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D-Dub,Aug 22 2007, 10: Wrote:hardwood works for dogs, but you have to buy something that is real hard. Most wood they sell is soft maple....... ash is good but super expensive.


The problem with laminate flooring is that it buckles and its hard to tell how much it will expand and contract. The weather in your area plays a huge factor for laminate flooring also. We live by a lake so the humidity is brutal, if you dont have the A/C on this actually really messes up the floor. Our hard wood floors dont seem to get affected by this though.
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Yeah, my father used used hardwood :lol:

He redid a kitchen in tile, and was very careful removing the old hardwood. He then put each peice through his planer to get rid of the rough looking surface, then he and my mom stained/sealed them. It was a lot of work...a lot...I remeber seeing my dad everyday in his garage putting peices through that planner for many days.

I'm sure its not top notch stuff, but jeebus do the dogs ever do some damage on that stuff. He will be selling in the next few years and Im sure a good sanding/sealing/whatever the process is will be needed to brighten up those floors.

With the stuff I have, the husky and staff can be playing tug of war, slipping the whole time, and never a sratch, its sweet. :D