New Floors!

[anna_66]

With the new floors, you get to hear their claws clicking and it's a wonderful little sound.

LOL! Little? Not so little here I don't know, the bigger the dog the bigger the sound?! But I am getting used to it.

Thanks for the nice replies everyone. I think the three of them are adjusting well, it's just Bon (yes, very much so a drama king ) He gets spooked by so many things, guess this is just one of them he's going to have to get over!

I am going to be obsessed with cleaning them though! I was coming in from the garage and a Huney furball came floating right at me
Oh well at least like you say, I can see what's there where with the carpet it was all hiding (which wasn't always a bad thing)

[Cincy'sMom]

I am going to be obsessed with cleaning them though! I was coming in from the garage and a Huney furball came floating right at me
Oh well at least like you say, I can see what's there where with the carpet it was all hiding (which wasn't always a bad thing)

That is a downside...I am constantly picking up furballs off the floor! They are so much more noticeable then in carpet, and even right after sweeping, it seems another small animal has formed!!

[petslover]

The floors look really good. Carpet with pets rarely work. We had to pull our carpet a few years ago. They didn't like it at first, but they got used to it.

[Animalhouse26]

I think they look LOVELY!! WOW!! What a big difference. I LOVE tile and Hardwood floorings. In my mom's house we had carpet through out.And we moved out and now just have carpet in the bedrooms. Falise can care less really.. Ty.. I never thought about him not likeing the tile.. cause he is always a Dog bed type of dog. If there isn't something on the floor for him to lay on, he wont! Period! Lol Carpet or not! :-) So, I Don't know!


As far as vaccuming on the tile.. I found this vaccum and it is AMAZING!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1188438378410

It is made FOR Tiles and hard floors! it is Light,and Moves VERY Smooth! I have a sensitive back,and it doesn't bother me AT ALL! I LOVE IT! I bring it out every other day and vaccum!

[Grace]

Your floors look great!!

We put in hardwood floors a year ago. Best thing we ever did. Douglas is allergic to the cats, and we have 6. With the carpet, I could never vacuum all the hair up - with the wood floors it's a snap!!

We don't have any dogs, but the 6 cats are so funny. They run around the circuit, sliding as they go. Hasn't bothered them one iota. One of the cats loves lying on the wood - he seems to know he matches the color

The wood goes into the kitchen, and I have not had any trouble with it. We have a huge L-shape LR, DR, Kitchen and it looks better to have it all uniform.

[elizabethann]

Nice floors. Nice dogs too.

[Sevaede]

That looks superb! Poor Bon, it will be okay. *petpetpet*

The only rooms in our apt that have carpet are the bedrooms and the living room. It is tile through the rest. Spanky first came home to hardwood and tile throughout so she has been used to it. She slides a lot when she is running but she doesn't even pay any mind to that.

(while apt hunting, I found a place that had carpet ONLY in the kitchen!)

[lizbud]

The new flooring looks great. I would love to have it in my kitchen.
When I bought this house, first thing I did was remove all the old carpet
to show the hardwood floors. I had to go with the area rugs & a few throw
rugs for Buddy. I was always worried about his re-injuring his hips with a
bad fall. I think big dogs must feel very unsteady with slick flooring & I
don't blame them. The kitties don't seem to mind, one way or the other.

[CathyBogart]

When my parents put in hardwood floor, Star did NOT like it at first, but she got used to it after a few weeks.

[cyber-sibes]

Your new floors look super, Anna! Have you stopped sliding on them yet?
We have tile in the kitchen/dining area now, and Jack especially seems to like to lie on it, even though the living room carpet is just a foot away. It must be cooler on the tile. The hair does seem to gather in the corners, but I use a floor attachment on the vaccuum & it sucks it up quickly. I wish it came out of the carpets as easily!

[Rachel]

The hair does seem to gather in the corners, but I use a floor attachment on the vaccuum & it sucks it up quickly.

Oh and it is so satisfying to see it go. I know, it doesn't take much to give me a thrill. In celebration of your new floors, go out and buy yourself a Swiffer for those in between times when you don't want to drag out the vacuum.

[lizbud]

Oh and it is so satisfying to see it go. I know, it doesn't take much to give me a thrill.

Oh Rachel, you gave me a big chuckle confessing this. Some days I
feel the same way.LOL

[Christiansmommy]

Looks great!! The nice thing about laminate, is that it cleans so well!! But yes, those flying fur balls of hair are a bit more noticeable on the wood than carpet! We have Pergo in our foyer, kitchen, and hallway...so in order for Harlee to get anywhere, she has to use it. Took a bit at first for her to get use to it...and she still has her moments where she runs to the carpet ( for safety) of that mean slipper floor! We have a galley kitchen...and so when she walks down it one way...she will sometimes back up all the way down...to get out into the main part of the kitchen...as to be slow and careful, it is a funny sight!....

If she gets running on it....watch out...b/c she'll slide right into you (or a door) when she finally does try to put her breaks on!. She has a hard time chasing the cats on it, so that's a plus!

But I love it anyway, and I will always have Pergo from now on...so easy to keep clean...it is too hard of a wood for dirt to get embedded into it, and I love that!

Post pics, if you decide to re-paint any walls

[kuhio98]

I (and Willy, of course) highly recommend the Dirt Dawg. http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=131774

I turn it on as I go out the door and runs around to its hearts content (or until its battery runs down ) and no more dust bunnies i/e rolling tumbleweeds (those suckers are huge!)

It runs under the beds and furniture. I do try to make sure that all light-weight area rugs are up and out of the way. It will try to suck them up. Also stuff like long power cords might get wound around the brushes. This thing really works!

[mruffruff]

Thanks! I just ordered one. Sounds like just what I need.