Dogs With Hardwood Floors. Kids Too

Like high heels there is no perfect solution eliminating problems with scratching, Hardwood floor and dogs dings, and dents when it comes to dogs, kids, and hardwood floors. Larger, heavier pets can damage hardwood floors quickly. Their favorite sport seems to be running to the door when the doorbell rings. Using rugs in this area can reduce scratching when Fido finds he can't stop and keeps banging into the front door while scratching the floor at the same time.

Haven't Bought That New Floor Yet?

For those in the planning stage, a choice to hardwoods that do not show damage as much as others is a solution. Obtaining hardwoods with busier grain patterns and low luster finishes will certainly hide dog damage more than those with open grain patterns and high gloss finishes.

Taking a look at the spectrum, some of the better choices could be character graded oaks, or ash with natural oil finishes or matte sheen levels. A poor choice would be a first grade maple and a high gloss finish.

On another note, we found a decent solution for preventing or minimizing dog nail damage we like to call doggie boots. In a nutshell, doggy boots are a protective coating that is applied on a regular basis to dogs nails. Other protective solutions call for

trimming animal nails on a regular basis or just keeping them in their backyard doghouse.

How About Those Kids?

Kids? That's a mouthful just thinking about it. The current popularity of hand scraped flooring could be an answer. Many can be somewhat pricey unless you look for some Chinese imports online in the mid three to five dollar a square foot range. Other solutions with kids are a basic understanding how you feel about your hardwood floors. But as any parent knows, kids don't have attention span like adults, so any lecturing may go in one ear and out the other.

Related Pages:

• Floors and High Heels
• Moving Furniture and Hardwood Floors
• Dogs and Kids With Hardwood
• Cleaning Hardwood Floors
• Hardwood Floor Scratch Repair
• Hardwood Floor Protectors. Furniture, Rugs
• Vacuum Cleaners and Hardwood Floors