by Pajarita » Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:14 am
You might also want to consider bamboo. I recently installed it in my living and dining rooms and it's FABULOUS! It looks as good as hardwood floors but it's much, much easier to clean and, apparently, impervious to water. The guy who installed it had removed the radiators to do it and, when he put them back, he must have left the valve loose in one of them so it leaked and went under the flooring (I got the 'floating' kind). We did not realize it for a couple of days because we had piled up furniture right in front of it (we were also painting the trim and moldings and refinishing the dining room set) and, when we moved the furniture away, two lines of boards had curved all the way to the middle of the room! I almost have a heart attack because that meant that we had to call somebody to replace them but in a matter of a few days, they had gone back to their original shape, nice and flat! Wonderful product! I wholeheartedly recommend it. It's inexpensive (compared to hardwood floors), it looks beautiful (comes in different colors, too), it's easy to install, easy to clean (a damp mop with some warm water and a bit of Murphy's does it) and it does wonderfully with water (a HUGE plus when you have as many animals as I do).