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Pet-Friendly Flooring? dominoo1 07-08-2006
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Posted by on July 8, 2006, 5:10 pm
We have animals that spit up, etc. on our carpeting regularly;
therefore, we are planning to replace the carpet throughout our house
with a pet-friendly flooring. Our pets spit up, etc while we are at
work so it is often several hours before the material can be wiped up.
Seems like good-quality sheet vinyl with a wood-grain pattern would be
our best option as ceramic tile or laminate flooring has seams. Seams
would allow the pet spit-up, etc. to soak in the cracks. Any
suggestions or ideas?


Posted by Eigenvector on July 8, 2006, 5:20 pm

> We have animals that spit up, etc. on our carpeting regularly;
> therefore, we are planning to replace the carpet throughout our house
> with a pet-friendly flooring. Our pets spit up, etc while we are at
> work so it is often several hours before the material can be wiped up.
> Seems like good-quality sheet vinyl with a wood-grain pattern would be
> our best option as ceramic tile or laminate flooring has seams. Seams
> would allow the pet spit-up, etc. to soak in the cracks. Any
> suggestions or ideas?
>

Well you might want to address why the animals are spitting up first -
that's not totally normal on a routine basis.

But as to your question, if you get a good quality office carpet that cleans
up very easily and is tougher than a mother to boot. The only detraction is
that it looks like .....well an office carpet.



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on July 8, 2006, 5:31 pm
A PET DOOR with fenced in penned in area will go a long way to fix your
problem!

Our dogs come and go as they please, and the best part is we never have
to open a door to let them out.

yeah sheet vinyl appears to be the best choice, and if your animals
have urine soaked the floor theres only ONE solution to the odor. scrub
the floor and seal with outdoor polyurethane, so that moisture doesnt
allow the odor to reoccur.


Posted by J. Clarke on July 8, 2006, 8:44 pm
hallerb@aol.com wrote:

> A PET DOOR with fenced in penned in area will go a long way to fix your
> problem!
>
> Our dogs come and go as they please, and the best part is we never have
> to open a door to let them out.
>
> yeah sheet vinyl appears to be the best choice, and if your animals
> have urine soaked the floor theres only ONE solution to the odor. scrub
> the floor and seal with outdoor polyurethane, so that moisture doesnt
> allow the odor to reoccur.

Seal with shellac, then put polyurethane over it if you need to. Shellac is
a very effective odor barrier.

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--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

Posted by Darryl on July 8, 2006, 10:26 pm

Eigenvector wrote:
> > We have animals that spit up, etc. on our carpeting regularly;
> > therefore, we are planning to replace the carpet throughout our house
> > with a pet-friendly flooring. Our pets spit up, etc while we are at
> > work so it is often several hours before the material can be wiped up.
> > Seems like good-quality sheet vinyl with a wood-grain pattern would be
> > our best option as ceramic tile or laminate flooring has seams. Seams
> > would allow the pet spit-up, etc. to soak in the cracks. Any
> > suggestions or ideas?
> >
>
> Well you might want to address why the animals are spitting up first -
> that's not totally normal on a routine basis.

Kidney failure is common in older dogs, & it can cause repeated
vomiting. Have it checked with a simple blood test. If you catch it
early enough, you can treat it.

I did not catch it early enough.


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