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Pets and Hardwood Floors

When choosing new flooring, one of the biggest factors people think about is durability. People want flooring that will last a long time, that are easy to clean, and that look good. However, factors like pets can really change the durability of flooring, and this goes for hardwood flooring as well. You may be surprised however, on how well hardwood flooring can stand up to pets, and how durable it can actually be.

It is true that scratches or stains can occur from pets on almost any type of flooring. Urine stains can leave discoloration, and small scratches can occur, especially from dogs, if the nails and paws of animals are unkempt. Did you also know that some dogs grow a lot of hair in the paw area, and hardwood floors can be slick for them, causing the pets to grip into floors with their paws or claws? Properly grooming your pets can help prevent damage to flooring.

I think it is also important to remember just how many advantages hardwood floors have over other types of flooring if you have pets. For example, pets can leave hair, dust, skin particles, fleas, and even the occasional urine stain. These types of messes are very hard to clean on certain types of flooring, especially carpet. With hardwood, you are able to easily clean up the mess, and you can manage the areas that get dirty much more easily than other types of floors. This is a big plus for people with more than one pet, or young pets that often make messes while learning proper house manners.

Hardwood floors also give you the option of staining and clear coating for increased protection. Scratches can be removed with some stain and varnish, and areas damaged can be repaired. This is not the case with all other types of flooring, again leading to a big advantage of having this type of flooring over others.

If you spend a little bit more money at the beginning, and purchase higher quality materials and flooring, you should also be able to protect yourself from scratches. More expensive products do tend to have more scratch resistant protection than cheaper products, and should really help protect your floor. If you know you are going to have pets, spending a little bit more money on your floor to start, will probably save you money in the long run.

You also have the option of placing mats and small rugs in high traffic areas. This will add even more protection, and when your pet is house trained and use to running on the floors, they can be removed with ease.

I also think it is important to remember that wood has a great look to it in almost any situation. Often a few scratches or dings do not begin to affect the overall beauty of wood or wood flooring. If anything, a few scratches gives it a little bit more character. Because of the beauty it keeps even with slight imperfections, wood is often the perfect choice for most homes.

About the Author

I work from home writing articles on all sorts of things. Recently, I've been renovating mine and my sister's houses so a lot of what I read on how-to's and stuff will be coming out here. I just finished refinishing my hardwood floors and am about to start building some steps down to the back yard from my patio. I have lived in Hawaii for the last fifteen years and I really can't get enough of it. I think every day just how grand life is and do my best to get out there and away from my computer. Anyways, I gotta get back to work so that I can go outside and play! Later!!!

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