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08-31-2007, 07:32 AM | #1 |
No Longer a Member | Hardwood or laminate floors? OK. HEre's the deal. We have had Wilsonart laminate flooring in most of our downstairs area. I have been pretty happy with it. It looks great, easy to clean, and really scratch resistant. Well...we went camping a couple of weeks ago, and when we came back, our refrigerator water line had leaked water, and we returned to find the floor in front of the fridge all wet. Those of you familiar with laminate know that if water gets in the cracks and sets for a long period of time (in this case, we were gone 4 days) it will buckle and get wavy. Of course, that is what happened, and we contacted our homeowners insurance, and we had to have a company come take out the WHOLE FLOOR! (This is 1/3 of our whole downstairs.) So we have the de-humidifiers and fans going in our house right now. Anyway, it is covered, and I have found that I can either get the same thing, which I've been happy with, or this Mohawk engineered hardwood floor for about the same price. So here's my delimma: I love the idea of having real wood. But I will say that the Wilsonart I had looks really real (its not one of those fakey kind). Those of you with real wood, how does it hold up to yorkie toenails; is that even an issue? A regular evening activity here is throwing a ball into the kitchen for Chloe to run, and slide on her toenails to catch it. Second, how do you feel about its scratch resistance as far as everything else goes? High heels, moving a refrigerator...those kind of things I don't have to worry about with laminate. I know they make the newer woods with more durable finishes, but I'm just wondering. I'd really like to get this wood, but I want to make sure it is the right choice for our lifestyle. Thanks! |
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08-31-2007, 08:26 AM | #2 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| Have you looked at the Pergo Flooring? I't's beautiful and isn't easly scratched at all and looks so much like real wood! I'm totally impressed with it. |
08-31-2007, 08:36 AM | #3 | |
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Sorry I can't answer your ?'s regarding hardwood, but I do have Wilsonart over the majority of my house and LOVE IT!
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08-31-2007, 08:45 AM | #4 |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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| I even like my lower grade hardwood wanna be flooring. So, I know the higher grade stuff must look wonderful! I know others with real hardwood floors, and they say it's a pain to care for. I guess it just depends upon the floor, and how much time you are willing to put into it. Personally, I sweep every couple of days and mop once a week, and that's all the time and energy I want to invest in my floors.
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08-31-2007, 09:31 AM | #5 |
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| [I] think the laminates are much easier to care for than the "newer" hard wood floors... I have 100 year old long leaf pine on my floor and would NEVER change.. it came to me with nail holes, etc.. kinda worn already look, and it never shows scratches or blemishes.... my mother in law thought something was wrong with it cuz it had HOLES in it... LOL If I had to do it again with NEW hardwood, I would go with the laminate instead but would rather go with the true OLD wood... good luck d
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08-31-2007, 10:00 AM | #6 | |
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The flooring place said that the coating on this type of wood floor makes it as easy to care for as the laminate. He said you clean it the same way, no buffing or any of that. So that part isn't an issue. I'm just mostly worried abut the scratching. I'm the type that if I see something messed up, my eye will be drawn to it every time and I'll get mad. But for whatever reason, I kind of just like the idea of having "real" wood. This is going to be a tough one. I'm also considering having the hard floor (whether I go with the wood or the wilsonart again) extend through the family room too. I should go look at some model homes and get some ideas! | |
08-31-2007, 10:02 AM | #7 |
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| I have both the real wood (in formal dining) and laminate (in den). My doggies love to run the circle - through the den, kitchen (ceramic), and dining - slipping and sliding all the way. I haven't had problems with nail scratches. I prefer the real wood over laminate. |
08-31-2007, 10:26 AM | #8 |
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| We have both as well and I really prefer the lamanent. (sp) It doesn't scratch or show wear like the hard wood. You never have to refinish it. If I were you I would go to a couple of flooring stores and talk to the sales people and look at some of the samples they have of both that have been down for a while. By the way we had the exact same thing happen to us back in the winter, flooded my whole kitchen and dining room. We tore up the hardwood and put in new lamanent. Would do it again in a heart beat. What kind of fridge did you have? Ours was a kenmore are the insurance company told us that happens alot with those who knew. |
08-31-2007, 10:30 AM | #9 | |
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08-31-2007, 11:35 AM | #10 |
Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida
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| If you can get real wood for about the same price, go for it! Laminate adds ZERO value to your home, while real wood increases the value. Plus it's gorgeous
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08-31-2007, 11:49 AM | #11 |
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08-31-2007, 02:07 PM | #12 |
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| I think if you can get it for the same price, then go with the real wood floors, especially if the care isn't going to be much different
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08-31-2007, 02:18 PM | #13 |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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| I think your idea of going to look at model homes is a great idea. I do admit that there is just something romantic and appealing about real hardwood floors. And the others are right about the added value to your home, I didn't think about that.
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08-31-2007, 02:23 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Texas
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| I don't have laminate, but my daughter does and I don't like the "clickety" sound of the laminate. I have the new engineered hard wood and I absolutely love it. I don't see any scratches - but my wood is heavily grained with lots of different waves and colors of wood grains. I'm not sure that I could see any scratches, I guess I'm saying, they might be there, but I can't see them with the color and type of wood that I have. I'd have to agree that hardwood will add value to the house, and laminate may not. I looked and looked and looked and looked. Finally, I went with the engineered wood because I liked the way it looked and sounded (when walked on) the best. Oh, and I have a little boy who likes to sprinkle things and if it often dried before I find it and it has caused no problems at all, so far. We've had the floor for 5 years. Good luck!
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09-05-2007, 12:10 PM | #15 |
No Longer a Member | Well, we went looking at a flooring store, and we decided to go with the hardwood. We found a much nicer hardwood that we really really like, and they're going to start working on it on Monday! Other than that, we are out of power now for two days. Edison went out on Sunday evening at 8:42, and we've been without since, so I'm at the library posting. |
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