Wood Flooring: Infant
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Is Wood Flooring Harmful to Baby Feet?
Asked by L.A. from Phoenix
on January 19, 2009
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Hi Moms!
We recently installed wood laminate flooring through out our home. My husband's friend told him that his son was complaining about his feet hurting. When...
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- That sounds like hogwash to me - we have all ceramic tile floors throughout our house because carpet can harbor so many unhealthy things (dust, mites, mold) and you do...
- Hi L., I suppose all the people in developing nations around the world all have crippled feet (and we just have not heard about this enormous tragedy for some re...
- I have tile floors and have not had any problems, but I also have an are for my daughter that is padded that she has the option to play on. She mixes with the tile flo...
Wood Floor
Asked by E.V. from Kansas City
on December 7, 2008
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Hello mamas!! We are having a birthday party for our son this month and I want to clean our wood floors with a kid and animal friendly cleaner before the party. I usua...
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- I just got a bissel steam mop. We have concrete floors in our loft and I needed something to really penetrate the porous surface. I read that it is safe on sealed ha...
- I recommend using Thieves Household Cleaner, it is safe to use everywhere in your house. I sell it as a distributor for Young Living Essential Oils, feel free to buy ...
- Vinegar and water - I swear by it! We have wood floors throughout our house (except kitchen, bath) and I do a 50-50 mix for a really great clean. If you're worried a...
Need Opinions--wood Flooring or Carpet for a Small Kids Bedroom
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on February 27, 2011
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Hi Moms,
I'm remodeling my little boy's 10X11 bedroom and can't decide on the color or if I should go with carpet or wood floors? I'm doing a Mickey Mouse theme. ...
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- I love having wood floors in my 2 year olds room. I do have an area rug by her bed though. It's so easy to clean. =) If your doing a mickey mouse theme why not go wi...
- M., I would go with hardwood floors because they appeal to more people when you go to sell your house. Also, carpeting off gasses formaldehyde for a really long ...
- Personally I do not like wood floors in bedrooms period. Its not cozy at all. I'd only do wood if your family has lots of allergies. Pick a variegated color pattern...
What Kind of Flooring Do You Like?
Asked by K.A. from San Francisco
on March 26, 2009
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Hi Moms,
We are getting ready to replace our ugly old floors in the kitchen and family room, and I am overwhelmed by all the possibilities: hardwood, tile, laminate...
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- Hi K., We have laminate wood and love it. Ours simulates pecan which is light and dark. (My husband wanted a light floor, I wanted a dark floor.) The best thing is ...
- We have a laminate wood flooring that we LOVE. It looks nice like hardwood, but is easy to clean!
- We put laminate throughout the entire house, with ceramic tile in the bathrooms and lundryroom. I love the laminate. We use a dustmop every day and I try to clean it...
Pergo Flooring
Asked by J.S. from San Francisco
on August 4, 2008
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How do I clean Pergo floors... the kind that look like hardwood floors? I have never had this type of floor. I have swept and dust mopped it, but I want to make sure i...
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- Hi! Good Luck with the floors We Have a 2900 sqft house of pergo and it sucks. Damp mop and dust mop is what I use. I wanted to know what you did to lose the wei...
- Hi J.! This is my second house with Pergo floors and I love it. The kids haven't been able to scratch the floors (unlike the Brazilian Rosewood floors in our last hou...
- Hi J., We lived in a condo a few years ago that had Pergo floors and the owner didn't clean the floors before we moved in either! Within 10 minutes my clean, white so...
Does Your Toddler's Daycare Have Padded Flooring in the Outside Area?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on June 13, 2011
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My son just turned 2 and was subsequently moved to the "Twos" room in daycare. This room has a separate outdoor playing area that has concrete and no padded flooring ...
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- I have never heard of outdoor padding. Kids fall down and skin their knees. When a baby is crawling around I can understand a padded floor, but not as a walker.
- From my experience, not having padding on the ground is pretty common. Personally, I would rather have the concrete or bark chips. Bark chips are often collected/scoo...
- Concrete or wood chips are the norm. Rubberized playground padding or mulch costs a fortune, and honestly, just how much do we want to overprotect our kids? They NEED ...
Musty Wood Dresser
Asked by K.K. from Dallas
on September 22, 2008
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We just bought my son a wooden dresser that is old enough to be an antique.. The problem is it SMELLS horrible - musty and stale.. Is there any way to get this smell o...
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- vinegar and baking soda
- Hi K., I have tried baking soda on several musty-smelling pieces of furniture...depending on the size of the dresser, you may have to use a lot of boxes of it!
- I guess I would start with a good cleaning, and since it seems to help with everything else although it is not designed for wood I would probably fabreze it. You migh...
Kitchen Flooring?
Asked by M.S. from Bloomington
on December 6, 2010
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we are replacing our old vinyl floor in our kitchen. what do you have, do you love it or hate it, and why? what type of floor do you recommend? we're thinking either t...
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- We have tile in our kitchen, it came from Home Depot and is called "Chocolate Mousse," I believe. I really like it. I wear socks in the house most of the time so if ...
- We have a laminate -- it actually looks like tile, but it's soft & thicker than normal. We love it! It looks pretty & is easy to clean. Plus, it's soft & much warme...
- I have wood floors in my kitchen. I really love them b/c we have an "open concept" house and I don't like the look of different flooring within the same visual space....
Cleaning Hard Wood Floors!
Asked by C.D. from Los Angeles
on November 18, 2009
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We moved into a new house 3 weeks ago and it is wall to wall hard wood floors. I have 3 little kids and 2 huskey's. With the dog hair, crumbs and dirt I am at a loss...
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- At the Orange County Swap Meet, I bought a microfiber dry mop that I love!!! The mop heads are machine washable, so they can be used again and again. I dry mop the h...
- I've lived in my house for 4 years with 2 huskies, 3 bodies, and wall to wall hardwood floors and I STILL can't figure out how to keep my floors clean. It is a consta...
- I have kids and dogs. I have found the best is to use the dry swiffer first - then, with a fresh dry swiffer - spray on Bona Hardwood floor cleaner. You can get that...
Hard Wood Floor or Slate in Kitchen?
Asked by C.S. from Minneapolis
on August 27, 2009
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Hello,
We are about to embark on a kitchen remodel and I am trying to decide on flooring. Our house is 1917 home in South Minneapolis with beautiful original woodw...
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- Of the two, I'd definitely go with wood. But have you looked at cork or marmoleum? Cork has a lot of resilience so it's easier for you to stand on. Marmoleum is na...
- We had ceramic tile in our kitchen when I was growing up - and every time you drop a dish, it breaks. No second chances. (My parents now have slate in a different room...
- we redid our kitchen 2 years ago and had the same issue. we ended up going with marmoleum- after looking at slate, wood, cork, tile, etc. It's earth friendly, easy t...
