What's the best flooring for a home with pets, wood or carpet?

WOOD! Tile in the kitchen if it works with your design... CARPET & ANIMALS IS A NASTY COMBINATION! Cats and dogs both puke and will occasionally have accidents on the floor, it's much easier to not have to get those stains out of the carpet.

I have both hard wood and carpet in my place and personally I like the carpet the best because my Pug, Frank, can actually run around on it much better than on a slick, wooden floor. However, it's a lot easier to clean up after your pet on a wood floor if you are still working on getting you pet house trained.

Carpeting is nasty, whether you have pets or not. It might be somewhat OK if you could enforce everyone (including yourself) -- family, guests, WORKMEN -- to remove shoes at entrances. Trying that lasts about a week. I don't know how the Japanese do it (if they still do it).

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Anyway, anything other than carpet.

Wood floors are mostly recommended . Because of easy maintanance and pets comfort. Even if you go for carpet , you must be cleaning that everyday basis. And some naughty pets can tear off that , by playing and biting.

Wood, for SOOO many reasons. First of all, it is easy to clean when they have accidents. Next, it does not collect their dander (which is bad for people who are allergic). Next, they can't tear up or otherwise ruin wood flooring. Next, they actually love to play on the stuff by sliding around (positively hilarious to watch). Next, and this is big, no fleas. When I had carpeting we had periodic major flea infestations...Not so with wood floors. And just so you know, wood flooring is easy to clean and healier for you to live in. Think of how many billions of dust mites that are infesting people's carpeting, blech! Reason alone to never have the stuff around.

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Wood flooring is by far the better choice, easier to clean up messes and hair. It's harder to get odor and messes out of the carpet, plus my cats tend to scratch at the carpet when wanting to get out of a room or go outside, but with wood flooring they wouldn't have that problem.

Definitely wood or tile. Carpet is nasty because it attracts all the flies, and it can hide them deep in the carpet where the vacuum doesn't get. Also tile/wood is easier to clean if a dog has muddy paws, and also doesn't mildew/mold when pets have accidents. Plus I think tile/wood just looks better and has a cleaner look to it. You can always put down rugs for a soft spot to play with your pet or children. Another plus is with tile/wood if a child spills then its just a quick wipe and its cleaned, no soaking the spot or stains from grape juice.

laminate flooring if the home is temprorary. Carpet if you have Cats. Dogs.... yes.. laminate or hardwood flooring. Carpet will soak in the odors of an animal over time........

Wood or laminate. Carpet keeps all of the pet dander in and hair. We just pulled ours up after only 5 1/2 years in our house, and YUCK!

I would have to recommend wood floors for they are easy to keep clean, with carpet pet hair in no time will kill a vaccum cleaner and if you with the hard wood floors in time you can have them redone in the years ahead. Carpet wont last and the the biggest problem is the hair its all most impossible to keep in hand.

My personal opinion I think that wooden floors are better. However, it all depends on what types of pets you have. For instance I have 3 dogs and two cats, I also have horses. One of my dog's is a 3month old Boxer puppy. Now we all know that puppies, or any other dog has issues with house-breaking. And we've all been through it. Carpet is much nicer, however if you're going through those stages wood is much easier to clean then carpet. Not to mention that carpets stain easily, and can also leak through the carpet and go to the floor beneath it. And that could be a disaster, not to mention pricey! I use both wood and carpet through-out my home. But only have carpet in certain area's. The most dirtiest place I've found to be, is right by the door (or any outside doorways). Like I said i have horses, so I come into the house from being in the barn or out in the pasture and we all know to take off our shoes first, but sometimes you can't help have have to run to grab something (examples, phone, pen &paper or even the bathroom!). So I think only you can answer this question. The answer depends on what types of animals you have, how many in the home, and if you mind cleaning all the time. Carpets are nice, but wood is easier. Hope this has helped

i, too, would have to say nay to carpet. it's my personal opinion that even though we have and use many of these products that are supposed to get rid of the smell .... i think they can still smell it.

with carpet you have the various layers that soak in the urine. also, if a pet is sick and has loose stool it can stain your carpet.

the smooth surface of hardwood or vinyl can make for easy pick up and clean up.

Both laminate flooring and hardwood flooring can beautify a home. While hardwood is often thought to be a superior choice, there are several advantages to laminate flooring. Distinct differences between the two types of flooring often make laminate a more attractive alternative. Solid hardwood of any thickness (most is 3/8” to 3/4”) should be installed only above grade. Laminate flooring can be installed above or below grade, and over virtually any other flooring surface. Some hardwood flooring is engineered, meaning that instead of solid hardwood, it is made of several wood layers with a hardwood veneer. Laminate flooring, usually 7mm to 8mm (5/16” to 3/8”), is also made of several layers. These are laminated together which makes for stability and strength. The top surface of laminate flooring is a photograph of hardwood. High quality photographs faithfully reproduce the grain and color of natural hardwood, and the surfaces on quality laminate flooring closely resemble real wood. Although many people insist on hardwood flooring, laminates are a long-lasting, durable, affordable option that are quickly becoming one of the most popular types of flooring.

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