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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
I'm looking for opinions on what kind of floor to install in our new
place. We have a dog and a fish tank, so I'm looking for options that would stand up to dog claws, possible dog mistakes, and minor (sometimes major) spilling of water from the fish tank. We've had real hardwood before (finished onsite), but the dog scratched it up real good with his nails. We've had laminate before also, however, any water left standing for any significant amount of time caused the seams to swell. Now I know in a perfect world I shouldn't have to worry about standing water, however, I don't wanna have to deal with replacing parts of the floor in case one of these days there is a puddle of water that sits there for a day or two. I'm currently looking at vinyl plank flooring. It's like vinyl tiles, however, it's made to look like wood. One company that makes it is www.karndean.com . Anyone have any experience with this kind of flooring? I'm guessing it totally water proof, how about scratches though? Any other suggestions I should look at? Thanks, Harry |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
Harry Muscle wrote: I'm looking for opinions on what kind of floor to install in our new place. We have a dog and a fish tank, so I'm looking for options that would stand up to dog claws, possible dog mistakes, and minor (sometimes major) spilling of water from the fish tank. We've had real hardwood before (finished onsite), but the dog scratched it up real good with his nails. We've had laminate before also, however, any water left standing for any significant amount of time caused the seams to swell. Now I know in a perfect world I shouldn't have to worry about standing water, however, I don't wanna have to deal with replacing parts of the floor in case one of these days there is a puddle of water that sits there for a day or two. I'm currently looking at vinyl plank flooring. It's like vinyl tiles, however, it's made to look like wood. One company that makes it is www.karndean.com . Anyone have any experience with this kind of flooring? I'm guessing it totally water proof, how about scratches though? I have a friend with _several_ Dobermans who used to have a fully carpeted house and did a lot of searching before deciding to go with full ceramic tile. It has turned out to be an excellent choice, as the very occasional messes that they make are _easy_ to clean up. Lewis. ****** Any other suggestions I should look at? Thanks, Harry |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
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wrote: Harry Muscle wrote: I'm looking for opinions on what kind of floor to install in our new place. We have a dog and a fish tank, so I'm looking for options that would stand up to dog claws, possible dog mistakes, and minor (sometimes major) spilling of water from the fish tank. [...] I have a friend with _several_ Dobermans who used to have a fully carpeted house and did a lot of searching before deciding to go with full ceramic tile. It has turned out to be an excellent choice, as the very occasional messes that they make are _easy_ to clean up. There is a downside here if any of your dogs are aged or infirm (or are likely to become such). One of my dogs has degenerative disk disease and sometimes can't keep his footing well on the tile. -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, Zero & Casey, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
Pergo or any other laminate flooring is practically indestructible when
it comes to dogs and if you don't allow water to pool on the floor for long periods it is OK. Harry Muscle wrote: I'm looking for opinions on what kind of floor to install in our new place. We have a dog and a fish tank, so I'm looking for options that would stand up to dog claws, possible dog mistakes, and minor (sometimes major) spilling of water from the fish tank. We've had real hardwood before (finished onsite), but the dog scratched it up real good with his nails. We've had laminate before also, however, any water left standing for any significant amount of time caused the seams to swell. Now I know in a perfect world I shouldn't have to worry about standing water, however, I don't wanna have to deal with replacing parts of the floor in case one of these days there is a puddle of water that sits there for a day or two. I'm currently looking at vinyl plank flooring. It's like vinyl tiles, however, it's made to look like wood. One company that makes it is www.karndean.com . Anyone have any experience with this kind of flooring? I'm guessing it totally water proof, how about scratches though? Any other suggestions I should look at? Thanks, Harry |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
On 29 Aug 2006 10:31:52 -0700, "Harry Muscle"
wrote: I'm looking for opinions on what kind of floor to install in our new place. We have a dog and a fish tank, so I'm looking for options that would stand up to dog claws, possible dog mistakes, and minor (sometimes major) spilling of water from the fish tank. We've had real hardwood before (finished onsite), but the dog scratched it up real good with his nails. We've had laminate before also, however, any water left standing for any significant amount of time caused the seams to swell. Now I know in a perfect world I shouldn't have to worry about standing water, however, I don't wanna have to deal with replacing parts of the floor in case one of these days there is a puddle of water that sits there for a day or two. I'm currently looking at vinyl plank flooring. It's like vinyl tiles, however, it's made to look like wood. One company that makes it is www.karndean.com . Anyone have any experience with this kind of flooring? I'm guessing it totally water proof, how about scratches though? Any other suggestions I should look at? http://www.laminam.it/Edilizia_e.asp |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
"Rich Greenberg" wrote in message ... I have a friend with _several_ Dobermans who used to have a fully carpeted house and did a lot of searching before deciding to go with full ceramic tile. It has turned out to be an excellent choice, as the very occasional messes that they make are _easy_ to clean up. There is a downside here if any of your dogs are aged or infirm (or are likely to become such). One of my dogs has degenerative disk disease and sometimes can't keep his footing well on the tile. I have a fully ceramic tiled house and many aquariums. It is imperative that you keep the floor free of water, drool, slobber, and anything else even halfway liquid, or you will fall flat on your ass- hard. And going barefoot in any of the above listed situation will guarantee you a serious fall. And yes, the old dogs object strenuously and you end up filling the house with room sized rugs, which isn't half bad. I always considered them semi disposable. If I had it to do over again I would get the roughest slate I could find. -- Toni http://www.cearbhaill.com/rules.htm |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
Rich Greenberg wrote:
In article .com, wrote: Harry Muscle wrote: I'm looking for opinions on what kind of floor to install in our new place. We have a dog and a fish tank, so I'm looking for options that would stand up to dog claws, possible dog mistakes, and minor (sometimes major) spilling of water from the fish tank. [...] I have a friend with _several_ Dobermans who used to have a fully carpeted house and did a lot of searching before deciding to go with full ceramic tile. It has turned out to be an excellent choice, as the very occasional messes that they make are _easy_ to clean up. There is a downside here if any of your dogs are aged or infirm (or are likely to become such). One of my dogs has degenerative disk disease and sometimes can't keep his footing well on the tile. 'the wobbles' |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
Toni wrote:
"Rich Greenberg" wrote in message ... I have a friend with _several_ Dobermans who used to have a fully carpeted house and did a lot of searching before deciding to go with full ceramic tile. It has turned out to be an excellent choice, as the very occasional messes that they make are _easy_ to clean up. There is a downside here if any of your dogs are aged or infirm (or are likely to become such). One of my dogs has degenerative disk disease and sometimes can't keep his footing well on the tile. I have a fully ceramic tiled house and many aquariums. It is imperative that you keep the floor free of water, drool, slobber, and anything else even halfway liquid, or you will fall flat on your ass- hard. And going barefoot in any of the above listed situation will guarantee you a serious fall. And yes, the old dogs object strenuously and you end up filling the house with room sized rugs, which isn't half bad. I always considered them semi disposable. If I had it to do over again I would get the roughest slate I could find. -- Toni http://www.cearbhaill.com/rules.htm I'm located in Ontario, Canada, which means it's cold for a good part of the year, so tile in the whole house wouldn't be a good thing ... plus I don't think my wife would like the look of a tiled living room and bedrooms. Whatever we pick I think it's gonna have to look like wood. Thanks, Harry P.S. Anyone ever heard of waterproof laminate? Seems to exist in the UK, but can't find anything in Canada. |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
"Harry Muscle" wrote...
I'm looking for opinions on what kind of floor to install in our new place. We have a dog and a fish tank, so I'm looking for options that would stand up to dog claws, possible dog mistakes, and minor (sometimes major) spilling of water from the fish tank. Ceramic tile. The bonus is that the dog will learn very quickly he can't turn or stop very well on it when he's running... |
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Best dog and water resistant flooring?
wrote in message I'm located in Ontario, Canada, which means it's cold for a good part of the year, so tile in the whole house wouldn't be a good thing ... plus I don't think my wife would like the look of a tiled living room and bedrooms. Whatever we pick I think it's gonna have to look like wood. Thanks, Harry P.S. Anyone ever heard of waterproof laminate? Seems to exist in the UK, but can't find anything in Canada. How about some combination of products? Ceramic tile in parts of a room, wood or carpet in the rest. Take a look at Wilsonart.com They have some of the best around. |
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