Renovating our new house

[SuZ]

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Was that sand or unfinished cement under that floor? That knotty pine is really nice!

What about putting a small gravel area in a little used spot and teach the dogs to poop and pee there? They're young enough that you should be able to do that with relative ease. If they're diggers that's a whole 'nuther problem. I had a dog that liked to dig and it was really a problem because he liked to dig where there was foot traffic.

Ya know, that might be a good idea for thieves! dig a few holes in key locations and cover them during the day and uncover to expose them at night. You could even get creative and make "planter covers" and grow grass on top of them so they blend in nicely. Oh hell.... dig them 24" diameter and 6' deep! anyone trespassing and falling into them will be stuck until the police arrive!

You could let the dogs out to pee on them too.

No no, the wood was under the carpet. Like a hidden treasure.

We got someone in to sand and seal it and that was the end result.

Only thing driving my other half insane is the dogs that leave scratches on the floor. I try keep their nails trimmed but its a mission to get them to sit still.

I think the biggest problem is the Urine and the running that kills the grass.

I like your trap idea!

I always wonder just why people put wall to wall carpet over finished wood floors.

If you want carpet rather than the wood, the right thing to do is to lay area rugs and leave an exposed wood perimeter. That way the class look of the wood is still there and if you choose correctly the rug will accent the look.

The house I grew up in had linoleum tiles in the kitchen, hallway and bathroom.......wall to wall carpet over unfinished wood in the living room, one bedroom linoleum and the other carpet over wood like the living room and the dining room was finished hardwood with an area rug. There was a 19" perimeter of exposed wood that we kept waxed and polished.

Once a year (spring) we would empty the room, take up the rug and wax the whole floor.

It looked very high class in a middle class home.

I also thought it was silly that the wood was hidden for so many years. But then again, it was protected by the carpet and now we got to have untouched hardwood floors. Really changed the feel of the house.

Next mission is to get the grass growing again in the back yard. Its hard with two great danes...

Ill try get you guys before pics

Have you tried any of those 'grass guard' treats for your dogs? It can help balance their pH level… so, they don't damage the grass so much.

No! Never heard of it ever, I'll see if I can find it online