Let's talk hardwood flooring. Who's got them or has had them? Pros? Cons?

[Jer]

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Engineered bamboo new vs. now, about 8 years of a 130lbs lab

Ewe, that didn't seem to hold up too well.

[nogaroheli]

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Engineered bamboo new vs. now, about 8 years of a 130lbs lab

Wow! Mine's not that bad but doesn't look like the new stuff anymore either.

[nogaroheli]

What would be a large dog resistant hardwood?

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

What would be a large dog resistant hardwood?

Hedge. But I don't think they make floors outta that.

[Tinelement]

So you wouldn't do bamboo again?

I would do it again.

[Tinelement]

We have engineered bamboo (with some type of "hard coating on it) on our main level, I installed it in 2007. It still looks good but our two 70 pound labs have scratched it pretty badly. We are considering something pre-finished we can install ourselves that will hold up to big dogs- not sure what that would be yet.

I also have 120lb Saint and did have 130lb Greater Swiss Mountain dog (he died 2.5yrs ago). Bamboo is in great shape.

[Wulf202]

I really like the vinyl plank. The engineered wood products are junk, the only reason I installed them is that I got them for $0.33/sf.

[Tinelement]

Hedge. But I don't think they make floors outta that.

Speaking to this....

No hard wood in front of doors the dogs frequent.

Or eating areas.

Hard wood in bedrooms, kitchen, and family rooms. Tile everywhere else.

[Irving]

We used Traffic Master vinyl wood flooring. I have pictures but it's only been a year so it pretty much looks the same. If you do tile, get a commercial scrub brush on a solid wood broom handle (the thicker the better) and it will make cleaning a breeze. Having cleaned tile floors hundreds of times in restaurant kitchens, a stiff brush will make it a snap in a residential home.

[Jer]

I would do it again.

I wasn't sure what you were saying when you said you'd do hardwood. I guess you were lumping them all in the same category as in hardwood v carpet but I wasn't sure if you meant you did bamboo this time but in the next place you wouldn't and would opt for hardwood instead. Just clarifying.

Speaking to this....

No hard wood in front of doors the dogs frequent.

Or eating areas.

Hard wood in bedrooms, kitchen, and family rooms. Tile everywhere else.

You did hardwood in the kitchen?