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Originally Posted by beachmouse
The cats (both the Unipuker in the picture and his sharp-clawed partner in crime) are one of the reasons why we don't want to just replace with more carpet. Cat vomit comes off infinitely better from solid surface flooring than from carpet and the junior cat shows no interest in clawing the hardwood floor we've already got in the bedroom. Plus, it's far easier to get seasonal allergens up from solid surface than from carpet. If we didn't want (engineered) hardwoods, we'd be putting down something like travertine tile during the renno.
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Cat vomit, is going to eventually compromise the finish and possibly delaminate the edge of engineered, if the vomit stays and gets down into the seams. Same with cat urine.
Carpet actually does hold allergens trapping them until you vacuum. The static properties of the carpet holds it all until vacuumed.
Hard surfaces on the other hand, have those sitting on the surface, and unless your cleaning and wiping 24 hours a day, will be there as you casually walk by.
As you walk, the dust and allergens get stirred up and become airborne.
I guarantee, you will be cleaning the wood, more frequently than you vacuumed. It will actually be a mental victory, more than an actual victory, over your allergies.
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