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Hew's Carpet Care
4.9(
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Serving Kettering, MD and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 1985

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Very professional. Hired to stretch carpet and clean. Did phenomenal job. Carpet was over ten years. Looks like new. Pricing was reasonable. Work outstanding."
Response time5 hrs
99 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by90%of homeowners
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District Floor Depot
4.9(
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Serving Kettering, MD and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Due to all the rain we had last few weeks, we had the water coming into our basement and damaging our carpet. So for the second time we turn to District Floor Depot. They offer the excellent selection of products, stress-free installation and very good price. I would highly recommend District Floor Depot to anybody in a need of new floors."
6.5" Ash Natural Engineered
3 1/4" Brown Sugar Solid Hickory
Tucker WPC Vinyl
Staircase Refinishing
7.5 Mojave Engineered Oak

+386

Response time8 hrs
10 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by96%of homeowners
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Midland Carpet Cleaning
5.0(
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Serving Kettering, MD and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2001

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Midland did an excellent job cleaning the carpet for my townhouse. I had a stain that was there since I bought the house and its gone. The carpet looks new again! Thank you for the great service."
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Mclean Carpet Cleaned
Gaithersburg Carpet Cleaned
Mclean Bedroom Cleaned
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+51

6 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by82%of homeowners
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Rogers Professional Carpet Services
4.8(
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Serving Kettering, MD and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 1995

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Rogerâ s Professional Carpet Services did an excellent job. My carpets look brand new. They were thorough and gave excellent customer service. I would highly recommend this company."
Hallway
Hallway
Hall
Dinning
Hallway

+4

Response time5 hrs
Response rate96%
27 neighbors recently requested a quote
Danny's Flooring Service, LLC
4.9(
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Serving Kettering, MD and surrounding areas

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In business since 1997

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Danny had estimated 3 days to remove old carpet and padding as well as vinyl from my home. He replaced them all with laminate throughout the main level of my home. It took 2 days due to the efficiency and teamwork of his crew. They also moved heavy furniture and cleaned up after themselves. I would recommend them highly. I love my floors."
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Carpet
Carpet
Carpet
Before new carpet

+2

Response time7 hrs
Recommended by98%of homeowners
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LSJC Cleaning Solutions
5.0(
16
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Serving Kettering, MD and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

W are an IICRC-certified, family-owned cleaning company proudly serving the DMV since 2021. With over 20 years of combined experience, we clean for health, following industry standards to remove dirt, allergens, and contaminants that impact indoor air quality. From carpets to complete spaces, our services deliver spotless results you can see and a cleaner, healthier environment you can feel backed by our satisfaction.

Carpets & Floors
Carpets & Floors
Carpets & Floors
Every detail count
Stairs need love too

+16

Response time30 mins
48 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Carpet Installation questions, answered by experts

Installing carpet on stairs involves a lot more cutting, tucking, tack strips, and time. The shape of your staircase, along with the material and construction of the carpet you’re installing, will also increase the cost. Carpet installation on stairs will cost $400 to $800 in total, but it can go as high as $2,500 for difficult staircases, such as wrap-around, upholstered, or spiral staircases.

What a buyer prefers usually depends on the home’s layout and which material fits the current aesthetic. The local real estate market can also dictate these desires to some extent, as do the buyer’s personal preferences. With that said, laminate can increase the resale value of a home by a tiny bit, whereas carpet does not. Hardwood increases the resale value by the highest amount.

It is not recommended to install or stretch a carpet without a power stretcher. Skipping essential tools like a power stretcher and a knee kicker will likely result in an improper installation, leaving you with wrinkles, creases, and an unappealing final look. While a knee kicker can provide some limited stretching for thinner carpets, it is not a proper substitute. Attempting to stretch a carpet by hand or with homemade tools can also shorten its lifespan. For the best results, you should buy or rent a stretcher. If you do not want to use a stretcher, it is better to hire a professional for the installation.

A transition piece between carpet stairs and wood flooring isn't always necessary. A transition piece separates two types of flooring in between rooms and areas, like carpet and vinyl. Because the carpet on the stairs tucks into the seam, you can’t see the fringes, and there is no need to hide anything. However, you can use a stair cap if your stairs have a nose.

No, it isn’t less expensive to install carpet compared to vinyl floors. The cost of installing carpet can range between $3 and $11 per square foot, so it falls just over the cost of installing vinyl flooring, at an average of $3 to $7 per square foot. High-quality carpeting can also range much higher, even up to $20 per square foot.

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