Cats And Engineered Hardwood Floors

Thanks to advances in printing and manufacturing you can find vinyl flooring or laminates that look like real wood.

Cats and engineered hardwood floors.

Cat pee and dog toenails. The trouble with hardwoods is that they are porous and if a cat urinates or vomits. We have a kitty we lovingly call madame barfary. Flooring professionals may try to dissuade you from hardwoods and direct you to materials that may hold up better to the wear and tear that comes with having pets in your home.

Posted by frykitty to pets animals 30 answers total 1 user marked this as a favorite. But you re also a dog mom or a cat dad or something in between. The short answer is yes. The outer or top layer of an engineered plank has a thin.

Engineered hardwood flooring whenever you see a product labeled as engineered think of the layers on a cake. That has you wondering if pets and hardwood floors can coexist. Hardwood floors can definitely be dog friendly. Floods are fairly rare but almost everybody has dog or a cat or a rabbit that will eventually leave a puddle on the hardwood floor.

I ve looked and looked but can t seem to discover whether cat barf is harmful to hardwood floors. Cats are seldom any problem with hardwood flooring as they are just too light to cause much damage at all due to nails. When you want real hardwood flooring you only have two choices with solid hardwood and engineered wood. So if you buy solid hardwood or high quality engineered hardwoods that can be refinished multiple times you ll be in good shape for later.

Hardwood floors are pretty. You love your pet like a kid. It s always good to have an insurance plan. If you have pets such as dogs or cats you may think having hardwood floors is out of the question.

When compared to all other types of flooring hardwood is still the best option for families with pets. Are pets always a deal breaker for hardwood floors. Accidents in terms of vomiting up their food or urination on hardwood should obviously be cleaned up right away. Hardwood floors can also be refinished and made to look like new many times through the years unlike engineered wood floors that only provides several refinishes.

Select a hardwood that can be refinished. Avoid porous flooring if you have cats hardwood floors are beautiful and they re very popular for that reason. Anyone have experience in this area.