I did something pretty stupid and installed unhoned and unfilled travertine in my kitchen AND I own a big huge English Bulldog. Of course, even though it's sealed, he is making all of the crevices so dark. It is working well for me in my bathroom and hall but not in the super high traffic area of the kitchen. I really want to clean up the travertine and then cover it with hardwoods so that if someone wanted it back and they didn't have a dog, they could just tear out the hardwoods. Can you install hardwoods over existing travertine without damaging the travertine????

I always thought I should get laminate wood flooring, because of the dog, but my brother highly recommends I just go with real wood. I thought my dog, being as messy as he is (spilling water everywhere) would do better with fake wood. Especially with his very long nails! I'm so confused.

Any suggestions would be highly recommended. The current travertine is very expensive (more expensive than the hardwoods) and is installed in a versaille pattern that runs continuously through the kitchen to the hall and then the bathrooms.

It's killing me to think about ripping it up!