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Earthmummy07 · 04-21-2015, 04:05 AM

We used to have carpet in our playroom. It was a nightmare to keep clean.

Then we got vinyl lino type stuff (which yes I know is awful for offgassing, the environment etc) but it was the cheapest option, and has been much easier to keep clean as I can sweep easier than I can handle a vaccume cleaner. But it hasn't worn very well. BB + a hyper puppy have taken it's toll. It's only been down a year but it's full of dents and bits that have been pulled out and tears. The latest edition is a full set of the puppy's top teeth marks from when she was trying to catch shadows with her teeth

It looks awful

We've talked about laying more lino, but really the dog will just ruin it again.

I'm contemplating just having it laminated. But we're having a baby this summer and I'm worried about them learning to crawl/walk on such a hard, slippy surface and banging their heads all the time. We hired a holiday home for 10days around the time BB was learning to walk. It had laminate floor and by the time we'd been there 3 days he was COVERED in bruises from falling down. And it's more expensive, and we don't have a lot of money. We could possibly leave the lino down until baby is walking and then change it, but I don't want to live with teethmarks in the floor of my living space until then, you know?

Going back to carpet is not an option. The puppy sheds like you would not believe. Everything we own is covered in dog hair

Suggestions, ideas, POV I might not have thought of?

04-21-2015, 04:05 AM	#1
Earthmummy07 Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 8,586	Talk to me about flooring options? We used to have carpet in our playroom. It was a nightmare to keep clean. Then we got vinyl lino type stuff (which yes I know is awful for offgassing, the environment etc) but it was the cheapest option, and has been much easier to keep clean as I can sweep easier than I can handle a vaccume cleaner. But it hasn't worn very well. BB + a hyper puppy have taken it's toll. It's only been down a year but it's full of dents and bits that have been pulled out and tears. The latest edition is a full set of the puppy's top teeth marks from when she was trying to catch shadows with her teeth It looks awful We've talked about laying more lino, but really the dog will just ruin it again. I'm contemplating just having it laminated. But we're having a baby this summer and I'm worried about them learning to crawl/walk on such a hard, slippy surface and banging their heads all the time. We hired a holiday home for 10days around the time BB was learning to walk. It had laminate floor and by the time we'd been there 3 days he was COVERED in bruises from falling down. And it's more expensive, and we don't have a lot of money. We could possibly leave the lino down until baby is walking and then change it, but I don't want to live with teethmarks in the floor of my living space until then, you know? Going back to carpet is not an option. The puppy sheds like you would not believe. Everything we own is covered in dog hair Suggestions, ideas, POV I might not have thought of?

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