There's a stretch of about six weeks every year in the Treasure Valley where the floors take more abuse than the rest of the year combined. Leaves start dropping, the irrigation shuts off and the yards turn to dust, then the first real rain turns that dust to mud. Not long after, the ice melt comes out. Floors that head into that stretch already clean and protected come out the other side in far better shape than floors that don't. Here's what's worth doing in September and O

As winter sets in and the holiday season winds down, many homeowners start looking ahead to a fresh start in the New Year