New Floors!

[Rachel]

Oh, Anna, your floors are absolutely beautiful. I think you made a wonderful selection.

We have laminate (kitchen) and hardwood in the dining room and family room, and my dogs too seem to have sort of a hard time when they want to move fast. I've compromised by having strategically placed area rugs. Most of them are the kind that you can buy at a store like Kohls and that can be thrown in the washing machine when they get dirty. They have the rubber backing so they don't slip. I have a three larger area rugs that can't be washed that way. But even this *solution* in deference to the dogs has a down side. I think that rubber backing on the rugs gives off an odor of sorts. When I come home from being gone for a couple hours, I notice the smell and it's not *dog*. But this does seem to work for us.

[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.

[dukedogsmom]

Looks really nice! We've got carpet except for in the kitchen. Poor Bon. Maybe he'll get used to it. You've still got dog beds in the living room, right? Does he lay on them?

[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.

[shais_mom]

they look great!

[shais_mom]

AHHH someone else who had carpet in their kitchen! Gross! Ours left a couple months after we moved in. Put in Maple colored laminate. Dogs love it on hot days... or after a walk... they come in here a stretch out to cool their bellies, especially Bunny.

Your floors look great!! Much improved.

now I had linoleum in my kitchen and my parents insisted on laying their old carpet in my kitchen to keep it warmer.
I don't like it at all other than the tile/linoleum/etc would be hard for Keegan and her hips to get used too now.
My mom has carpet in her kitchen and so does my grandma. I don't get it. Something hard would be so much easier to clean!

[Ginger's Mom]

Looks great! And I am glad to hear that the furkids (except Bon) are getting comfortable with it. It has already been suggested several times, but strategically placed throw rugs will make running and playing easier for the kids. I have wood laminate in the sun room, and Ginger does slide around, and I think if the room were bigger (it's only 10x10) and I didn't have a throw rug she would avoid going in. But with the throw rug she knows she isn't going to slide too much, and it is easy to clean and fairly cheap to replace (every two years or so). I don't think Bon is going to let the other pups have fun for too long without joining in.

[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.