Best dog and water resistant flooring?

Posted by John Weiss on August 29, 2006, 3:39 pm

Ceramic tile. The bonus is that the dog will learn very quickly he can't
turn or stop very well on it when he's running...

Posted by Marcel Beaudoin on August 29, 2006, 4:39 pm

What size of dog do you have, and how often do you walk it/have it groomed.

If it is a heavy(ish) dog (lab-sized or bigger by my guess) that is
consistently allowed to have longish nails, you will want to worry more
about the finish you put on the flooring. You will want a lot of coats of
something pretty resistant.

If you have a light dog or you ahve a dog whose claws are always cut/worn
down to not touch the flooring, you don't need to worry as much about
scratches.

We (my wife and I) have a miniature schnauzer/shih-tzu blend that is about
12 lbs. We have wood floors throughout the house, and after almost two
years ahve seen very little effect on the wood floor. The people before us
(1 year) had an Olde English Sheepdog, and therewere no scratches from him
either.

--
Marcel and Moogli
http://mudbunny.blogspot.com/

Posted by No on August 29, 2006, 5:18 pm

Harry Muscle wrote:

> I'm looking for opinions on what kind of floor to install in our new
> place. We have a dog and a fish tank, so I'm looking for options that
> would stand up to dog claws, possible dog mistakes, and minor
> (sometimes major) spilling of water from the fish tank.
>
> We've had real hardwood before (finished onsite), but the dog scratched
> it up real good with his nails. We've had laminate before also,
> however, any water left standing for any significant amount of time
> caused the seams to swell. Now I know in a perfect world I shouldn't
> have to worry about standing water, however, I don't wanna have to deal
> with replacing parts of the floor in case one of these days there is a
> puddle of water that sits there for a day or two.
>
> I'm currently looking at vinyl plank flooring. It's like vinyl tiles,
> however, it's made to look like wood. One company that makes it is
> www.karndean.com . Anyone have any experience with this kind of
> flooring? I'm guessing it totally water proof, how about scratches
> though?
>
> Any other suggestions I should look at?
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>

I cant believe no one has said vinyl or linoleum sheet goods. Minimal
seams, easy to clean and stand up well to all sorts of abuse.
Softer than tile, no grout joints (which are harder to clean). And not
too expensive.

Posted by Shelly on August 30, 2006, 9:52 am

wrote:

>We've had real hardwood before (finished onsite), but the dog scratched
>it up real good with his nails.

I think wood is about the best flooring surface for both humans and
dogs. I have not found it to be particularly scratch-prone. What
scratches *do* happen can be easily buffed out with a little
stain-varnish combo.

As for the dog's nails, if they are clicking on the floor, they are too
long and ought to be trimmed. Keeping the dog's nails short will go a
long way toward keeping your floor scratch-free.

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

I would prefer not to.
-- Bartleby the Scrivener

Posted by Suja on August 30, 2006, 10:21 am

> I think wood is about the best flooring surface for both humans and
> dogs. I have not found it to be particularly scratch-prone.

Every home I've visited that had a combination of large dogs and wood floor,
I've found to be scratched up. A friend of mine hasn't had a dog in years,
but the gouges left by her Lab is still there on the floor.

> As for the dog's nails, if they are clicking on the floor, they are too
> long and ought to be trimmed.

So, when are you taking delivery of Pan? I've tried all sorts of things,
including daily Dremeling, but that's one dog whose quick just refuses to
shrink back. I've finally resigned myself to living with it instead of
driving myself crazy over it. One of these days, I'll take pictures of her
nails; they're mostly white and you can see the quick really well - promise
they'll make you want to cry.

Suja

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