The best flooring for pet owners is often vinyl flooring. While many people wouldn’t think vinyl would be a very pet friendly flooring choice, new luxury vinyl flooring is an excellent choice, and it’s great for small children, too. The flooring is scratch and stain resistant, low in allergens, easy to clean and maintain, and even quiet to walk on. This is a win/win in our books for all pet owners.

Tile flooring is a good choice in terms of wear and tear for pets. It won’t scratch easily. If pets don’t manage to make it outside before relieving themselves, urine won’t damage your floor, as it would with hardwood. However, much like stone, the surface is hard and uncomfortable for pets to lie on, but rugs will help.

Which leads us to hardwood. Hardwood is a popular choice of flooring, yet it is very difficult to have with pets in your home. Extra scratches from the nails of your pet will show up on hardwood, as will water spills. Hardwood is beautiful, but it’s difficult to have in a home with pets.

Bamboo is an excellent choice for homes with pets, for many different reasons. It’s harder than the hardest hardwoods, meaning it will stand up to more traffic. It won’t wear out, and it’s completely renewable, so it makes a good choice for those who are trying to be green. It is stain resistant, so you don’t have to worry about accidents or spills.

And then there is carpet. Carpet is not anymore friendly than hardwood. Carpet is difficult to keep clean with pets in your house. Cat and dog hair seem to be permanently embedded into the carpet fibers. It seems like you can clean the carpet, but in all reality, it’s very difficult to deep clean carpet.

In the grand scheme of things, make some time to really think about what type of flooring you need. With so many choices, make sure you make the BEST choice for you and your family.

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