thanks. part of my floor was removed due to a leak. but the ones I have have been discontinued. I have a choice to go tile or hardwood again but didn't have a very good experience on the hardwood bc of the dogs. not planning on selling it for a while.

I hate to say it, but a lot of pet owners also consider the vinyl planks... they're warmer, less noisy and softer on the feet than tile and don't have the grout. I personally love real wood. Maybe get one a bit more distressed and a lighter color to help conceal some of those scratches. Are doggie booties an option? Just kidding!

I love real wood too but the scratches we got from this was awful!

Look into the vinyl...

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There are also some really nice laminates as well.

That's what I'm considering along with hardwood again... I'm trying to convince myself that tile is the best way to go, I suppose.

Either wood look tile or hardwood ...

The climate in which you live will have a strong bearing on "vinyl", "hardwood" or "tile". Those of us in cool/cold climates are less than enthusiastic about tile (too cold) and can harm resale. Solid hardwood floors should be able to refinished and refreshed every once in a while.

A handscraped solid hardwood will lose the surface on its first full refinishing. It can be "perked up" (as it should be) with a buff and coat. This is the intermittent stage around about year 10-12 (dog owners might have to look at year 7-9). A professional comes in, lightly sands the floor (buff) and then applies a new coat of finish (to match the factory finish). This coat gives extra life/luster to the hardwood.

This buff and coat is a NORMAL part of maintaining a hardwood but something the sales person RARELY points out. Reality is, a hardwood floor needs maintenance around year 10 and then a full sand/refinish around year 20 - 25. This is normal.

If you are around year 3 and require the floors to be redone, then we have some serious issues and tile or vinyl are DEFINITELY for you. If this hardwood is 10 years old....then it is in need of its buff and coat and life goes on.

If you read the thread, you'd see that they had to remove a chunk of damaged floor and can't match what they have.

Tile will be cold and will hurt resale (especially since it's costly to take back up). You might look into having wood that's a near match woven into your existing boards to disguise the damage and then having the whole floor stained to match and refinished. Otherwise, i think either real hardwood, thick enough that you can refinish it again later if needed, or some third option like vinyl or laminate flooring.