{"id":130,"date":"2026-11-02T13:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/blog\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:53:42","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"130\" class=\"elementor elementor-130\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20aa6b e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b20aa6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598403f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"598403f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f37fb61 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b24656f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notes from the floor.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dba9ced elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dba9ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Short, practical posts from the crews on wood, tile and the weeks after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e7c993 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54e7c993\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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url('https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/11\/svc3-stairs-1.jpg');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/11\/svc3-stairs-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"meta-position-after posts-meta\"><\/ul>  <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n      <ul class=\"meta-position-top posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta date_meta\"><span class=\"meta-text\">November 2, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class=\"meta-divider\"><\/li><li class=\"list-meta category_meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/category\/refinishing\/\"><span class=\"meta-text\">Refinishing<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/refinishing-stairs-why-the-treads-take-a-full-day\/\">Refinishing stairs: why the treads take a full day<\/a><\/div><ul 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