OPEN HOUSE - Sunday November 9th, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM          23 Photos   Status: FOR SALE Price: $379,000 Pocantico Hills Schools   Address: 1009 Old Country Road Type: Residential Style: Single Story Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Suite: No Living Area: 1,300 square feet Year Built: 1963   More Details   Virtual Tour View Rooms   Request More Info | Email Listing              Description Pocantico Hills School and recreation. Well maintained 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath updated end unit in Westchester Hills Condo Complex. Beautiful modern kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Slider out to large fenced patio with storage shed, great for outdoor entertaining. Gorgeous inlay hardwood floors throughout. New windows and updated baths. Complex amenities include clubhou... 11/04/2014

    23 Photos Status: FOR SALE Price: $379,000 Pocantico Hills Schools Address: 1009 Old Country Road Type: Residential Style: Single Story Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Suite: No Living Area: 1,300 square feet Year Built: 1963 More Details Virtual Tour View Rooms Request More Info | Email Listing     Description Pocantico Hills School and recreation. Well maintained 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath updated end unit in Westchester Hills Condo Complex. Beautiful modern kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Slider out to large fenced patio with storage shed, great for outdoor entertaining. Gorgeous inlay hardwood floors throughout. New windows and updated baths. Complex amenities include clubhouse. large playground and new swimming pool for Summer enjoyment. Plus another large pool... 10/03/2014

                     1009 Old Country Road - Pocantico Hills / Elmsford NY 10523 - Updated Westchester Hills Condo Unit                      Pocantico Hills School and recreation. 4 bedroom 1.5 bath updated end unit in Westchester Hills Complex.                                                       Interior Features: Walk-In Closet, Appliances, Main Floor Bathroom, Dining Room, Laundry Room, Hardwood Floors.  Exterior Features: Deck/Patio, Landscaping.  Community Features: Guest Parking, Parking Lot, Recreation Facilities  Custom Features: Construction : Brick / Wood  Style : Town House  Kitchen : Eat-In Kitchen                                                                                      Price: $379,000 Type: Condo/Townhouse for Sale Floors: Multiple Bedrooms: 4 Baths:2 Square F... 08/29/2014

I think by now, most of us know we should be on Google places or google local...which I think has now been folded into google plus.  Here is a link to our https://plus.google.com/106785613221594358563/about?hl=en There are certainly things here I'm trying to optimize (including linking to my correct website), but that's a story for another post.  If you haven't done one for your business, do that today.  I'm guessing that by following my link, you can do that and create your own.   I think we also know, having reviews on here can help you.  We currently have 6 reviews (we used to have more, but as google shifted their algorhythm some got kicked out).  Oh well.  Having reviews in here is important as customers see this as an objective 3rd party place and this will often come up when peop... 05/04/2013

Refinishing hardwood floors in Westchester NY - Everything you ever wanted to know about sanding your floors. Refinishing your hardwood floors can have a huge impact on your Westchester County home. You will be amazed at how refreshed your home will look...and the floors will look good as new. Many don't realize that when you sand and refinish the floors, you have the option to change the color - you can go from dark to light or light to dark or anywhere in between.     If you have hardwood flooring underneath your carpet, you are in luck. Usually, refinishing and restoring the hardwood will cost LESS than recarpeting. And, most homeowners prefer the look and feel of hardwood. Not only will it improve your home's value, but they are much easier to clean and maintain. How does the hardwo... 03/25/2013

Yes, this year has really been off to a fast start.  Even the winter months have been busy.  The real estate market has been buzzing along and most of the real estate agents are singing a different tune this year.  They are saying they are BUSY.  They are optimistic...quite a different tune from the last few years.  And the home improvement market is HOT, too.    It's really a double win for us.  Those staying in their homes want to improve their floors...and those moving to new homes need to refinish and improve/replace the floors.  Oh, and we are even getting calls from many about to put their homes on the market.  So, I guess, it's really a triple play.   So, what are we doing to capitalize on this shifting market? 1.  We are hiring!  We can barely keep up with our leads now, so I'm ... 03/15/2013

Flooring -In home sales and design Associate - Westchester NY/Stamford CT - Job Opening Successful flooring company looking for goal oriented salesperson who can take advantage of this commission based opportunity in Westchester County and Stamford CT. Most project leads provided.       Are you stirred by style? Intrigued by texture? Fascinated by Flooring? If you are the right fit, you will work with clients in their homes to help them fulfill their floor design dreams.  By listening to our customers’ needs and desires, you guide customers through the flooring selection process.  You will also accurately measure the space to ensure proper ordering and pricing of the customer’s selection.       Skill Set:   *Sales Skills and Sales Experience required   *Polished and professional interpe... 03/15/2013

Luxury vinyl plank and tile is a high end vinyl that looks like real hardwood or tile.  Unlike sheet vinyl, luxury vinyl comes in individual pieces - either large tiles (w/ grout lines) or long planks like wood.  Because they are individual pieces, they look real and most have embossing, so that they have ridges to mimic the look and feel of hardwood graining or natural stone.   There are many advantages to high end luxury vinyl: 1.  Luxury vinyl looks and feels real - The material looks incredible.  Most customers are surprised at how good it looks and how real it feels.  Unlike laminate flooring, which is a floating floor, high end luxury vinyl adheres and glued directly to the floor.  So, it also feels real when you walk on it and it doesn't make that tinny noise nor move underneath ... 12/30/2012

Westchester Hills Garden Style Condo For Sale 418 Old Country Road, Unit 418, Elmsford, NY 10523 View Map Blue Ribbon Pocantico Hills Schools & Recreation! Spacious, freshly painted Condo Unit on 2nd floor in Building 4 of the popular Westchester Hills Condo Development. New neutral wall to wall carpeting and paint throughout. Entry, Living Room with glass slider to large deck, Eat-in Kitchen w. Dining Area, Hallway leading to 3 Bedrooms and a full Hall Bath. Plenty of open Parking, Clubhouse, New Pool, Baby Pool, Playgrounds on premises... you also have full use of the Pocantico Hills Olympic size Pool, Baby Pool, Tennis Courts, Playgrounds, Picnic Areas, Ball Fields and the Rockefeller Preserve Walking Trails! Country Club style living at it's best... all this with low common charges... 11/04/2012

Here is the 23nd installment of my flooring posts (along with links to the previous collections).  It's a helpful way to find my higher quality educational posts as well as give them a bit more link juice.   What types of hardwood floors are best for dogs? This one seemed to be popular and was reblogged several times   Hardwood floor refinishing - Is it a good Do-it-yourself job? I think you can guess my position on this one.    Porcelain tile vs Ceramic Tile. What is the difference? Which one is better?   Trends in Hardwood flooring This goes into color, species and styles   What is Pergo flooring? This is a very misused term   Here is a link to the previous collection...and if you keep Collection of my flooring posts Part 22  08/23/2012

In an effort to organize my flooring posts (as well as strengthen their links), I've been doing a series of collections of my flooring post and this is the 19th installment.  There are also links to my past collections.  I hope this info is helpful.   Is it better to have Carpet or hardwood flooring in your bedroom? The jury seems to be split on this one.   Is it real??? Nope, it's vinyl...luxury vinyl flooring   This is a wonderful solution when you want a great looking product that looks real AND is waterproof   What is a berber carpet?  There seems to be a lot of confusion in the marketplace on this one   Which types of flooring are less expensive? Which costs more?  This provides some good guidelines from least expensive to most.  But, there definitely are some geographical differen... 06/11/2012

We've been getting more and more requests for laminate flooring in Westchester County. Some of our customers are choosing laminate as an alternative to hardwood and others are upgrading from carpeting to laminate floors. So, why is laminate flooring on the rise? 1. Laminate flooring looks like real hardwood. It is amazing how far laminates have come these last few years, and they come in a variety of colors and styles. They are made to mimic virtually every type of hardwood. They come in matte and shiny finishes and some even have micro beveled edges for a very impactful look.  There are even some options that mimic the handscraped and distressed hardwood look. 2. Laminate flooring can be installed quickly. Often, if you subfloor is straight/even and secure, laminate flooring can be pla... 03/31/2012

Selecting carpet for your home in Elmsford NY has never been easier...now, you can Shop at Home for your carpeting in Westchester NY. Have you ever gone to a carpet store and just felt lost and overwhelmed?  Sometimes, there are so many options that you don't even know where to start.  Sometimes, you may go into a store and find so many choices that you leave more confused than you felt when you entered?  How do you know what's the best type of carpet for your home in Elmsford NY?  What's the right one for your budget?  And, what's the right color? We make shopping for carpeting fun and easy. Everything starts with the area you are looking to carpet.  Is it for a bedroom or a lviing room or a family room or basement or the step?  Different rooms require different types of carpeting.  We... 03/17/2012

Here's a look back at my top posts for February 2012  It's always fun to look back at the previous month to see which posts rose to the top.  These are sorted based on clicks.  Also, by the way, traffic to my new site The Flooring Girl has more than doubled in February vs. Janaury. Only one of these top posts is about flooring. Do you remember your first Featured Post?  This was featured and created a look back at the memories and comments from my first feature. How I use a template to quickly generate local posts and improve my SEO.  This was also featured and shows some tips for saving time when posting. Leap Year February 29, 2012 - Why do we have leap year and how is it calculated?  No, this was not copied from Wikipedia.  Hoping this gets another burst of hits 4 years from now. Har... 02/29/2012

In Westchester NY, hardwood floors are the preferred flooring.  It is beautiful, natural, authentic, timeless and just goes with everything.  It makes your space look larger and it is easier to clean.  In the long run, it will also save you money (vs. carpet that gets dirty and needs to be replaced every 5-7 yrs).  And, of course, it improves the value of your home. Over the weekend, I read an article about why hardwood flooring is so popular...besides the obvious.  What I thought was so interesting is that one of the reasons deep down inside that we love hardwood flooring is this overriding cultural trend towards AUTHENTICITY.  With so much going on in our lives, and so much distrust out there (whether it's govetnment, corporations, banks, or whatever), we all crave people and things t... 02/13/2012

Here's the 17th installment of some of my older flooring posts (these are from January 2012). At the end of this post I've added links to previous ones , in case you missed them or want to bookmark them. Radiant heat flooring | Westchester NY | Great for bathrooms, kitchens and basements This is perfect option for cold rooms and/or rooms that feel cool due to tile. Family Room Flooring Trends | Westchester NY | Winter 2012.  While kitchens and bathrooms sell, Family rooms are usually the room where you spend the most time. How Floor Coverings International is bucking the Flooring Trends  This is about how my company has been rapidly growing across the country. Flooring trends for cold rooms | Westchester NY.  If your tootsie's are cold, check out this blog post for some suggestions. Nee... 02/05/2012

Are you looking to sand and refinish hardwood floors in Elmsford NY?   It's amazing what a difference refinishing your hardwood flooring can make.  Your floors will look brand new and you even have the option to change the color.  You can go light, dark, mid tones, or red tones. It can really give your home (or room) a whole new look.   If you have hardwood underneath your carpets, we can restore the beauty of the hardwood underneath. It's amazing what a big difference this can make in your home.  And, believe it or not, it is usually less expensive to refinish your floors than to recarpet.  Refinishing your floors will also improve your home's value and it will be easier to clean and maintain.   At Floor Coverings International, we are a shop at home service.  We will bring the "store ... 02/02/2012

It's always fun to look back at the previous month to see which posts rose to the top.  These are sorted based on clicks.  This month has less clicks than usual as I had so many members only posts (due to our recent contest).  The other aspect is that I've been so unbelievably busy with my business, that's been challenging to find the time to write some quality flooring posts.  Ironically, my blogging is making me busy...and too busy to blog. So, I'm trying to find some ways to blog efficiently again (yes, I will be doing some more templated posts) and soon I hope to do some more educational posts.  I'm also working on my wordpress site and starting to do some guest blogging, so there is only so much I can do, and I certainly need ot prioritize. The good news is that while the hits on m... 01/31/2012

Radiant heated floors | Elmsford NY 10523 | Perfect for bathrooms, kitchens, basement and sun rooms Are your feet cold in the winter?  If you have tile floors or rooms that tend to be cold in the winter, radiant heat flooring may be a great option for you.  Heated floors provide a level of comfort and luxury and once you've experienced them, you'll never want to go back!  They are the perfect addition to your home in Elmsford. If you are installing new floors for your home in Elmsford NY, consider adding radiant heat.  Whether it's tile flooring (ceramic, porcelain, natural stone), hardwood, laminate and floating floors, cork or even carpet, radiant heated floors are a wonderful option.  The experts at Floor Coverings International can help you find the both ideal flooring for you and t... 01/31/2012

Family Rooms are one of the most popular spots of the home in Westchester NY.  It seems that this is where the bulk of the "awake" time is spent and it's a room that is fun and where the family just hangs out. Because this room gets heavy usage (and often it's a key place to eat snacks), the floors often need to be replaced here more often. Here's what I'm seeing from a trend perspective in Westchester NY. 1.  Hardwood flooring is usually the preferred flooring choice for family rooms in Westchester NY.  It looks great, it's warm and inviting and it last longer.  I see so many families trading up from carpet to hardwood...because, the carpeting gets dirty and worn down pretty quickly.  Hardwood flooring, especially solid hardwood, will last for centuries.  It's easier to clean up and le... 01/29/2012