Hardwood floors vs. carpet for dogs - Page 2

Sol · 09-05-2006

I like hardwood floors, but my dogs screwed up a section of it. Peepee and puke. Are bamboo floors durable? Like Stew mentioned, hardwood floors can be refinished and if there is a warped section, that can be replaced.
Right now, we have carpet...it is a big pain to keep it clean.

Banzoomba · 09-05-2006

........I like hardwood floors nice and smooth

..........never was into carpet.........

jamesblonde · 09-05-2006

I love the warm feel that hardwood brings to a home. But, as a realtor who has seen (and smelled) what animals can do to hardwood and carpet, I would say ceramic tile. You can put heaters under them so they are warm to walk on. Just my two cents

MikeW · 09-05-2006

Don't let the dog inside.
Problem solved.

cuffedlinks · 09-05-2006

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Originally Posted by jamesblonde

I love the warm feel that hard wood brings....

How's the wine tonight?

playabum17 · 09-05-2006

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Originally Posted by Banzoomba

........I like hardwood floors nice and smooth

..........never was into carpet.........

Are you still talking about floor covering?

BonnyW · 09-05-2006

Porcelain tile. That is what we have. Love it!!!
It is physically warmer than ceramic, cleans easily, and is more difficult to scratch than wood or ceramic tile. It also comes in many cool colors, patterns now.

They can do some fantastic stuff with painted cement. You can always put a floor on top of it later...Easy clean up...

Or like Caramba said...very thick hardwood floors with no varnish (varnish turns wierd colors with animal urine

...My grandfather and uncle were in the hardwood floor business too

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xqqzme · 09-05-2006

laminate wood floors....housebroke dogs = OK

Sol · 09-05-2006

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Originally Posted by xqqzme

laminate wood floors....housebroke dogs = OK

Sounds good to me. Bonny's idea of painted cement is something I would be interested in if we moved to place with warmer a climate.

**SunKneeMarie** · 09-05-2006

I love the look of the acid stained concrete... we are debating what to do next year or the year after... three dogs, one of them very neurotic and into "marking" things, have been an issue with our flooring... we have carpet and hardwoods... the hardwoods have definitely stood up better than the carpets...

http://www.stainedconcrete.org/floorgalleries.html

Sol · 09-05-2006

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Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

I love the look of the acid stained concrete... we are debating what to do next year or the year after... three dogs, one of them very neurotic and into "marking" things, have been an issue with our flooring... we have carpet and hardwoods... the hardwoods have definitely stood up better than the carpets...

http://www.stainedconcrete.org/floorgalleries.html

Thanks for the link. These floors are so beautiful!

Tommygurl · 09-05-2006

I have Laminate...Very nice with a distressed barn oak grain...

It has so far survived 2 kids, 3 cats & a puppy with flying colors...My carpet however is wrecked...I'd rethink Laminate. Hardwood is nice but who actually gets around to refinishing it every couple years...

Nerak936 · 09-05-2006

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Originally Posted by sctx

yep, this is the #1 answer.........reminds me of when Elvis was young and would chase mardi gras beads when you threw them....so i would always toss them into the linoleum floored kitchen and laugh when he smahed his lil kitty head into the stove

I'll let that one go, Scott, cuz I KNOW you're joking.

(and besides.... I used to laugh when Gizmo as a kitten would do somewhat the same thing. Years ago I lived in a small studio apartment and couldn't have a headboard on the bed or else it would block the door. So I'd put my pillows up against the wall to make it look nice. I'd toss a kitty toy on the bed between the pillows, and Giz would run full tilt between the pillows and crack her little kitty skull on the wall **smack!!** I'd laugh and do it again.... But I'm not proud of it!!

)

bmar · 09-05-2006

Thanks for all the input. Hubby is just dead set against Laminate even though we looked at some that looked great. Our dog is a shelter dog that's about 6 years old and had her collar grown into her neck when we adopted her, so I don't think she had a lot of constructive guidance when she was being potty trained. For the most part she's trained she just has an accident every once in a while. I think a lot of the mess she made on the carpet was done before she was fixed and she was marking things...didn't know girls did that, but I guess they do.
The stained concrete floors look really cool, but I bet they are really expensive and would require a lot of support over a basement.
We may have to kennel the girl when we're gone. I just hate doing it to her. She could probably care less.

itsmysecondtime · 09-05-2006

Hey Nerak,
Why not do as our compatriot Henry David Thoreau from Walden times would have advocated? More specifically, leave it with beaten dirt and ornament it with a fresh blanket of leaves every day. The latter should be relatively easy now that Autumn is upon us. In short, you'd be providing an umparallel haven for the dog, and isn't that what dog owners/servants are supposed to do for their pets/masters?

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09-05-2006	#16 (permalink)
Sol Chupacabras Whisperer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Gem State Posts: 9,569	I like hardwood floors, but my dogs screwed up a section of it. Peepee and puke. Are bamboo floors durable? Like Stew mentioned, hardwood floors can be refinished and if there is a warped section, that can be replaced. Right now, we have carpet...it is a big pain to keep it clean.

09-05-2006	#17 (permalink)
Banzoomba big sexy speedo guy Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Top of the Chesapeake Bay, Md Posts: 9,273	........I like hardwood floors nice and smooth ..........never was into carpet.........

09-05-2006	#18 (permalink)
jamesblonde No longer an intern Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South of Seattle Posts: 7,575	I love the warm feel that hardwood brings to a home. But, as a realtor who has seen (and smelled) what animals can do to hardwood and carpet, I would say ceramic tile. You can put heaters under them so they are warm to walk on. Just my two cents

09-05-2006	#19 (permalink)
MikeW añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 9,019	Don't let the dog inside. Problem solved.

09-05-2006	#22 (permalink)
BonnyW añejo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Left Coast...So Cal Posts: 8,606	Porcelain tile. That is what we have. Love it!!! It is physically warmer than ceramic, cleans easily, and is more difficult to scratch than wood or ceramic tile. It also comes in many cool colors, patterns now. They can do some fantastic stuff with painted cement. You can always put a floor on top of it later...Easy clean up... Or like Caramba said...very thick hardwood floors with no varnish (varnish turns wierd colors with animal urine ...My grandfather and uncle were in the hardwood floor business too )

09-05-2006	#23 (permalink)
xqqzme Bi-Coastal Beacher Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas and St George Posts: 4,785	laminate wood floors....housebroke dogs = OK

09-05-2006	#25 (permalink)
SunKneeMarie character encapsulator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 26,157	I love the look of the acid stained concrete... we are debating what to do next year or the year after... three dogs, one of them very neurotic and into "marking" things, have been an issue with our flooring... we have carpet and hardwoods... the hardwoods have definitely stood up better than the carpets... http://www.stainedconcrete.org/floorgalleries.html

09-05-2006	#27 (permalink)
Tommygurl crab killer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I am Canadian!! Posts: 14,126	I have Laminate...Very nice with a distressed barn oak grain... It has so far survived 2 kids, 3 cats & a puppy with flying colors...My carpet however is wrecked...I'd rethink Laminate. Hardwood is nice but who actually gets around to refinishing it every couple years...

09-05-2006	#29 (permalink)
bmar way into it Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 145	Thanks for all the input. Hubby is just dead set against Laminate even though we looked at some that looked great. Our dog is a shelter dog that's about 6 years old and had her collar grown into her neck when we adopted her, so I don't think she had a lot of constructive guidance when she was being potty trained. For the most part she's trained she just has an accident every once in a while. I think a lot of the mess she made on the carpet was done before she was fixed and she was marking things...didn't know girls did that, but I guess they do. The stained concrete floors look really cool, but I bet they are really expensive and would require a lot of support over a basement. We may have to kennel the girl when we're gone. I just hate doing it to her. She could probably care less.

09-05-2006	#30 (permalink)
itsmysecondtime añejo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West of the Boston Tea Party Posts: 4,047	Hey Nerak, Why not do as our compatriot Henry David Thoreau from Walden times would have advocated? More specifically, leave it with beaten dirt and ornament it with a fresh blanket of leaves every day. The latter should be relatively easy now that Autumn is upon us. In short, you'd be providing an umparallel haven for the dog, and isn't that what dog owners/servants are supposed to do for their pets/masters?

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