How To Choose The Perfect Resilient Flooring For A Home With Pets
Pets bring life to any home… And we love that! But do you want to know what type of flooring is ideal for a home with pets? Chances are you need a floor that is easy to maintain and will withstand muddy paw prints from your dog and scratches from your cat. Find out what to look for when shopping for pet-friendly resilient flooring, and check out some tips on how to keep your floor looking like new over the years.
Easy to Maintain
Keeping a clean house is usually somewhat more complicated if we have a pet. Therefore, we recommend that you choose a resilient floor that is easy to clean. Opt for colors and patterns that are more visually pleasing when it comes to dust and pet hair. It is better to bet on speckled designs than on a clear white floor.
Characteristics of pet floors
When we choose flooring for a house with pets, we should look for an option that is resistant to scratches and easy to clean, as it must be prepared for frequent and thorough cleaning. In this sense, the best floors for pets will be those that are resistant to moisture and stains.
In addition to being “off-road”, the best floor for homes with pets must also be non-slip, since dogs like to run around the house a lot and, on a slippery floor, they are exposed to some type of accident.
For this reason, it is advisable to avoid highly polished and shiny surfaces, and opt for floors with rougher finishes. Likewise, we must avoid upholstered floors and carpets, since, although they are very decorative and provide great warmth to the home, they can become full of hair, being an unhygienic solution.
The problem is that we will not always find a material that meets all these objectives and also fits with our aesthetic tastes.
Laminates: floors for pets with many possibilities
Wood-like laminate floors, especially the specific models for high-traffic spaces are a good option: their surface layer protects the floor from the “runs” of dogs and cats, and it also absorbs the noise of your footsteps.
As you already know, laminate flooring perfectly reproduces natural parquet and other materials, such as hydraulic tiles, ceramic or cement, so the aesthetic possibilities are endless. It is also very interesting for four reasons:
- Laminate floors are resistant to moisture and abrasion.
- They are easy to clean.
- They mimic the rough texture of wood.
- In fact, there are even some laminate floors with antibacterial treatment that can be very interesting if we have pets.
Fewer cut claws with scratch-resistant floors
Anyone who has a dog knows it well: even before seeing the animal you can already hear the click of the claws on the ground. For many, it means that the time has come to cut the claws of their furry friends, lest they scratch the parquet or laminate flooring. The operation ends up being, in most cases, a true torture for the animal and its owner. So why not install a scratch-resistant floor that better withstands attacks from nails and claws?
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