HARDWOOD FLOORS AND PETS

I love hardwood floors but we've got an extremely active young Golden Retriever and this dog may grow to be 70 pounds. What are a few of the concerns that I need to need for choosing the proper hardwood floors for pets?

This is one of the most frequent questions we hear from households with pets, particularly big dogs. The fact with pets urine (while it is acidic) is it's similar to spilling a glass of orange juice. This alone won't lead to harm to your hardwood floors if cleaned up in a timely way. Hardwood flooring is developed to be dwelt on slow wear and tear isn't only inevitable, it needs to be expected.

Scratches and dents will accumulate on the surface of the wood floors as time passes. These slowly become a character of your home and reminder of the adventures shared indoors. With that said, there are techniques to reduce the visibility and keeping your perfect floors before and after the installation.

It's the house owner's duty to research on what kind of flooring is best suited for their loved ones. When selecting hardwood flooring, it is important to consider several factors that will affect the usage of your hardwood. These include the Finish, Hardness, Color, and Texture:

Finish:

The end functions as a protective coating over or inside the hardwood. When selecting a finish, think about a matte finish that may reflect less light creating little scratches almost undetectable.

Hardness:

Hardness, also referred to as Janka Rating, is your very over-rated house in hardwood flooring. High Janka Rating hardwood floors will radically decrease dents made by 70+ lb dog claws, but it's much less likely to have some impact on preventing scrapes on the surface.

Texture:

Wood flooring is available in hand scraped and wire-brushed feel creating a distressed natural look. When choosing a softer wood species, texture could make the relatively lower Janka Rating insignificant. Let us face it, even if you get a dent on a rough looking floor it'll blend right in.

Colour:

Natural coloured flooring will hide scratches more than the usual stained hardwood. When deep scratches occur, it may get through the finish into the bare wood. If your blot is a radically different colour than the natural wood colour, it is going to stick out like a sore thumb.

After 15-20 decades of residential usage, your wood flooring might be beginning to show its age. The good news is that the majority quality hardwood floors supplies a sand-able wear layer, you'll have the ability to restore your hardwood flooring to new. Just call your local hardwood flooring store and they'll be able to sand and complete your flooring to make it seem brand new.