Hardwood & Refinishing

Most people simply love the way wood flooring enhances a room. It gives a room a sense of permanence, stability and warmth. Even in a small house with minimal square footage, wood floors give a house a well-crafted, "high-end" appearance. In fact, 90 percent of realtors say that wood floors help a home sell faster and for more money.

There are many good reasons why wood flooring may be right for your home.  Whether you are looking at domestic or exotic species, natural or stained woods, and prefinished or site-finished floors, we can help provide you with the information to decide what's right for your floors.

Prefinished Hardwood

Gone are the days when you had to move out of your house for weeks to get new hardwood floors.  Prefinished flooring can offer more consistent color, harder factory finishes, and better warranties than ever before -- and you can walk on your new floors the same day. 

Step Ahead is proud to offer highest quality and most beautiful prefinished floors made today.  From precision-milled exotic woods to more affordable domestic species, Step Ahead has the prefinished floor you are looking for.  

Site-Finished Hardwood and Dust-Free Refinishing

Site-finished floors can give your home an elegant, classic look.  These custom floors offer an amazing array of options: special stains, dramatic installation patterns, and contrasting borders are just a few of the options.  And Step Ahead can install or refinish your floors without the mess.  Our innovative dust-free sand & refinish system is better for the environment and better for your home. 

Instead of releasing toxic dust into the air, we use powerful vacuums that are specially integrated with our sanding machines.  We also use the latest and best eco-friendly urethanes and stripping agents.  The result is that installing site-finished  floors has never been cleaner, faster, or easier. 

Call us today for a free consultation and we'll tell you all about the revolution in refinishing.

Green Hardwoods

Not all hardwoods are created ecologically equal, so choosing the right one can be a challenge.  Whether you are looking for bamboo or a more earth-friendly hardwood, our Green Flooring guide can help you find hardwood that is both beautiful and responsible.

Free Estimate

If you'd like to find out about our free, in-home estimates, or to have us answer any questions you may have about flooring, please let us know using our simple online request form or call us at

(650) 347-8588