Gayle wrote in asking about flooring options to minimize the mess, clean up, and potential damage from her pets. Below is our conversation.
I have a dilemma. I live with 5 Persian cats, and I'm wanting to replace my carpeting with pet friendly flooring. It seems that I have fur balls upchucked now and then and, if I'm not home, I don't want that to ruin the floors. I have talked with several people who have chosen Shaw floors rather than hard wood. What do you think? ~ Gayle
I can empathize. Three children and two dogs are hard on my hardwood floors. Here's my response.
Great question. Yes, laminate floors would be a good idea. I've even thought that would be better with my dogs than the hard wood I have. Tile is an option too, but is not as good for rooms outside of bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, unless you live in a really warm climate. The laminate also looks very authentic these days without the upkeep. ~ Julie
To learn more about laminate flooring, check out this site, www.laminatefloorings.net.
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Well it's really hard to decide flooring when you are leaving with pets and the worst thing is to have a carpet floor you can not escape from the fur balls. Best decision would be laminate floor i guess.
Posted by: kitchen remodeling huntington beach | July 23, 2010 at 02:00 PM
Laminate flooring is a highly versatile and extremely durable modern flooring solution. Now available in a wide range of styles, laminate flooring is a sythetic product able to reproduce the look and feel of natural wood and stone to an almost identical quality.Laminate flooring provides the same look as wood at about half the price. Laminate is composed of planks of resin and paper compressed at a high density. The planks are then covered with a thin paper sheet printed with a wood grain design or other pattern, then covered with a clear seal coat.
Posted by: concrete cleaning richmond va | February 22, 2011 at 01:10 AM
The benefits of laminating your wood flooring sound amazing. Not to mention it looks really great, I absolutely love it. Laminating their wood flooring is also a good option for people who are having a hard time cleaning their floors.
Posted by: Kathy Carbone | April 27, 2011 at 01:41 AM
Well its quite obvious that wooden flooring or laminate score over the carpet flooring in most of the fields these kind of floors is safe from wear and tear as compared to carpets , it is more easy to clean them And they are more durable too .And today you can find wide range of wooden flooring online according to one's budget like on Woodsmith Hardwood.
Posted by: Devluka | July 05, 2011 at 03:41 AM
I too have a cat and chose laminate flooring for my home. The results have been great. It is funcional and easy to keep clean.
Posted by: hardwood floors | November 09, 2011 at 08:41 PM