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> Hi, > My puppy ate and destroyed the carpet in my dining room.  So we are now > trying to decide the best thing to replace the carpet with. I think that > we have decided that carpet is not the way to go in a dining area that > is used everyday just because of normal use(not just the dog eating it > ).   I was wondering if anyone had any comments/feedback on how the > following have stood up in their homes to a 66+ pound dog and normal > wear and tear: > linoleum

I had a Golden Retriever dig 2 12" diameter holes in a linoleum floor while I was out for an *hour*.  Never did it again and it would have been much easier since that flooring was replaced with vinyl tiles. > regular hardwood

I have a year-old Vizsla and he hasn’t damaged our hardwood floors in the year that we’ve had him.  We do try to keep his nails clipped regularly. That has probably helped. > pre-finished hardwood

My golden did no damage to pre-finished parquet flooring I installed.  The furniture was less forgiving, however… > wood laminate flooring(pergo, etc)

Good luck! Dave

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We just put Wilson Art laminate on our kitchen floor.  Our flooring guy suggested we use it instead of hardwood because we live in a slab house.  Since, in our case, it would have been much more expensive to go with real hardwood floors (from the same guy) I figured he had no axe to grind and chose the Wilson Art. regards jerry gitomer

| | |We are looking zat replacing 15+ Yr old carpet |with a wood/laminate. We have a concrete slab |subfloor. How would your solution work there? | | | |> I replaced my 10 y/o grungy carpet in living |room, dining room hall way with |> red oak #1 common hardwards that was 3/4" thick. |> cost came out ot $2.36 (including tax) per |square foot.  Had it installed, |> sanded, 3 coats of poly for $2.50 sq/ft, for |less than |> $5 sq/ft. |> |> Pergo is the same price as this, maybe a little |more, prefinished floors are |> above this amount too.  Linoleum is more water |and |> spilled food proof, but it can be cut by |dropping a knife or fork or |> something. |> |> Anyfloor can be damaged.  Carpet gets matted and |grungy, but is the cheapest |> way to go.  hardwoods can be sanded/recoated |> up to 10time or so.  I forgo’d Pergo when I |found I could get real hw’s for |> less.  You’ll have to spring extra for shoe |molding, |> maybe some thresholding, and the like. |> |> |> > Hi, |> > |> > My puppy ate and destroyed the carpet in my |dining room.  So we are now |> > trying to decide the best thing to replace the |carpet with. I think that |> > |> > we have decided that carpet is not the way to |go in a dining area that |> > is used everyday just because of normal |use(not just the dog eating it |> > ).   I was wondering if anyone had any |comments/feedback on how the |> > following have stood up in their homes to a |66+ pound dog and normal |> > wear and tear: |> > |> > linoleum |> > regular hardwood |> > pre-finished hardwood |> > wood laminate flooring(pergo, etc) |> > |> > We have talked to several "professionals" and |have gotten conflicting |> > info as to which would hold up better. |> > |> > Thanks, |> > sharon |> > |> > — |> > |> > Sharon Reposa Quaranta |> > The MathWorks, Inc.            WWW  : |http://www.mathworks.com |> > 3 Apple Hill Drive                  Phone: |(508) 647-7000 |> > Natick, MA 01760-1500            FAX : (508) |647-7202 |> > |> |> — |> |> ###> reply to: b-l-u-e-b-l-u-r-8-9 a t y-a-h-o-o |dot c-o-m    <### |> |> | | | |Before you buy.

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Hi, My puppy ate and destroyed the carpet in my dining room.  So we are now trying to decide the best thing to replace the carpet with. I think that we have decided that carpet is not the way to go in a dining area that is used everyday just because of normal use(not just the dog eating it ).   I was wondering if anyone had any comments/feedback on how the following have stood up in their homes to a 66+ pound dog and normal wear and tear: linoleum regular hardwood pre-finished hardwood wood laminate flooring(pergo, etc) We have talked to several "professionals" and have gotten conflicting info as to which would hold up better. Thanks, sharon — The MathWorks, Inc.            WWW  : http://www.mathworks.com 3 Apple Hill Drive                  Phone: (508) 647-7000 Natick, MA 01760-1500            FAX : (508) 647-7202

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We are looking zat replacing 15+ Yr old carpet with a wood/laminate. We have a concrete slab subfloor. How would your solution work there? > I replaced my 10 y/o grungy carpet in living

room, dining room hall way with > red oak #1 common hardwards that was 3/4" thick. > cost came out ot $2.36 (including tax) per

square foot.  Had it installed, > sanded, 3 coats of poly for $2.50 sq/ft, for less than > $5 sq/ft. > Pergo is the same price as this, maybe a little

more, prefinished floors are > above this amount too.  Linoleum is more water and > spilled food proof, but it can be cut by

dropping a knife or fork or > something. > Anyfloor can be damaged.  Carpet gets matted and

grungy, but is the cheapest > way to go.  hardwoods can be sanded/recoated > up to 10time or so.  I forgo’d Pergo when I

found I could get real hw’s for > less.  You’ll have to spring extra for shoe molding, > maybe some thresholding, and the like. > Hi, > My puppy ate and destroyed the carpet in my

dining room.  So we are now > trying to decide the best thing to replace the

carpet with. I think that > we have decided that carpet is not the way to

go in a dining area that > is used everyday just because of normal

use(not just the dog eating it > ).   I was wondering if anyone had any

comments/feedback on how the > following have stood up in their homes to a

66+ pound dog and normal > wear and tear: > linoleum > regular hardwood > pre-finished hardwood > wood laminate flooring(pergo, etc) > We have talked to several "professionals" and

have gotten conflicting > info as to which would hold up better. > Thanks, > sharon > —

> Sharon Reposa Quaranta

> The MathWorks, Inc.            WWW  :

http://www.mathworks.com > 3 Apple Hill Drive                  Phone: (508) 647-7000 > Natick, MA 01760-1500            FAX : (508) 647-7202

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