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bizzbeth 11-28-2011 10:22 PM
Hardwood or Pergo?
 
Hey everyone!

My boyfriend and I are back and forth on this issue so I wanted to open it up to a wider audience. We just bought an older home, pulled up the carpets and WAHLAH!!! damaged, top nailed, hardwood. It is livable for now (as we don't have the money to fix it at the moment) but we are thinking ahead and trying to plan... should we sand and refinish the existing hardwood? Or get some nice Pergo (or another brand, but same idea)?

I've heard that dogs can really damage real hardwood, so there is one point for Pergo... but having hardwood is such an asset to a home, right?

Any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated :-)

mky 11-28-2011 10:44 PM
Personally, I love hardwood.

impish 11-28-2011 10:50 PM
say no to pergo. if you refloor, do something like bella flooring which is a lot cheaper than it used to be and is inbetween pergo and real wood.

If you have an older home however, resurfacing your original hardwoods really will pay off investment wise and add a lot of charm.

I think the deciding factor would be what type of wood it is. The older wood floors are usually made out of quality wood and will really look beautiful once they are refisnished. It's a lot of work though and not a cheap process.

KazzyK810 11-28-2011 11:56 PM
Definately Hardwood.

I bought a 1950'a built house the other year. It has old wood floor in the bedrooms & living room. I stripped it all down to the bare wood and installed new wood flooring in the hallway, dining area & kitchen. Then I stained & polyed the entire house. It was a heck of a project doing it all myself, but it looks fantastic. All the tools needed can be rented at Home Depot.

SophieKatesMom 11-29-2011 05:27 AM
If you already have real hardwoods I would stick with them.

There are all kinds of finishes you can put on them to protect them from little feet/claws and puppy accidents.

Beamers Mom 11-29-2011 06:15 AM
Bruce put down Bamboo flooring, haven't had any problems with Beamer and Lil Bit scratching the flooring. I love the Bamboo.

southernbelle04 11-29-2011 06:46 AM
We had the exact same situation in our first home. We pulled up the carpet and had the hardwood re finished. It was gorgeous afterwards, but oh what a messy process! But I think it was well worth it. However, we did not have a pet at the time. So I have no experience with that, but on the design factor, I like real hardwood the best.

mom of 3 dogs 11-29-2011 06:53 AM
i have hardwood in the living room and hall and its beautiful. i have tile in the family room and i love it

Nancy1999 11-29-2011 07:04 AM
Hardwood adds value to home, Pergo does not. Hardwood can be refinished many times and should last the life of the home, Pergo cannot be refinished. People who lived in the West often have Pergo and/or engineered wood because it can be placed on a slab, but those who have a wood subfloor can use hardwood. Have it refinished, the new finishes can make wood floors very easy to take care of. Dogs can damage Pergo, everything from scratches to urine, and it can't be reparied, whereas hardwood can.

Micah my love 11-29-2011 07:09 AM
I love hardwood but is quite messy to refinish

BLowry 11-29-2011 07:11 AM
As with everyone else I say stay with the hardwood. If you have an older home the nicks and scratches with just add character to them...maybe have them sanded and refinished? My Aunt and Uncle had pergo put down in there kitchen/dining room...it show EVERY crumb and gets dirty fast...may be more durable than wood but, hardwood gives a more "homey" look....IMO...of course if you are going with a more modern look...maybe pergo is the way to go....is this in your kitchen? ever thought of laminate? we had that put in our kitchen and you have to actually get down and touch it to see that it isn't stone tile...LOVE IT!

Sammy Mommy 11-29-2011 08:23 AM
My friend and my aunt have pergo and are not too thrilled with it. They both have dogs and when the dogs come in from outside, if it's damp or rainy, all the paw prints show up on the floor. I would go with hardwood. Good Luck!

lovespandp 11-29-2011 08:41 AM
I agree if you already have hardwood I would keep it!! DH and I just bought a home and it has the pergo. Yes it is nice, but it is no hardwood!! :D

P.S You just cant find really nice hardwood anymore, Def keep it- you will love it and it will add value to your house!

lovespandp 11-29-2011 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Sammy Mommy (Post 3742994)
My friend and my aunt have pergo and are not too thrilled with it. They both have dogs and when the dogs come in from outside, if it's damp or rainy, all the paw prints show up on the floor. I would go with hardwood. Good Luck!
Yup! It is rather annoying! The house we bought has Pergo all in the house. I will clean it, 5 seconds later I see footprints and paw prints all over! It is very hard to keep clean, very frustrating!

CouversMom 11-29-2011 05:59 PM
WOOD FLOORS! I think wood is so much better than Pergo. BTW, how old is your place? We have an old home and it has all the original wood floors. I'm an old house lover, so I love to hear about others homes!

Yorkiedaze 11-29-2011 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bizzbeth (Post 3742687)
Hey everyone!

My boyfriend and I are back and forth on this issue so I wanted to open it up to a wider audience. We just bought an older home, pulled up the carpets and WAHLAH!!! damaged, top nailed, hardwood. It is livable for now (as we don't have the money to fix it at the moment) but we are thinking ahead and trying to plan... should we sand and refinish the existing hardwood? Or get some nice Pergo (or another brand, but same idea)?

I've heard that dogs can really damage real hardwood, so there is one point for Pergo... but having hardwood is such an asset to a home, right?

Any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated :-)
We had hardwood installed and I wouldn't have anything else. What you do when you have hardwood and don't want it damaged with dog nails or pee is have it coated with basketball floor coating. I sure wouldn't put the Pergo on a nice wood flooring. Pergo is glued down and you could never have the wood flooring later on without a ton of work trying to get the glue off that hardens. Wood flooring increases the value of your home too.

bizzbeth 11-29-2011 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by CouversMom (Post 3743504)
WOOD FLOORS! I think wood is so much better than Pergo. BTW, how old is your place? We have an old home and it has all the original wood floors. I'm an old house lover, so I love to hear about others homes!
We live in California, and the house was built in the 1950s. It has only had one owner since it was built. We are the second owners. We've replaced the carpeting in the bedrooms, ripped the carpeting out of the bathrooms and put in laminate, redone the entire kitchen (floors, insulation, drywall, counters, cabinets, pipes, sink... EVERYTHING...) and now just have the issue of the hardwood in the living room, dining room and hallway... I think it would be great to refinish it...

For those of you who have done refinishing yourselves, was it horrible?? A professional wants to charge us $1.80 a sq ft and $8 to replace any boards that need it. He will include a stain and a sealant.

Pictures included: Kitchen before and afters and Oliver on the hardwood.

capt_noonie 11-29-2011 06:48 PM
I LOVE old hardwood floors! I didn't know all this about Pergo. I remembered back in the 90s a friend of mine had his room redone in Pergo and said it cost about $1000! I thought that was just the thing to do. Now I know never to do that! :eek:

Nancy1999 11-30-2011 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by bizzbeth (Post 3743529)
We live in California, and the house was built in the 1950s. It has only had one owner since it was built. We are the second owners. We've replaced the carpeting in the bedrooms, ripped the carpeting out of the bathrooms and put in laminate, redone the entire kitchen (floors, insulation, drywall, counters, cabinets, pipes, sink... EVERYTHING...) and now just have the issue of the hardwood in the living room, dining room and hallway... I think it would be great to refinish it...

For those of you who have done refinishing yourselves, was it horrible?? A professional wants to charge us $1.80 a sq ft and $8 to replace any boards that need it. He will include a stain and a sealant.

Pictures included: Kitchen before and afters and Oliver on the hardwood.
We refinished our wood floors ourselves because at the time there was a building boom in AZ and it was difficult to find any good workers. Also, I wanted a special finish coat on it, and most workers weren't familiar with the product, and you have to carefully follow directions. Knowing what I know now, I would have gladly paid someone to do it, there’s a definite learning curve, and those sanders are expensive to rent, so I don’t think we saved any money. I also think you should go to a hotel while they are doing it. By the way, the price you were quoted sounds good, does he have references, and can you see his work? Good new carpeting cost more than that and doesn’t last as long.

Lol, I thought your "before" kitchen was your "after". Love the first picture, I hope that's your true "after". :D

bizzbeth 11-30-2011 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 (Post 3743977)
We refinished our wood floors ourselves because at the time there was a building boom in AZ and it was difficult to find any good workers. Also, I wanted a special finish coat on it, and most workers weren't familiar with the product, and you have to carefully follow directions. Knowing what I know now, I would have gladly paid someone to do it, there’s a definite learning curve, and those sanders are expensive to rent, so I don’t think we saved any money. I also think you should go to a hotel while they are doing it. By the way, the price you were quoted sounds good, does he have references, and can you see his work? Good new carpeting cost more than that and doesn’t last as long.

Lol, I thought your "before" kitchen was your "after". Love the first picture, I hope that's your true "after". :D
Haha yes! That is my after! Hehehehehe just out of order pictures.

Thanks for the advice!!!! He comes with great references!!!! Good to know we should stick with a pro :-)

concretegurl 11-30-2011 09:36 AM
Especially in the Bay people are paying more for distressed hardwood flooring to be installed!


Or putting in hardwood & distressing it!

I just wanted to put it out there saving money not perfecting it can actually add value to your home.

Roccosmommy 11-30-2011 09:52 AM
Another vote for hardwood floors! Pergo can also be badly damaged by any water spillage or puppy accidents...it is a porous pressboard that swells like a sponge if water gets into the cracks. It IS messy to refinish hardwoods, but I would highly recommend you just check into a hotel for a couple of days while the work is being done, then allow at least a day for it to dry and air out. Better yet, plan the work when you'll be away, maybe over a summer vacation. You won't regret the end result.

Micah my love 11-30-2011 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Roccosmommy (Post 3744096)
Another vote for hardwood floors! Pergo can also be badly damaged by any water spillage or puppy accidents...it is a porous pressboard that swells like a sponge if water gets into the cracks. It IS messy to refinish hardwoods, but I would highly recommend you just check into a hotel for a couple of days while the work is being done, then allow at least a day for it to dry and air out. Better yet, plan the work when you'll be away, maybe over a summer vacation. You won't regret the end result.

I totally agree :thumbup::thumbup:

Nancy1999 12-01-2011 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by concretegurl (Post 3744084)
Especially in the Bay people are paying more for distressed hardwood flooring to be installed!


Or putting in hardwood & distressing it!

I just wanted to put it out there saving money not perfecting it can actually add value to your home.
Seriously, you really have to know what you are doing to properly distress wood, it's not as easy as it might seem. It’s very labor intensive, and it’s not just a job sloppily done. Some perfectionists don't even want the store bought distressed wood because it's often done by machine and each piece looks too similar, so they do hire artisans who know how to chisel and bang it up property. This of course really ups the per square foot cost and like most trends, it could become out of style. Hardwood itself add's value, ask your insurance company, but I'm not sure that different trends add long term real estate value, you have to sell the house while the the item is still trendy. I love the look though.

concretegurl 12-01-2011 09:31 AM
I agree distressed looks nice-for a vacation spot or if the entire home is themed to look "old" but yes fads come and go and again.

It would limit the perspective buyers later.

My first attempt at distressing a piece of furniture resulted in it being fire wood...cosmetic distressing definitely requires an experienced touch.


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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 (Post 3745119)
Seriously, you really have to know what you are doing to properly distress wood, it's not as easy as it might seem. It’s very labor intensive, and it’s not just a job sloppily done. Some perfectionists don't even want the store bought distressed wood because it's often done by machine and each piece looks too similar, so they do hire artisans who know how to chisel and bang it up property. This of course really ups the per square foot cost and like most trends, it could become out of style. Hardwood itself add's value, ask your insurance company, but I'm not sure that different trends add long term real estate value, you have to sell the house while the the item is still trendy. I love the look though.

MI Yorkielover 12-01-2011 10:15 AM
We had Bruce hardwood floors installed. Looks great. No regrets ;)


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