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I have 4 different types of flooring in my house. Of them all, the wood I like the least in terms of appearance, but it is the mosty sturdy and easy to care for of them all.
I don't know what kind of wood it is, it's a very light color, and it seems to be unscratchable., unstreakable, un-anything-able really. Very durable and easy to maintain.
I have wood in my master bedroom and my upstairs living room/office and hallways. I would prefer a darker wood, but other than that I have absolutely zero complaints about the wood.
I have stained concrete on most of the floor downstairs, and while that seems like it would be indestructable, it's very very finicky, shows a shitload of scratches when the sunlight is coming in through the windows, and definitely does not like to be wet for more than a few seconds. I'll never ever get stained concrete again.
I have brick floors in most of the bathrooms. It really really sucks because the grooves between the bricks are huge and are the perfect place for dirt/dust/mold/mildew to collect. These are a real bitch to clean and since they're a dark red brick, ALL of the pet hair and lint really shows up on them.
I hate the brick almost as much as the concrete.
The bedrooms upstairs have carpet, it's a thick, plush, stain resistant carpet. I can't say much about it because these bedrooms are hardly used and there's very little traffic.
I had great luck in the past with berber carpet.
If I was building a house from scratch it would be all hard wood, the indestructable kind....berber carpet in the bedrooms....and linoleum in the wet areas.
Yes, linoleum. They make some styles now that you literally can't tell it's not tile (unless you're running your fingers across it)...but there are no grooves for the dirt/mildew to collect in....it's SO MUCH EASIER to maintain.
That's my very long winded 2 cents...from a guy who's had just about every type of flooring out there over the past 5 years.
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