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Ok i bought house now I need some suggestions. Ok first let me give you a little you a little info. I have 3 children ages 5, 2 and 4 months. I want to get hardwood or look alike floors. I don't know if I should get hardwood or Pergo floors. The floors would not be through my entire house, just the living room, dining room and foyer. There probably want be that much traffic in that area because we would use the gargage entrance. The way to upstairs would be carpet. I hear some say Pergo scatches very easily others say it's so durable. Doesn't it depend on the quality of the Pergo or what. Thank you in advance for your responds
We had mohawk laminate flooring (wood lookalike) in our house that we just sold and we have 2 kids/2 cats/1 dog and never got any scratches. I will say however that we only had it about 5 months then we sold the house and moved. It also went in really fast. We put it in a 1550sft home and they did it in two days.
I hear some say Pergo scatches very easily others say it's so durable. Doesn't it depend on the quality of the Pergo or what. Thank you in advance for your responds
We installed Pergo laminate floors in our last house about 5 years ago. The stuff was indestructable. We have 2 dogs. We installed it throughout the living area, foyer, and 2 hallways. It was a very dark oak (Allegheny Red Oak was the color) in a wide-plank design.
You will be happier with a wood product. Not laminate. Pergo and other brands are LOUD. Since they are a floating floor the noise level is a nightmare. Go with a manufactured wood. Anderson makes some nice ones as does Mannington. Make sure the finish has aluminum oxide in it and you should be good to go. You will also get more value out of them for resale than you would a laminate.
Another vote for hardwood floors, not laminates. IMO, they look nicer. And if they get dinged up or scratched, you can refinish them. And with all those young children, the will get dinged up. Plus, I think they will have a higher resale value - at least, I would prefer to have a home with wood floors vs. a laminate. But I'm biased - my last two homes have had hardwood floors.
Go with the hardwood. When I show clients homes, more people prefer hardwoods. If a home has laminate flooring, buyers that I have experienced usually say that they would prefer hardwood.
Hardwood does look nicer.. but I will say that the hardwood foyer in my home has some scratches due to my dogs. It's happened even though they don't really run on it (they don't like the feel of it, so usually walk on the runner). Now since you have kids not dogs, you would probably be okay with hardwoods.
Ok i bought house now I need some suggestions. Ok first let me give you a little you a little info. I have 3 children ages 5, 2 and 4 months. I want to get hardwood or look alike floors. I don't know if I should get hardwood or Pergo floors. The floors would not be through my entire house, just the living room, dining room and foyer. There probably want be that much traffic in that area because we would use the gargage entrance. The way to upstairs would be carpet. I hear some say Pergo scatches very easily others say it's so durable. Doesn't it depend on the quality of the Pergo or what. Thank you in advance for your responds
I have pergo in my house, because of two little dogs running around. If I had, had the money I would have bought hardwoods. I think they sound so much better, and feel better. Pergo has a kind of bouncy feel to it. Don't get me wrong, if you cannot afford hardwoods, pergo is still wonderful, easy to keep clean and VERY durable.
Liz
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