Since it's slow - a flooring question :)

gidge

We decided we really need to fix some of the floor in the kitchen that is water damaged - the problem is that they don't make the same width oak anymore.  Not only will the color be off in a section of the kitchen, the planks won't match.

Anyway, we're discussing replacing the whole floor.  So...what kinds of flooring do you have and do you like it?  How is it holding up?  We have a dog and 2 cats (and one is pretty cranky and doesn't like to be held so his back claws are long...no way to wrangle him long enough to clip them).  I feel like we need something sturdy

Thanks

Jenny829

We have tile in our kitchen, was there when we moved in.  It's not bad.  It's pretty easy to keep clean ( not that I mop all that often, haha ).  I like it fine enough.

LTF525

We have tile in the kitchen too. 

gidge

Thanks.  Is that what you have in your dining area also?  Our (very small ) dining area is only separated from the kitchen by island and then the dining area goes into the entry hallway.  So there isn't a great transition to have the kitchen be different flooring from the other areas.

 (we are for sure switching the laundry area from hardwood to tile.... if there's ever an issue with water in there, I don't want to have to go through all of this again )

HazelEyes730

We have the same laminate wood flooring by quick step throughout the bottom level of our house. It's dark the dark wenge wide plank. I love the look. It's durable, but if something heavy is dropped it will scratch or chip. It's easy fix with stain marker or chip filler they sell and it isn't noticable after using it. With my toddler and our dog it's held up well. The dark color needs to be cleaned all the time, which is a pain, but I love the look of dark floors.

Stacy092306

We have wood flooring in our breakfast area, where our table is.  In the kitchen area itself, we have tile.  Both of them are easy to clean.  We are currently house hunting, and in our next house, I really want all tile in the kitchen, where we would spend most of our time, and then hardwood in the dining room, which wouldn't be used as much.

DeputiesWife

we have tile in our kitchen and I hate it -- the grout keeps coming up despite DH fixing the subfloor and underneath the house. It is strong and sturdy though.

We have hardwood throughout. We have a large dog (had 2) and it held up ok -- its pretty beat up near the back door (our kitchen and dining room are connected).

My neighbor has pergo and that has held up very well. 

lovelainie

We have old, crappy peel and stick linoleum tiles in our kitchen. I hate them, but if we want anything else we'll have to replace the subflooring, which is probably going to snowball into a full kitchen remodel. I'm not prepared for that. What I really want is cork flooring.

The rest of our house is original (our house is 90 years old) oak hardwood. It's in great shape, aside from needing to be refinished.