--- title: The Best Types of Flooring for Homebuyers With Indoor Pets description: Certain types of hardwood flooring are more-resistant to pet damage than others. Luxury vinyl is also a wise choice for homeowners with pets. image: https://www.ralphshardwood.com/hubfs/couple%20with%20dog%20and%20hardwood%20floor%20searching%20on%20computer.jpg --- [![Ralph's Hardwood Floors](https://www.ralphshardwood.com/hs-fs/file-1533572307-png/ralphshardwood-images/ralphs-hardwood-logo-tagline.png)](https://www.ralphshardwood.com/) Call: 1 800 354 9902 [![Aero-Logo.png](http://www.adherecreative.com/hubfs/Aero-2016/Image/Aero-Logo.png "Aero-Logo.png")](http://aero.adherecreative.com/) - - - [![Aero-Logo.png](http://www.adherecreative.com/hubfs/Aero-2016/Image/Aero-Logo.png "Aero-Logo.png")](http://aero.adherecreative.com/) - - - # The Best Types of Flooring for Homebuyers With Indoor Pets [Cortney Lindquist](https://www.ralphshardwood.com/blog/author/cortney-lindquist) Jul 15, 2020 Pets don’t have to crush your dreams of a hardwood-floored house. Hardwood floors and pets can co-exist well  together, with a few rules.  Consider the hardest wood you can find, and go with a low-gloss or matte look that will hide scratches. If you choose prefinished engineered hardwood, select a product with a low sheen and wood grain. Another option is reclaimed or distressed wood, which is supposed to look scratched anyway.  If you’re worried that your [pets](https://www.ralphshardwood.com/blog-0/bid/201389/10-Tips-for-Having-Indoor-Pets-and-Beautiful-Hardwood-Floors) will damage your new flooring, you might think that carpet is your best choice—but that’s not the case. Carpets are well-known for collecting dust in the house, so unless you deep-clean the carpeting all the time, the majority of dust stays there. Plus, fleas consider carpet a perfect home! Fortunately, many pet-friendly, non-carpet flooring options exist **Distressed hardwood floors **already have a charming “damaged” or rustic look. Any future damage will only enhance the existing style. Distressed white oak floors are an excellent choice. Their bright [color](https://www.ralphshardwood.com/blog/hardwood-floor-colors-and-interior-design) combines strikingly with the distressed look.  **Wood species with strong graining patterns**, like hickory and red oak, hide scratches extremely well.   **Hard maple (sugar maple), **a domestic wood species, is another terrific option. Keep in mind that [hard maple](https://www.wood-database.com/hard-maple/) has a higher [Janka hardness rating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janka_hardness_test) than other types of maple hardwood floors. **Brazilian Walnut **has a 3,680 rating on the Janka scale, so it is one of the hardest woods in the world. It will withstand physical damage caused by your pets extremely well.  **Matte or satin finishes** withstand pet damage better than a gloss or semi-gloss finish because a glossy finish can highlight scratches.  **Luxury vinyl flooring** is another good option for pet owners since it is hard and can give you the look of almost any other type of material, from stone to wood. Also, you don't need to worry about moisture because there is no way for a liquid, like pet urine, to go through the vinyl. 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