Best Hardwood Flooring for Pets

You love the appearance of hardwood flooring, but you have a dog. Hardwood floors is out of the question, right? Fortunately, that is not the case. Your furry friend can live in harmony with your hardwood flooring. You just have to be sure to select a hardwood floor that will be pet friendly.

The hardness of the true wood you're using for your hardwood flooring is quite important. Engineered timber species will be less inclined to dent and scratch than softer woods. Some wood species avoid could be North American cherry and walnut. Hardness of the wood isn't the sole aspect to consider when selecting a pet friendly hardwood flooring. No matter how hard the wood, it will still dent and scrape.

Pick a RUSTIC HARDWOOD FLOOR FOR YOUR PET

It's inevitable your hardwood floor will get ruined with normal tear and wear. The secret is to choose a rustic hardwood floor, so those scratches and dents will add to the character of the floor. On a perfect floor, especially a dark hardwood flooring; scratches and dents will be more noticeable and will seem like flaws and take away from the overall appearance of their hardwood floors.

Opt for a Lower Sheen Finish

A shiny finish will magnify each and every dent and scrape on your hardwood floor. Although lower
sheen finishes do not eliminate dents and scratches, it is going to make them less noticeable. This higher the sheen level, the more this harm is going to be magnified in your flooring, this is especially the case with dark shiny floors.

In addition to a lower sheen finish, we also supply specialty finishing options which will create your hardwood floors quite pet friendly.

OPT FOR A TWO-PASS FLOORING FINISH

The two-pass finish is very unique. Each of the boards are stained completely black and then stained and sanded another color. This provides and incredible rustic appearance which is particularly well known in wide plank floors. On species with very small grain such as maple, the two-pass largely only turns the bevels of the boards black, that really showcases the board's thickness. On our live sawn white pine, the two-pass end does an extraordinary job of bringing out the unique grain features such as the medullary rays. On two-pass flooring we also give the option of getting"nail holes" put in your flooring. Before we stain the wood black, we struck the surface randomly with a pin . These marks soak in the dark stain giving the look of nail holes or worm holes. The two-pass may also be done with a white base instead of black like within our champagne and beach sand flooring.


  


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