How will a hardwood floor hold up with pets ?
This depends on how tame or active your pets are. Most of our floors have extra abrasion free coating in aluminum oxide which help to prevent scratches from larger pets. Even though this material helps in protecting the floor from scratches and abrasions; scratches aren’t really avoidable. The best to do would be to groom the pets (nail trimming, bladder training). The simple reality is that any floor can be adversely affected by a pet, through either scratches or stains from urine. Hardwood is more susceptible to scratches, so a larger pet with claws will have impact. Even tile, though nearly impervious to scratches, is vulnerable to staining because of grout lines and having a potentially porous surface. As with any floor, to prevent stains from urine or other accidents, it is of the utmost importance to spot clean immediately at the site of the accident and to maintain the floor through vigilant care the rest of the time. If you are providing good maintenance on the floor, it will r
This depends on how tame or active your pets are. The simple reality is that any floor can be adversely affected by a pet, through either scratches or stains from urine. Hardwood is more susceptible to scratches, so a larger pet with claws will have impact. Even tile, though nearly impervious to scratches, is vulnerable to staining because of grout line and having a potentially porous surface. As with any floor, to prevent stains from urine or other accidents, it is utmost importance to spot clean immediately at the site of the accident to maintain the floor through vigilant care the rest of the time. If you are providing good maintenance on the floor, it will retain its beauty for a longer period.
