Best Hardwood Floor Options for Pet Owners

Elevate the value of your home while maintaining the home’s warm, welcoming atmosphere. Hardwood floors are easy to clean. They can be decorated with rugs or small carpets, and they can come in an astonishingly diverse variety of colors and styles.

Unfortunately, pets’ claws can damage many wood floors. Let’s take a closer look at how some common hardwood floors fare against pets:

• Pine floors. Unfinished hardwood floors made of pine can create some annoying challenges for pet owners. Dogs, for instance, can cause substantial damage to pine floors because the soft wood can be easily scratched and tarnished, especially when it’s left unfinished.

• White oak. Prefinished hardwood floors made with white oak can be a more sound choice when you have pets, especially if you choose a moderately hard wood like white or red oak. Although they’re stronger than soft woods, oak floors may show wear and tear over time when subjected to abuse from pets and kids!

• Hickory. Hickory hardwood flooring is a strong and durable wood that can withstand a large amount of abuse from your pets. Hickory may be more expensive than other material options, but the investment may be worth the decreased likelihood of damage and the reduced maintenance burden, not to mention peace of mind.

Are you The importance of selecting the right hardwood flooring material cannot be understated. When considering hardwood floors, remember that you can almost always refinish your floors if they get damaged.

Do you need advice on installing the right type of hardwood floors in your home?

Call the team at Elegant Floors today at (408)773-8924! Our team will help provide insight and advice about your new flooring project.