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Question for those of you with engineered wood floors
Posted on 9/22/15 at 7:38 am
Posted on 9/22/15 at 7:38 am
We're looking for a type of floor that will hold up well to kids (two boys under 6 and another on the way). We also have a 7 yr old lab that isn't overly energetic, so I think if anything the boys will be harder on the floor than the dog.
What type of eng. wood floor do you have in your house, and how has it held up to kids and pets?
I loathe going the laminate route even though it will hold up better and they make some laminates to mimic handscraped/distressed wood... but it's laminate.
What type of eng. wood floor do you have in your house, and how has it held up to kids and pets?
I loathe going the laminate route even though it will hold up better and they make some laminates to mimic handscraped/distressed wood... but it's laminate.
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Posted on 9/22/15 at 7:42 am to meeple
just get the hardest one. They hold up nicely to dogs and kids, just dont go dark
Posted on 9/22/15 at 7:43 am to meeple
quote:Call Sid at (225) 389-5105.
7 year old lab
Get in front of the issue, stop dancing around and throwing up roadblocks.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 7:43 am to meeple
I bought Lumber Liquidator's bamboo after Katrina and it's beat to crap. I think good bamboo is supposed to be one of the tougher light colored woods, but this stuff is just garbage.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 7:57 am to meeple
We went with the thicker stuff, 30 year warrantee. Two older dogs, but younger dog cousins come to visit. It has held up very well, almost two years.
As Gaston said, avoid bamboo.
As Gaston said, avoid bamboo.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 7:58 am to trident
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just dont go dark
Ours is pretty dark and seems fine, FWIW.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 7:59 am to meeple
I installed some Pergo about 10 years ago. Our 2 girls plus all their friends and 2 labs and it still looks really good. It was Pergo African Paudak, but that particular style has been discontinued for a while now. Each board also has the underlayment already attached to it, so it made the install a little easier as well.
The only bad scratches we got was when my oldest daughter was 5, she convinced her grandparents it was ok to drive around the living room with her little sister on top of her pedal car that had a busted wheel. Had to pull up some boards and rearrange them so the worst scratches wound up under an area rug
One of these supporting 2 kids doesn't work on the floor
The only bad scratches we got was when my oldest daughter was 5, she convinced her grandparents it was ok to drive around the living room with her little sister on top of her pedal car that had a busted wheel. Had to pull up some boards and rearrange them so the worst scratches wound up under an area rug
One of these supporting 2 kids doesn't work on the floor
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:01 am to VetteGuy
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As Gaston said, avoid bamboo.
Avoid Lumber Liquidators.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:01 am to meeple
I've been putting the wood tile in a few houses. Looks great. Go check some of those out.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:03 am to meeple
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engineered wood floors
First off, F engineered wood flooring. Made the mistake of putting that in our house. The stuff is garbage. shite scratches at the drop of a hat.
I will eventually pull the crap up and put down the ceramic tile that looks like wood flooring. It's literally a once in a lifetime install. No worries, no scratches.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:03 am to whit
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wood tile
Type/brand?
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:04 am to VetteGuy
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went with the thicker stuff, 30 year warrantee
What type and brand?
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:06 am to meeple
Two yearso I put down hand scraped birch eng. hardwood from Discount Floor and Decor in my house. It's stained pretty dark.
It's held up much better than the maple rfom lumber Liq. I had in the other house.
No kids, but two golden retrievers.
It's held up much better than the maple rfom lumber Liq. I had in the other house.
No kids, but two golden retrievers.
This post was edited on 9/22/15 at 8:07 am
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:06 am to LateArrivalforLSU
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ceramic tile that looks like wood
I don't mind this at all, but Mrs meeple thinks it feels too hard and cold underfoot for her liking.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:13 am to meeple
Here's one my floor guy just laid. The homeowners picked it out. 
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:15 am to meeple
we installed Pergo XP hand sawn oak laminate in our house 3 years ago. still looks like the day we put it down. They had it side by side with real hand sawn oak and you couldnt tell the difference. People who come over think it is real wood. A couple of friends have since put the same floors in their house. It is a breeze to put down. I put down 1200 sq ft in about 3 days. that was with 2 buddies helping. we are all in sales so it's not like we are super handy. Here is the link. to the floors i purchased. LINK
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:19 am to meeple
i put some in my rental house--ripped up two layers of vinyl and linoleum. I wasn't ready to tile (going to do a complete gutting eventually), so I threw down laminate.
these days it looks a LOT better than it did just 10 or fewer years ago. There is a sealant that is better than anything you can get on amazon or in hardware/box stores. There is only one place i can find that imports it. it's worth it: CLICK GUARD
a flooring store in Indiana carries it: see the very last product on their accessories page. LINK
best stuff ever if you're worried about water at all.
these days it looks a LOT better than it did just 10 or fewer years ago. There is a sealant that is better than anything you can get on amazon or in hardware/box stores. There is only one place i can find that imports it. it's worth it: CLICK GUARD
a flooring store in Indiana carries it: see the very last product on their accessories page. LINK
best stuff ever if you're worried about water at all.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:23 am to FishinTygah84
I put down engineered hickory that I got from wholesale flooring. They smoked pro-source's price. Wood is very durable, biggest thing I suggest in going with engineered is to get the distressed finished, it hides all scratches and dents 1000x better than a smooth finish floor would.
As others have said the ceramic tile wood looks great and alot more durable. I went with the engineered wood as was jsut doing my bedrooms and already had tile throughout rest of house in the high traffic areas.
As others have said the ceramic tile wood looks great and alot more durable. I went with the engineered wood as was jsut doing my bedrooms and already had tile throughout rest of house in the high traffic areas.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:37 am to meeple
We had the engineered hand scraped stuff 2 houses ago and held up well against an energetic minpin and a 100 pound golden retriever. I would install again when the time comes.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 8:40 am to meeple
We have it and it has scratched from our Boxer. It hasn't gotten deep enough to see different colors but you can definitely see it when you shine a light. We have a medium dark color.
My dad has the "wood" tile in his bathroom. He loves it. I just think it would be freezing in our living room.
My dad has the "wood" tile in his bathroom. He loves it. I just think it would be freezing in our living room.
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