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04-07-2008, 12:43 AM | #16 | |
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| I love my Berber Quote:
It cleans up so well, you cannot tell there was ever an accident. I have a 4.5 lb Yorkie and her nails never get caught. However, I do have her nails clipped every other month. I am sure others do it more frequently. I would recommend Berber carpeting, and I would also recommend Simple Solution's OXY Solution Formula. It does a fantastic clean up job. simple solution oxy solution 32 oz.jpg
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04-07-2008, 02:58 AM | #17 |
No Longer a Member | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MD Posts: 242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't care for the light colored berber carpet we had. I got a piece of it caught in the vacuum somehow and it pulled it up for a long way before I caught it. Just had the same thing happen. |
04-07-2008, 04:49 AM | #18 | |
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I am replacing the berber in the dogs room with laminate, I was going to put in tile, however they wanted $2500 and it is a small 12x12 room. Um, no thanks.
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04-07-2008, 04:53 AM | #19 | |
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try a short berber (my husband used to be in flooring) so I'm just repeating things I learned from him | |
04-07-2008, 04:57 AM | #20 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin
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| We have laminate upstairs and berber downstairs....we never had a problem with nails getting caught but do have a problem with the girls sliding on the laminate but when this becomes a problem we just get their nails cut. We also don't have a problem cleaning our berber...I guess just make sure you put a good quality berber in. |
04-07-2008, 05:15 AM | #21 |
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| Can I be nosy and ask why you are against wood floors? Let me take it one step further and say that we wanted wood floors in certain areas of our home, but honestly it was too expensive for us. If expense is the issue I'd like to suggest over carpeting to go with wood laminate. It is about the same price for what you would pay for the frizza carpet. I have it in my dining room and it looks beautiful. The key is to get it done by someone that really knows how to install laminate and to choose a good color. We got the color Butterscotch and are thrilled. The thing with the laminates is that it will not absorb the pee or poop and thus leaves not stain or smell once it's cleaned up. Cleaning is easy with just a little soap and water. Also, their nails will not scratch. It's really tough. Wood does add more value to your home, but with dogs it scratches, and it stains and it's way more expensive as compared to laminate. Lastly, if you do go with carpet may I suggest the padding we got. I went with a barrier padding. It's new. What it does is if your dog has an accident it will not soak through. It lays ontop of the padding because the padding has a coating on it. It's made especially for pets. This will help a lot in eliminating the padding soaking and smelling. I'm not sure how your Yorks are but mine are pretty good but do have accidents. With a regular rug, and regular padding you'll find you'll be changing it a lot because when they pee it's hard to get it all up without it going through all the way to the padding. The odor remains and the dog will keep peeing. Over time it smells and sometimes you don't notice the smell until damp weather or winter when the air is off and windows are shut. I'm a very clean person but no matter how clean you are over time it just don't work anymore. Good luck. Elaine |
04-07-2008, 05:40 AM | #22 |
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| I had berber carpet in my townhouse and I HATED IT!!! It would pull and I would have big lines of carpet missing. It looked horrible. We recently bought a new house and there is carpet(don't know what kind) in all of the bedrooms and and my living room. I HATE IT! I'm just not a carpet person. I've been trying to talk my husband into going with a dark cherry laminate in at least out living room. Where ever you have a lot of traffic on carpet...it is always duller than the rest of the carpet. Our house is only 3 years old and there are already spots. I'm always having to call the steam clean company to come and clean it. I do that at least once a month. I HATE spots on carpets. I think it is so nasty. If you go to a flooring store...there are lots and lots and lots of laminates that you could chose from...all different prices..if money is an issue. Hope you make the right choice. |
04-07-2008, 05:44 AM | #23 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| I have Berber carpeting in my bedroom and family room. I love it. Never had a problem of any kind regarding the dog. Perhaps it depends on the loop you choose. Mine is a very tight weave. It shampoos wonderful. It's been down for nine years and it does not even look worn. I highly recommed it. |
04-07-2008, 06:14 AM | #24 |
No Longer a Member | Good luck with what you choose. I want to get new carpet, and I want to get a short shag,but I'm afraid since the pile wouldn't be stacked tight that accidents would be really difficult to clean up. |
04-07-2008, 06:35 AM | #25 |
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| I have off white berber in the four bedrooms, laminate in the den and hallway, hardwood in the formal dining, ceramic tile in the baths, kitchen, laundry, and dinette. I've had no problems with the berber from kid, g-kids, or doggies. I do not like the laminate and will eventually replace it with hardwood.
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04-07-2008, 06:40 AM | #26 |
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| I have the Berber..and have never had a problem. Mine is the real tight kind though.. I couldn't find a loop if I dug at it.. so I guess it depends on what kind you get.
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04-07-2008, 08:54 AM | #27 | |
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I was under the impression that we couldn't put any kind of wood/pergo/laminate flooring down because our house is built on a cement slab and we don't have a basement. Also, my husband likes carpet better. He says the other stuff I mentioned is cold on his feet in the winter.
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04-07-2008, 09:03 AM | #28 |
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| Forgot to say, "Thank You" EVERYONE who has given me their opinion on this. I appreciate all the input. And Elaine, oh my gosh, thanks for telling me about the kind of Padding you went with. I'm going to be SURE to inquire about that..... I will let you all know when we decide and after it's installed I'll take some pics. But as you all know, will need some help in posting them.
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04-07-2008, 09:17 AM | #29 |
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| I have berber in my office and I hate it! It shows everything and it stains really bad! Hard wood is great! or tile.
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04-07-2008, 09:20 AM | #30 | |
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