Wood Floors

[DianaB]

Gayle, I bet that it looks just beautiful!!! How fortunate that you found some that closely matched what you had!!!!

I would like to get rid of the carpet in my living room. It's starting to look bad.....mostly because it's somewhat light and was dirty spots in front of the couch and main sitting areas. Glen's NOT a carpenter though so I may have to talk my son and son-in-laws to do it for me some winter. I know what you mean about the dogs using it for a huge pee pad!!! I have a baby gate so the dogs can't get into the guest rooms so at least they're fairly clean. Ornery dogs!!!!!

[Blueyes]

I guess every one of us with dogs wishes we didn't have any carpet, lol! The dogs I have now are very well house trained, but that hasn't always been the case Show us pics when you get a chance please ma'am!

[gja1000]

Here's some pix - but the color isn't right. It's not as "red" as it appears in the pictures.

1. The new floor in the bedroom - but the color is too red - the wood is oak, so you know it isn't really that red.
2. A close up shot of the new wood in the bedrooms
3. The existing wood in the living room that we had to match
4. close up of the existing wood in the living room

Pictures 2 and 4 (a close up of the new and old wood) look much more alike than pictures 1 and 3!

It really does look much better in person!!!

[paula1961]

I like the flooring Gayle! Pix 2 and 4 look alot alike.
I would like to have all wood floors. But I chose to put carpet back in the living room last fall. I now wish I had chosen wood. I think I have a couple of little doggies that pee on it occasionally. It's shag so it doesn't show anything.

[DianaB]

Very nice, Gayle!!! I'm sure that you're very happy with it!!!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by paula1961

I like the flooring Gayle! Pix 2 and 4 look alot alike.
I would like to have all wood floors. But I chose to put carpet back in the living room last fall. I now wish I had chosen wood. I think I have a couple of little doggies that pee on it occasionally. It's shag so it doesn't show anything.

I have one little boy who is not neutered and he sprinkles in the house. I run around every few days and wipe up his sprinkles. He doesn't go very much - but on carpet, it was not good.

[paula1961]

Originally Posted by gja1000

I have one little boy who is not neutered and he sprinkles in the house. I run around every few days and wipe up his sprinkles. He doesn't go very much - but on carpet, it was not good.

My little boy is neutered and he still sprinkles on occasion. I thought they stopped that after being fixed. My Mom's boys are neutered and they sprinkle too...so I guess it's not so that they stop marking.

By the way....what do you all use to clean your wood floors? I use a shark on mine. It does pretty good. But was wandering what others use that of course is pet friendly. How about Murphy's Oil Soap? Anybody used that?

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by paula1961

My little boy is neutered and he still sprinkles on occasion. I thought they stopped that after being fixed. My Mom's boys are neutered and they sprinkle too...so I guess it's not so that they stop marking.

By the way....what do you all use to clean your wood floors? I use a shark on mine. It does pretty good. But was wandering what others use that of course is pet friendly. How about Murphy's Oil Soap? Anybody used that?

I have been using a cleaner made by the company that made my original floor - but I can't get it anymore so my daughter told me to use Orange Glo 2 in 1 floor cleaner and polish. She says she just squirts it on and then goes over it with a dry microfiber dust mop. I know they make an orange glo furniture polish and I don't think that is the one you want. I have it on my list to pick up today, so I'll let you know what I find out.