Kids and Dogs Don't Mind Mud, and Neither Do Hardwood Floors

Rod Lorenz
Kids and Dogs Don't Mind Mud, and Neither Do Hardwood Floors

My wife and I are friends with a young couple, the Johnsons, who have three little boys and two lively dogs. They have a good-sized yard for them all to play in, and woods nearby where the boys love to romp, often with the dogs at their heels.

It’s a great set-up, and they feel blessed to have it, particularly when the weather warms in the spring and everybody can get outdoors. No more cabin fever!

 But as the snow melts and the land thaws, all that space for outside fun has a downside—a whole bunch of mud.

Just ask the Johnsons. They’ll tell you with a knowing shake of the head that kids, dogs, and mud always seem to find each other this time of the year.

Fortunately, they have hardwood flooring, which—unlike carpeting—doesn’t mind mud at all. The Johnsons complain a little about the mud, but it’s a small irritant to them. It’s nothing compared to being forced to rent a steam cleaner or have carpeting professionally cleaned.

When they see muddy footprints (or paw prints), they simply wipe them up! It’s a super-easy cleaning job.

Mud isn’t the only type of mess that’s difficult to clean from carpeting but can easily be cleaned off hardwood floors. Grape juice, wine, coffee, cooking oil, pet urine, and many other common causes of carpet stains or smells are a breeze to get off hardwood floors with no damage at all.

Hardwood floors offer many wonderful benefits, such as beauty, timeless stylishness, durability, and value for the money. Ease of cleaning certainly belongs on that list.

So if you have hardwood floors, when you see that some mud has been tracked in this spring, don’t get upset about it. Be thankful that you have hardwood floors that make it no big deal!

If you don’t have hardwood floors, but you’re thinking about it—or if you’re thinking about redoing your floors— you might want to check out our new Essential Guide to Selecting a Hardwood Floor. It’s a great place to start considering the right hardwood flooring for your décor and lifestyle. 

Photo courtesy of Pedro fait de la Photo. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

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