speaking of wood floors and such

[RACER X]

btw, thts why i mentioned 12mm laminte, much thicker, doesn't sound hollow like 7-8mm stuff

if lam. looked bad after 1 yr, real wood woulda looked worse and refinishing is a task, plus it'd be hard to match stain from 1 room to the next if i had to refinish. so then it would be refinsh the while d-stairs, 1200-1300ft

[JoJoYZF]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

So don't get the kind that you have to install and THEN sand and finish.

Get pre-finished. I took a piece and scraped a quarter over it fairly hard and it didn't leave more than a tiny groove that I was able to buff out very quickly.

The problem with that is with the traffic of the 3 pets and 2 kids is going to beat up a true hardwood pretty quick. The one scratch that you put into the floor as a test is nothing but when its claws running all over it, kids toys, things being dropped, etc., that floor with have a ton of those little scratches in it in no time.

Good quality laminate (like the 12mm and some 10mm stuff) is going to be harder to damage and hide the little scratches it does get better. The only laminate that dents and scratches easily is the cheap stuff that looks like crap anyway. The laminate in my house has had 2 dogs running on it for a few years now and a ton of foot traffic but when its mopped it still looks nearly new.

[HurricaneHeather]

So the solution is to not have kids or dogs?

[RACER X]

sure , they just can't walk on the real wood floors.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by RACER X

i think he means engineered wood, kinda in between lam and real wood

No. I didn't.

I meant pre-finished.

The home we toured when looking at what to build had 3 kids, 3 dogs, and a maniac cat. After 5 years, the floors looked pristine.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

No. I didn't.

I meant pre-finished.

The home we toured when looking at what to build had 3 kids, 3 dogs, and a maniac cat. After 5 years, the floors looked pristine.

can't find the diff between prefinished and engineered

[OneSickPsycho]

Don't they make tile that looks like wood now?

[JoJoYZF]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

So the solution is to not have kids or dogs?

Exactly lol

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by RACER X

can't find the diff between prefinished and engineered

Found it, first link on Google

http://www.camposhardwoodfloors.com/...nfinished.html

[LeeNetworX]

Going on 5 years now with 3 dogs and a 1.5 year old and our real oak floors still look fantastic.

Do whatever you want, Ed. I'll stick with real wood, thanks.