Replacing the kitchen floor

[LucyA]

Hi all,
Sorry I've been like the invisible man recently I log on everyday just don't post as much now.
Just wondered about our kitchen floor.
We have one large piece of vinyl down in the kitchen, or we did before puppies. To be honest it was badly put down and despite me buying new toys all the time the dogs have now left us with half a floor, I've covered most the damage by moving things around but they keep finding new spots.
We want to replace the floor at the end of the month and wanted to fit some waterproof laminate, I wanted to know if anyone has had their pups ruin laminate. Not that I'm being stingy but I don't want to waste £400 to d it all again in a few months.
Is there a trick to keep them from chewing it? Is there a better flooring option?
Ive got to the point where all I can do is laugh now when they've had a new bit, but I don't think it'll be as funny after spending all that money!
Cheers
Lucy x

[sami]

Hi Lucy

I have the "toughloc" laminate in my bedroom and the dogs havent scratched that at all.

Tiles are the most indestructable option.

Tracy

[wolfman]

We put down hardwood in our kitchen Lucy..It's quite popular over here and feels really good on the feet..don't know how it would work with pups though.

[Stuart]

What do you have under your floor?... if its concrete, then I would certainly go for floor tiles, they will last forever.

... if its a wood floor, then a solid wood floor would do well, we have that in our front room and hall,.. and its perfect, its more expensive, but will last as long as tiles

.... if it needs to be light and you want laminated flooring then that is fine, I doubt your dogs would bring it back up, but it is likely to mark in somewhere like a kitchen after time,...it is the cheeper option of course

[LucyA]

Hi guys thanks for your replies.
We rent the property from a friend of mine. We promised him everything would be either as it was or better than. So obviously we have damaged the floor and so we need to replace it. For that reason I don't want to spend too much but at the same time want to replace it to a better standard than what it was. I don't want to put more vinyl down so laminate seemed like the next best option.
I'll share the short list with you when I make a short list x

[LucyA]

Hi guys thanks for your replies.
We rent the property from a friend of mine. We promised him everything would be either as it was or better than. So obviously we have damaged the floor and so we need to replace it. For that reason I don't want to spend too much but at the same time want to replace it to a better standard than what it was. I don't want to put more vinyl down so laminate seemed like the next best option.
I'll share the short list with you when I make a short list x

[LucyA]

Sorry Stuart, it's wood x

[Stuart]

Two hints with lamiate flooring,.. dont skimp on the underlay, and dont try to save time by not removing the skirting boards

[GV9297]

I would go for tiles Lucy - but I appreciate this may be a bit more expensive but so much easier to keep and clean - laminate does chip.

I have tiles on my floor in the kitchen - best thing I ever did but if you drop something say goodbye to it as it will break 99% of the time!

[sami]

I agree Stuart, completely. I always use that fibreboard underlay and always take the skirting off.

Tracy