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Originally Posted by jrsygal37  While on the hardwood floor topic. I have laminate down because the salesman told me that the dogs would ruin the hardwoods. We had always hard carpeting prior and due to the pee pee issues, we decided to pull it all out and put down wood. Since the salesman reccomended against the wood, we went with his reccomendation of laminate. It was a BIG MISTAKE. I've had them down just about two years and they are already ruined. Bubbling in areas. Now, I wipe up the pee pretty much right away, unless of course we are out. Still over time it bubbles. My question to you guys is how are the hardwoods? Any staining or problems with pee or poop on them? How often do you need to have them redone? I went for $6,000 and for $500 more could have went with real wood which I would have prefered and now two years later I have to have them replaced. Also, any downsides to the hardwood. Thanks. Elaine |
what kind of laminate did you get as i got top of the line wilson art as it was a very thick laminate and paid about 5k for our large family room. I have not had any issues knock on wood lol - i have wee wee pads on a plastic chairmat on the tile and mine mostly go on that but they have had accidents on the laminate and no bubbling. Also depends on the installer as well and how well they install it as if they put it too tight it will pop. The nice thing about laminate is you can replace sections with a good installer they can cut it out and pop a piece right back in where you have an issue. Now i would not put laminate in a kitchen or a bathroom though. I did a ton of research as i was trying to decide between laminate, hardwood and large tile with skinny grout. I think the reason the hardwood is a problem is it gets scratched and it absorbs the pee more than laminate and the smell is hard to get out then but if you seal it and keep sealing it then it may be ok but i did not like that so went with laminate. Next time i might go large tile with skinny grout but the prob with the grout and pee getting in it is a prob too
especially with colored grout which we have as you cannot use vinegar on it as it discolors it and breaks it down as vinegar is acidic.
we had replaced brand new carpet we put in when moving in as i had no dogs and even went through house before buying with a pee light lolllllllll to make sure no issues and replaced all carpet and then low and behold i get not one but THREE DOGS - yes the lady with the black light got THREE DOGS lolll how funny is that now i had to rip out the family room and replace carpet due to pee stains and allergies of dee dee lol