How do I fix a hardwood floor in a home where there are rescue dogs.
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Jaye Lister
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When I bought my home the living room and 2 bedrooms had brand new "hardwood floors". In the last 5 years I have had many rescue dogs in my home and most of them are not house trained. A lot of accidents happen even when training pads are used. The floor is now stained in many areas. I would like to seal it, cover it or get rid of it so that the urine doesn't penetrate the wood any more but I need ideas on what to cover it or replace it with as the rescue with continue.
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You’ll need to sand down the floors/spots, then restain and seal with at least three coats of polyurathane. Even that may not get rid of the smell/stain completely. Wood floors and untrained animals do not get along unfortunately. Good luck!
With rescue dogs, as much as I love rescue animals, especially since you have a steady stream of them, I would take out the hardwood and go with one of the new vinyl products, or dare I say it, sheet linoleum. So much easier to clean, keep clean and pick up any accidents. I have a bunch of permanent rescues myself, 6 dogs, 6 cats a canary and a dragon, so I hear you about all the pets. I am looking at replacing my flooring too and looking at the new vinyl just so it is easier with all the fur. Take a look see and maybe put on the possible list.
non embossed flooring, and as thick as you can get...ie not the bargain bin
What do you mean by non-embossed flooring?