Wood Flooring: Preschooler
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Wood Laminate or Real Wood Flooring
Asked by R.D. from Grand Rapids
on September 18, 2007
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I want to change the floor in my kitchen, hallway, living room and T.V. room. I don't know if I should do real wood flooring or laminate wood flooring. I have the ty...
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- Laminate is easiest and most resilient...probably more cost effective, too. I vote for it!
- A good laminate will be the easiest to maintain and not trap dust or provide you with splinters. Find something with a good warranty- Dupont/Shaw are a few of the top...
- We have laminate in our home office and I love it! It is so easy to maintain and cleans up in a snap. Good luck!
New Flooring - Tile Vs. Hardwood
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on May 22, 2011
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Hi All,
We are thinking of getting rid of the carpet in the house and replacing it with either tile or hardwood. I would like to know what you think the pros and c...
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- We had tile and laminate and our house flooded. Naturally, the laminate was destroyed, but I was shocked that so was the tile. Also, the house moves slightly due to fo...
- Hello, We have both tile and wood. For me, tile is easier to keep clean... But I absolutely love our wood. I have 3 boys, so we went with the handscraped wood ...
- I have to second the new laminete plankings. They are really awesome. I would call a dealer and installer and ask to go see some of their work.
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...
How to clean hardwood floor?
Asked by K.C. from Boston
on January 12, 2008
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Help! I'm not a bad mom, but I am very neglectful when it comes to cleaning my floors. My house is entirely wood floors & some laminate. I need help with the wood. Wha...
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- I have hard wood floors though out my house too and I find that pine sol really works well. It cleans the floors, really picks up the dust and doesn't make them slippe...
- House Cleaner by trade I use on my clients sealed wood floors what they provide which is usually Murphy's and wring or squeeze out almost all of the solution prior to ...
- I find cleaning the wood floors with vinegar is the best. Just mix vinegar and water 1/3 vinegar, and 2/3 water. Use a regular mop, or a cloth mop like a swiffer. It w...
Kitchen Remodel: Need Appliance and Flooring Advice
Asked by R.P. from Sacramento
on December 1, 2010
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Okay fellow parents--need some help with what to choose for our kitchen remodel. We're trying to decide between stainless and black appliances and on flooring. The a...
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- We are finding that most of our LG products are amazing. We just ordered a LG french door refrigerator with double freezer doors on the bottom. It will be here on the ...
- We just finished remodeling our kitchen. Good luck. It is an exciting time but also full of decisions that are expensive and permanent so you want to make the right ...
- We have a black stove and a white refrigerator. I can tell you from experience, I prefer the black. It's just as easy to keep clean however it doesn't show the incon...
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 ...
How Do I Get My Wood Floors Cleaned?
Asked by R.H. from Detroit
on September 16, 2007
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Hi!
I have wood floors...laminated not the real thing. I also have an extremely active and messy 3 year old. I used to dissolve lysol in water and then clean my flo...
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- Apple cider vinegar works great and it won't mess with your floors or put any residue on it.
- I have the laminate floors in my entire house (2000 sq. feet) and I use water and Spic and Span. It has been great. No streaks or funky residue. Plus I use it on my wo...
- Hi, R.. I have not tried this myself yet (I have wood floors too and will try it at next cleaning time), but I have been told that a 50/50 blend of Hydrogen Peroxide a...
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...
Baby Safe Hard Wood Cleaners
Asked by M.P. from Philadelphia
on April 29, 2009
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My entire 1st floor is hard wood and I think my current method of cleaning them may be damaging them. Prior to babies, I used the swifter wet jet for hard wood, but I...
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- We love our Steam Shark (just pour in distilled water). It got top rating from a local news station's 'Test It Tuesday', so we bought it. Does great on hardwood (no ...
- M., good old vinegar and h2o is what we always used on our hard wood floors. It doesn't damage teh floors and still disinfects them.
- Bona - It's the only one certified by the GreenGuard institute. It has no odor (smells like water), won't hurt your kids, and is actually good for your floor. I swee...
Is Your House "Decorated"?
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on November 14, 2011
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I love my house... but when I walk around, I see my list of decorating projects in my head. :)
I have 3 kids (6, practically 3 and almost 5). We moved in 2 years a...
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- I wonder the same thing too. I think Jane is right, they are in debt. I have not had the "balls" (forgive the term) to put it on credit. The only things that go on ...
- There's a line in my favorite TV show (spooks) where one of the operatives is begging for her life. It's a long diatribe and it finishes up with "....and I HATE my kit...
- Is anyone's house ever really done? I am always finding things that need done, pictures to hand, curtains to hang or change out...I don't think it's ever really finish...
