aug 27, 2021
Oriental rugs are very valuable whether they are a cherished family heirloom, purchased new, or found at an antique store. Although they are one of the most desirable rugs to make a statement in your home, they also require exceptional care to help them maintain their...
by Appleby | Aug 11, 2014
How to Replace Ceramic Tile on Floor – Here at Appleby, we don’t fabricate or install stone or tile, but we do repairs. This means we replace tiles, fix mortar, caulk, replace shower sweeps, fix holes in Travertine and generally make your home more clean...
by Appleby | Jan 13, 2014
How to clean and re-seal vinyl flooring Vinyl floors are generally maintenance-free, or at least that’s what the manufacturers advertise. We clean and seal VCT (vinyl composition flooring), rubber and cork floors too, when maintenance is actually...
by Appleby | Jul 31, 2013
Staining a Wood Deck Cleaning and staining a wood deck isn’t difficult–it just takes hard work. The exciting part about staining a deck is that there are so many color options now—60 different colors are offered by Behr. These are the pigmented and...
by Appleby | May 29, 2013
When I lived in LA, I would occasionally run into famous people, or at least people who were on TV. They were always shorter and less impressive than I imagined, and, if I caught them in the lobby of a hotel where they were working a room, they were caked with...
by Appleby | Mar 28, 2013
How to pick the Perfect Stone for your Home Written by Les Bloch Every year I attend the Stone Show in Las Vegas, and inevitably someone comments, “I didn’t know the Rolling Stones were on tour!” Despite exciting advances in natural stone and man-made composites, this...
by Appleby | Feb 20, 2013
Is that snow? Is that frost? No, that’s a topical sealer unknowing homeowners put down on their stamped concrete. It might be lacquer, it might be water-based acrylic, but whatever it is, it’s a NIGHTMARE. If we at Appleby can give homeowners one piece...
