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Post by kamkay on May 28, 2013 7:31:36 GMT -5
Jet is one of Sue's foster dogs who hates laminate-most of the time. We have laminate in the kitchen where he sleeps with carpet runners round 3 sides of the table. We deliberately left the bit in front of the counters and stove to discourage him from counter surfing, however when something really inviting is being cooked he forgets all about his lamiphobia! Greyhounds-who can work out what's going on in their pointy little heads?
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Post by francesd on May 28, 2013 14:13:09 GMT -5
We needed an easy clean floor that wouldn't cause any of the dog to slip. especially one of your dogs who we knew already didn't like laminate so we went for textured cushioned Vinyl. it's so easy to clean and the dogs are fine with it. it doesn't really look like vinyl as it looks like wood and has fooled a few people.
The main hiccup was that when it was first laid it wasn't glued down and I loved it but there was a fault in it so it had to be replaced, When they replaced it they had to glue it down (told to by their boss) and because the floor was perfect you can see where there are bumps on the floor. They should have told us the floor wasn't smooth enough and needed to be smoothed but it was too much hassle to argue this after having had it replaced once already. That's just something to bear in mind if you choose textured cushioned vinyl.
Fran
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Post by andywillow on May 28, 2013 14:21:00 GMT -5
We needed an easy clean floor that wouldn't cause any of the dog to slip. especially one of your dogs who we knew already didn't like laminate so we went for textured cushioned Vinyl. it's so easy to clean and the dogs are fine with it. it doesn't really look like vinyl as it looks like wood and has fooled a few people. The main hiccup was that when it was first laid it wasn't glued down and I loved it but there was a fault in it so it had to be replaced, When they replaced it they had to glue it down (told to by their boss) and because the floor was perfect you can see where there are bumps on the floor. They should have told us the floor wasn't smooth enough and needed to be smoothed but it was too much hassle to argue this after having had it replaced once already. That's just something to bear in mind if you choose textured cushioned vinyl. Fran x I think vinyl is fab and you can get some great wood effect ones. The only thing that put me off was that a couple of mine are real diggers with their beds, Joe shredded our lino in our old kitchen so we decided against it. |
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Post by vickyb on May 29, 2013 2:48:36 GMT -5
I had mixed feelings about swapping carpet for vinyl until the day after it was laid when one of the dogs projectile vomited all over it  . It was cleaned up and good as new in a couple of minutes. Had it been brand new carpet instead it would have been ruined. Since then it's had plenty of bodily secretions on it  and looks good as new. Since having it I've realised just how unhygenic and dirty our carpet must have been  . I put a big rug down in winter for extra warmth but they can be replaced much easier and cheaper than a carpet. |
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Post by ragsysmum on May 29, 2013 4:02:39 GMT -5
I'd never risk laminate with any of the oldies I always have......the vet bills would probably end up costing more than carpeting in the first place!
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Post by Letty's Mum on May 29, 2013 14:14:28 GMT -5
Had laminate in my old house and the hounds weren't keen so had rugs to break it up and they were fine with that. Like Sue says though, laminate isn't great for dogs who have accidents because it will spoil. Have a stone floor now so they can pizz on it all they want (not that they do ) Helen x |
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