Upstate Renovations & Home Maintenance services LLC is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.
"Will call on them again. Very satisfied"
Tony T on January 2023
Upstate Renovations & Home Maintenance services LLC is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.
"Will call on them again. Very satisfied"
Tony T on January 2023
At SurfaceGleam Tile & Grout Restoration, floor care is what we specialize in and we do a lot of it! From tile cleaning and grout cleaning, to sealing, to COLOR SEALING, to grout repair; from tile, to stone, to brick or concrete, we can do it! Call today for a quote.
"Was person friendly and professional Loved that he wore covers over his shoes in our house He stayed on the job until it was done He kept his word on price and scheduling"
taylor T on December 2021
At SurfaceGleam Tile & Grout Restoration, floor care is what we specialize in and we do a lot of it! From tile cleaning and grout cleaning, to sealing, to COLOR SEALING, to grout repair; from tile, to stone, to brick or concrete, we can do it! Call today for a quote.
"Was person friendly and professional Loved that he wore covers over his shoes in our house He stayed on the job until it was done He kept his word on price and scheduling"
taylor T on December 2021
Thank you for finding Ahead Custom Tile & Stone here on Angi! I am currently booking projects with tile & natural stone for remodel and cosmetic residential work. I will work with you directly from estimate and sourcing materials and have previous work listed in my gallery. I offer Full Year labor warranties and am happy to take referrals to friend & family or discuss multiple projects. Thank you for interest in Ahead Custom Tile & Stone and I look forward to discussing your projects with you!
"Everything went well, the backsplash is beautiful!"
Sherry W on May 2025
Thank you for finding Ahead Custom Tile & Stone here on Angi! I am currently booking projects with tile & natural stone for remodel and cosmetic residential work. I will work with you directly from estimate and sourcing materials and have previous work listed in my gallery. I offer Full Year labor warranties and am happy to take referrals to friend & family or discuss multiple projects. Thank you for interest in Ahead Custom Tile & Stone and I look forward to discussing your projects with you!
"Everything went well, the backsplash is beautiful!"
Sherry W on May 2025
Good day, My name is Ivan, and I am a highly skilled and certified tile installer with over 8 years of experience in the industry. I specialize in: - Bathroom remodeling - Kitchen flooring and backsplash remodeling - Tile installation and repair I am confident that I can provide you with the highest quality of service and craftsmanship for your project. Please do not hesitate to contact me for a free estimate. Thank you for your consideration.
"Ivan was very professional and did excellent work."
Gene C on February 2025
Good day, My name is Ivan, and I am a highly skilled and certified tile installer with over 8 years of experience in the industry. I specialize in: - Bathroom remodeling - Kitchen flooring and backsplash remodeling - Tile installation and repair I am confident that I can provide you with the highest quality of service and craftsmanship for your project. Please do not hesitate to contact me for a free estimate. Thank you for your consideration.
"Ivan was very professional and did excellent work."
Gene C on February 2025
Tile Master. Quality Tile Installation Floors, Walls, Showers, Backsplash even Tile installation on Ceilings. Over 8 years of experience.
"I had to call back to fix it and its still not, grant colors are not match. He would come back but my husband doesn`t want to see him."
Betty B on May 2025
Tile Master. Quality Tile Installation Floors, Walls, Showers, Backsplash even Tile installation on Ceilings. Over 8 years of experience.
"I had to call back to fix it and its still not, grant colors are not match. He would come back but my husband doesn`t want to see him."
Betty B on May 2025
Flaker Flooring is a family run business that provides quality install with respect to a customers home and a keen eye for detail. 25 years of experience gives Flaker Flooring the confidence to help a home owner reach their goals with flooring upgrades to their home... We take pride in our work and would love the chance to work in your home. "We got you covered..."Our company also provides Plumbing, electrical, and painting services.
"Quick "spoiler alert" - we could not be happier with the outcome! Mike and his team on our project - SONNY & GARY (outstanding people and skilled workers) did a great job on what turned out to be a rather complicated flooring job with a lot of severe angle to cuts and odd transitions to deal with. It required skilled, careful work and a "good eye" for detail to be sure it was correct! And it certainly was!!! To rewind... We choose Mike Flaker because he was out quick to gives us a quote, explained the process and options we had. He also listened to what we wanted and gave us options accordingly as well as good suggestions we had not considered. He was super responsive to our follow-up questions by phone (or would run out in-person) to explain what we needed to know. Mike also discovered some issues on his walk through (hidden under the carpet) like squeaky floors and a slight settling in one side of the house. He gave us very cost effective solutions to mitigate the problem as part of an adjusted quote. As other problems were discovered on the stairs (again under the carpet) he and his crew made adjustments at no added cost even though it did slow their progress as they dealt with them. Mike also creatively used some materials we had previously purchased when this was to be a DYI project, saving us additional money on materials. He made adjustments to those materials to fit the situation - again saving us cash. During the process he was in constant communication. You will never be "ghosted" by this guy! If something came up requiring an unexpected delay you knew what was going on. This is a two way street so we had no issues when such problems came up as we always knew what was going on. As for the actual work...We had not used a contractor for anything in years and didn't think about the fact Mike was not going to be there for all the work but has several crews under him for different jobs. So his company really is only as good as the people he has hired and trained to carry out the work. I cannot speak about his other crews as of yet, but the key guys on our project - Sonny & Gary - were excellent! They were not only good people (very friendly and knew how to make friends with one of our rather skittish dogs with a daily treats - shared breakfast biscuits!) but were quite skilled and methodical in their approach. They explained what they were doing and showed us options on a very tricky central landing area with 6 doors entering in to from "all directions and angles". One wall required countless angled cuts - each one had to fit perfectly. They also suggested some ways to make that area look "next level" with how they handled the many room "threshold" transitions in the landing. Overall, they took their time and therefore saved materials by not making mistakes. It could have easily been "fast and sloppy" in places and that was not the case here. They also replaced all the baseboard and/or added some missing baseboard to complete the job. Again with excellent results. We plan to have Mike refinish our downstair solid oak floors with 18 years of age on them. We are confident at this point that Mike and his crew will match it all up with the new stairs for a really great final look between upstairs and down. In the end there are probably cheaper "floor guys" out there, but for what Mike, Sonny & Gary did and the extra time they took to correctly deal with issues they were quite reasonable. And I believe when skill is involved you get what you pay for! We highly recommend Flaker Flooring!"
Duane W on June 2021
Flaker Flooring is a family run business that provides quality install with respect to a customers home and a keen eye for detail. 25 years of experience gives Flaker Flooring the confidence to help a home owner reach their goals with flooring upgrades to their home... We take pride in our work and would love the chance to work in your home. "We got you covered..."Our company also provides Plumbing, electrical, and painting services.
"Quick "spoiler alert" - we could not be happier with the outcome! Mike and his team on our project - SONNY & GARY (outstanding people and skilled workers) did a great job on what turned out to be a rather complicated flooring job with a lot of severe angle to cuts and odd transitions to deal with. It required skilled, careful work and a "good eye" for detail to be sure it was correct! And it certainly was!!! To rewind... We choose Mike Flaker because he was out quick to gives us a quote, explained the process and options we had. He also listened to what we wanted and gave us options accordingly as well as good suggestions we had not considered. He was super responsive to our follow-up questions by phone (or would run out in-person) to explain what we needed to know. Mike also discovered some issues on his walk through (hidden under the carpet) like squeaky floors and a slight settling in one side of the house. He gave us very cost effective solutions to mitigate the problem as part of an adjusted quote. As other problems were discovered on the stairs (again under the carpet) he and his crew made adjustments at no added cost even though it did slow their progress as they dealt with them. Mike also creatively used some materials we had previously purchased when this was to be a DYI project, saving us additional money on materials. He made adjustments to those materials to fit the situation - again saving us cash. During the process he was in constant communication. You will never be "ghosted" by this guy! If something came up requiring an unexpected delay you knew what was going on. This is a two way street so we had no issues when such problems came up as we always knew what was going on. As for the actual work...We had not used a contractor for anything in years and didn't think about the fact Mike was not going to be there for all the work but has several crews under him for different jobs. So his company really is only as good as the people he has hired and trained to carry out the work. I cannot speak about his other crews as of yet, but the key guys on our project - Sonny & Gary - were excellent! They were not only good people (very friendly and knew how to make friends with one of our rather skittish dogs with a daily treats - shared breakfast biscuits!) but were quite skilled and methodical in their approach. They explained what they were doing and showed us options on a very tricky central landing area with 6 doors entering in to from "all directions and angles". One wall required countless angled cuts - each one had to fit perfectly. They also suggested some ways to make that area look "next level" with how they handled the many room "threshold" transitions in the landing. Overall, they took their time and therefore saved materials by not making mistakes. It could have easily been "fast and sloppy" in places and that was not the case here. They also replaced all the baseboard and/or added some missing baseboard to complete the job. Again with excellent results. We plan to have Mike refinish our downstair solid oak floors with 18 years of age on them. We are confident at this point that Mike and his crew will match it all up with the new stairs for a really great final look between upstairs and down. In the end there are probably cheaper "floor guys" out there, but for what Mike, Sonny & Gary did and the extra time they took to correctly deal with issues they were quite reasonable. And I believe when skill is involved you get what you pay for! We highly recommend Flaker Flooring!"
Duane W on June 2021
Veteran Owned, family run business since 1998. We are a Shaw aligned dealer, which means priority pricing and service on Shaw products. Financing available through Wells Fargo, you can apply online at Shawapply.com. Our showroom is a complete retail flooring store with displays from a variety of reputable manufacturers like Mohawk, Mannington, DreamWeaver, Anderson, etc. In a hurry?, our warehouse is stocked full of all types of flooring great for quick turns. Free estimates for the upstate South Carolina area. Our subcontractors are background checked and insured. Brooks Flooring strongly believe in doing our part in being "green" by recycling and selling 'green' products. Our store is pet friendly, we would love to meet your dog! Thank you for doing your park by shopping small and local!
"Very well, clean professional work, careful of all in house items. Excellent matching of carpet pattern room to room. Kitchen floor was done better than we anticipated. Thank you Julia!"
David S on June 2024
Veteran Owned, family run business since 1998. We are a Shaw aligned dealer, which means priority pricing and service on Shaw products. Financing available through Wells Fargo, you can apply online at Shawapply.com. Our showroom is a complete retail flooring store with displays from a variety of reputable manufacturers like Mohawk, Mannington, DreamWeaver, Anderson, etc. In a hurry?, our warehouse is stocked full of all types of flooring great for quick turns. Free estimates for the upstate South Carolina area. Our subcontractors are background checked and insured. Brooks Flooring strongly believe in doing our part in being "green" by recycling and selling 'green' products. Our store is pet friendly, we would love to meet your dog! Thank you for doing your park by shopping small and local!
"Very well, clean professional work, careful of all in house items. Excellent matching of carpet pattern room to room. Kitchen floor was done better than we anticipated. Thank you Julia!"
David S on June 2024
30+ yrs in home renovations, decks,kitchens and baths,quality finish and pride. No job to small,also repairs. I take pride In making people smile with quality workmanship and service. Please do not ask me to give an estimate over the phone or through text,there is an important step in giving an estimate by the presence of the contractor.
"I love the work that Southern Home Improvement did to my home. I would recommend them to all my friends and family. They are very friendly and family oriented. They were the best"
Tisha C on May 2025
30+ yrs in home renovations, decks,kitchens and baths,quality finish and pride. No job to small,also repairs. I take pride In making people smile with quality workmanship and service. Please do not ask me to give an estimate over the phone or through text,there is an important step in giving an estimate by the presence of the contractor.
"I love the work that Southern Home Improvement did to my home. I would recommend them to all my friends and family. They are very friendly and family oriented. They were the best"
Tisha C on May 2025
We are providers of construction services in the South Carolina area. Our mission is to maintain the highest quality and professionalism from start to finish. We are confident in our results because all our jobs are custom for the needs of each home. We strive for the highest degree of quality products and workmanship. During the years in business, Diamond Solution Renovation has satisfied many customers. It is our reputation of quality work, professionalism, and customer service our customers continue to rely on us for their needs. To understand the expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer professionally. We base our reputation on service, safety, and quality. Call us today and find out how we can meet all your construction needs!
"Great job by Mr. Hugo Martinez"
Terry N on September 2024
We are providers of construction services in the South Carolina area. Our mission is to maintain the highest quality and professionalism from start to finish. We are confident in our results because all our jobs are custom for the needs of each home. We strive for the highest degree of quality products and workmanship. During the years in business, Diamond Solution Renovation has satisfied many customers. It is our reputation of quality work, professionalism, and customer service our customers continue to rely on us for their needs. To understand the expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer professionally. We base our reputation on service, safety, and quality. Call us today and find out how we can meet all your construction needs!
"Great job by Mr. Hugo Martinez"
Terry N on September 2024
We have the experience and dedication to get the job done right! Specializing in Remodeling services, floors, paint, drywall, addition of houses, concrete, handyman services; We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won't leave until the job is done right. We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service! Call or click for your FREE estimate today!
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Christine M on November 2024
We have the experience and dedication to get the job done right! Specializing in Remodeling services, floors, paint, drywall, addition of houses, concrete, handyman services; We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won't leave until the job is done right. We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service! Call or click for your FREE estimate today!
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Christine M on November 2024
You should regrout tile every 10 to 15 years, provided it is well-maintained with regular cleaning and sealing. Over time, grout can deteriorate due to exposure to moisture, foot traffic, and the use of cleaning agents. If you start to see cracks, discoloration, crumbling grout, or loose tiles, it’s a sign that regrouting is needed sooner.
The most effective way to clean grout involves a combination of powerful cleaning agents and the right tools. Using a dedicated grout brush intensifies the cleaning process, ensuring a deep clean. Create a powerful homemade solution by mixing baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and dish soap to break down deeply embedded dirt. After cleaning, reseal the grout to lock in protection and maintain its appearance.
You can't regrout tile without removing the existing grout and expect good, long-lasting results. You must replace the old grout when it begins to crumble and fail. New grout cannot properly adhere to existing grout, meaning moisture will still reach the damaged layer and cause additional water damage, which will be more costly to deal with in the long run.
Visible indicators, such as cracks, stains, chipping, and mold growth, signal that your grout is compromised and no longer maintains its bonding strength. If you notice these issues, cleaning alone won't restore the grout's integrity. In such cases, consider complete or partial regrouting to preserve your surfaces and prevent further damage.