We had a Pergo floor put in our house in Grand Rapids, and our golden retriever scratched it. Plus it water stained. We had it replaced with real board-by-board hardwood with three coats of polyurethane. The dog then scratched the poly, but not down to the wood. Still, after three years it needed to be sanded.
So we went to a rustic-textured, all-tile floor at our condo because it's in the middle of sand dunes and we knew we and he would be tracking in sand. That has been a joy to maintain, not too slippery for the dog, not too cold due to heating vents on the floor. The tile is wiped up immediately by the person who spills anything, and puppies are crated and taken out every half hour during housebreaking, so a spill spreading has never been an issue.
Our house in tv came with carpet, which we are ripping up and replacing with tile to match the kitchen, baths, and entrance. I can't wait. The person who installed the kitchen is going to do this on the side, at a much lower installation price. He came in to fix a cracked tile, so we saw his finish work. The matching tile is already bought. We just have to get down there to have the job done.
PS: Stanley Steemer does a fantastic job of steaming tile floors, and will seal the grout too, although I've been told that sealing the grout will void the warranty, so don't do that till the warranty expires.
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