Can you give me your thoughts on your bamboo floor? Is it water resistant? Does it scratch easily? Was it expensive? How do you feel about it if I have 2 small dogs.. about 14 lbs each? Comparable to solid hardwood or different?? I'm going crazy trying to decide: Laminate, bamboo or hardwood... Any suggestions?? Thank you.
I think its great. It is cool and easy to keep clean but it doesn't have the long life as other floorings might.
For your situation with having pets, and possibly even children some day, I'd go with the laminate. It's not as "touchy" as bamboo or hardwood. Some areas in the house in in now are hardwood. To me, it's a pain in the butt to keep up with . I will replace with either a laminate, stone or ceramic next time.
it depends on the room. My sister put bamboo in her kitchen and my brother put laminate in his kitchen. Both have kids and pets and both regret their choices because the materials have become dinged and marked up within a couple of years and have also suffered water damage due to the backings being absorbent. If you can afford it, use hardwood in most living spaces. In a kitchen or bath, I recommend porcelain ceramic tile. My kitchen has 12" square porcelain tile and I like it a lot. Completely impervious to anything a child or animal can do do it. I used the matte finish textured type so it isn't slippery. It looks like reddish tan sandstone. I would never use regular laminate in any area with moisture or heavy wear -- I've seen too many disasters with it in other peoples homes. Plus I think it always looks fake, not matter how "high end" it is. One exception is an excellent, cheap and easy solution though that might be perfect for you: the TrafficMaster Allure vinyl laminate floor that looks like wood. Check it out in Home Depot and I think you'll be surprised how real it looks and feels at half the price of most other flooring. It's simple to install, is comfortable and soft for kids, impervious to moisture and looks good. I've used Trafficmaster tiles in two of my homes and it always gets compliments and is as tough as nails. You could hose it down if you needed to -- it's solid vinyl. Plus, if you want to upgrade to something else later, it is a "floating" floor and rips out quickly.
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