How to clean and re-seal vinyl flooring

  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...

Staining a Wood Deck

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...

Floor stripping by Appleby trained Technicians

Yes, the guys love to make jokes about this, but stripping–in this case applying a solution to break down a coating that has been applied on top of your floor–is a tricky business. We see a lot of situations where someone has applied a topical coating,...

Travertine Care and Maintenance by Appleby

We see a ton of travertine on a daily basis and are constantly cleaning, honing, polishing and sealing it.  If you’re reading this blog, you probably have travertine in your home. Because of your familiarity, you already know that it’s a natural...

How to Clean and Seal Mexican Pavers

It’s not exactly the Da Vinci Code, but we’ve got the truth about your Mexican Pavers. Mexican pavers, made of clay by artisans of the industry, have been around for hundreds of years. (Saltillo is a type of Mexican Paver, but not all pavers are...