About 63 percent of all U.S. households have a pet. We love our animal friends! But they can be tough on some types of floors. One of the biggest problems with pets is their nails. If you don’t keep them trimmed, they could scratch a laminate or hardwoodMany pets also shed, and, they may not always remember they’re housebroken! The good news is that you can have a beautiful floor and still keep the family pet! Vinyl flooring is a popular flooring option for families with pets. Luxury vinyl and vinyl sheet are highly durable, long-lasting, and resistant to moisture, scratches and dents. They are also easy to maintain. And here's another benefit of vinyl: it softens the sound of your pet’s nails when they walk across the floor. Laminate is an excellent choice if you have a pet who has the run of the house. Armstrong laminate floors have the VisionGuard™ wear layer that protects against scratches, stains, and scuffs. Laminate is also easy to clean.

Just dust mop or vacuum regularly and use a damp mop and Armstrong Hardwood & Laminate Floor Cleaner for a thorough cleaning. Hardwood flooring and pets aren’t typically a marriage made in flooring heaven. If your pet creates any spills or puddles on your hardwood floor, you have to mop them up immediately because the boards can stain and warp from moisture. and toys can also wreak havoc on a hardwood floor. The Performance Plus Hardwood collection offers a durable finish combined with acrylic micro-beveled edges. This special design resists scratching because the beveled edge give your pets’ nails something to grip onto as they cross the floor. Hardwood flooring with a rustic or distressed look is a good design choice since it already shows signs of wear and will hideWe also recommend selecting flooring with a lower gloss level to help hide additional marks that may occur. If you want the look and feel of hardwood flooring that’s easier to maintain we recommend our Vivero Luxury Vinyl collection.

This flooring features our Diamond 10™ Technology which provides added durability and easy cleaning. Vivero also has 100% waterproof planks in case you have a pet that’s accident prone. Don’t forget Buddy or Fluffy when you're choosing a new floor! Consider a pet-friendly floor that will make your pet feel at home and give you peace of mind. Talk to an expert at your local flooring store to find out more about the right floorbest value hoover vacuum cleaner Electrolux, Henry, Hoover, Vax, Vacuum Cleaner Floor Toolbissell vacuum cleaners pet hair Product Dimensions28.2 x 15.8 x 9.2 cmvacuum cleaner invented date 1,873 in Lighting (See top 100) in Home & Garden > Kitchen & Home > Kitchen & Home Appliances > Vacuuming, Cleaning & Ironing > Vacuums & Floor Care > Vacuum Accessories > Nozzles

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Cheaply made but does the job. Had this two months before i had to replace again Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Home Appliances > Vacuuming, Cleaning & Ironing > Vacuums & Floor Care > Vacuum Accessories > NozzlesI know this is an oddly mundane subject for my column, but every pet person invariably struggles with the issue of floors and floor maintenance. As do veterinary hospitals. This is because coming up with floors that serve both human and animal needs is not as easy as you might think. But wait,  I’m sure you’ve all grappled with the stress of a disorderly (or even disfigured) floor in the wake of your pets’ natural tendency to shed, track dirt, leave claw marks or, perhaps (if you’re as unlucky as I am), even urinate and defecate indoors. And before you berate me for my training skills, I’ll have you know that Slumdog (my Pug mix) is an incredibly mentally deficient animal whose congenital hydrocephaly has forever impaired his ability to apply basic canine discretion to where he leaves his excretions.

Indeed, 70 percent of all hydrocephalic dogs are impossible to housebreak. belly bands, which deter unwanted peeing, rule for my “tile-trained” brood. But I digress, back to the problem of floors. Every year I’ve got to pay a guy to come in and power clean my tile floors by way of basic maintenance. (Ain’t no Pine Sol, Clorox or Nature’s Miracle that’ll fix that, no matter what they claim.) Which is probably because grout is a major problem with seriously sloppy pets, whether they’re disastrously dirty and masterly mud-trackers or they suffer from a similarly Slumdoggy condition. I got to thinking about this issue last week while staying with my sister and her two big dogs in a wood-floored Lake Tahoe home with cozy rugs strewn about. Because she’s one of those compulsive clean freaks, the hair-vacuuming and floor-sparing toenail clipping were constantly in play. (Imagine filing your dog’s nails daily to keep from maiming the floors.) So what’s a concerned pet owner to do to preserve his or her ability to lead a life free of floor-related grief –– and still serve his or her human aesthetic requirements?

Luckily for you, veterinary hospitals (and individual veterinarians like moi), have researched these things. Here's what you might want to try:Crack-free, creviceless floors are the way to go. Terrazo and poured concrete are two prime examples. If I ever get a chance to build my own home, a luxuriously stained poured concrete will almost certainly be my choice. (I mean, Terrazo’s nice, but the price! And poured concrete with a sealant is just as gorgeous, in my estimation.) Certain laminates can also work, but they’re really expensive and potentially subject to the toenail-spike quandary. 2. Smooth, seamless edges. For best effect, baseboards should be similarly crevice free, even flush with the floors, if possible, so that a slopped mop can effectively cleanse any crevice-prone spots. Lots of vet hospitals have these so we can actually hose down the floors. Drains in the floors help, too, though I can understand why you might find these tacky.Hoseable or disposable, low-profile rugs are fantastic.

I love the modular tile-style Flor carpeting product for its ability to resist stains and withstand a good hosing (as with the House Pet line). And in the worst of rug-related accidents, you can always replace a tile –– and not the whole carpet. Chilewich people also make very well designed, hoseable products I’ve had good success with. 4. Alternative surface softening. Area rugs and throws that absorb odors are always a great idea. After all, if your floors are going to be flat and unforgiving, the least you can do is offer your pets a few choice throws.Use an enzymatic cleaner like Urine-Off or Nature’s Miracle at least once a week. A simple household cleaner can be used for mopping every other day. (Yes, I mop my floors almost daily, thank you very much.) Invest $50 in one of those serious Rubbermaid mop buckets and disinfectant-laced mopheads you can change out every month or so. 6. Vacuums with vitality. These robotic vacuum cleaners are excellent for keeping house while you’re away.