A Step Ahead Flooring is Chicagoland's premier hardwood flooring installation & custom refinishing outfit. Quality, Dependable, Craftsmanship isn’t only our motto but what we deliver on every project. Handcrafted flooring and customer driven satisfaction is what we strive for. We partner with you on every aspect of your project from helping to cultivate your artistic vision to educating you on proper maintenance. Our craftsman will provide one of kind design and custom stain formulations, that are sure to please every palate. We offer a wide range of products from exotic to domestic species, hand distressed, floors of character, wide plank, and strip flooring. Custom in-house stain color consultations help to create your unique vision. Hard wax oil finishes, old world stain and wax, and high quality LOBA waterborne finishing systems are what we use to protect that vision. We approach every project with the highest of standards, and it is our professional commitment to respect your home or business like it is our own.