Looking for flooring or tiling option for your flurry friends? Tiles can be a good pet friendly option especially if your paw buddy does not have a good toilet habit.
Here are the 5 top Pet Friendly characteristics when selecting a tile for your home!
1 ) Easy to Clean Up!
Home owners with pets should know that sometimes your pets may uncontrollably or habitually do their ‘business’ at a corner of your house. Therefore a lot of cleaning up has to do to maintain good hygiene and cleanliness at your home. Select good quality tiles that are easy to clean. Avoid low quality plastic type of flooring that may cause stain in the long run.
2 ) Non Slip Resistant
Another vital characteristic to look out for in the tiles is their non slip resistant properties. Well, sometimes you flurry friends may run wild in the house irregardless they are one year old or 10 year old, a high slip resistant tile ensures safety for them!
3 ) Stain and Odour Removal
Good quality tiles have properties that made stain and odour easy to remove. Another factor is that you have to ensure proper installation of the tiles so that no gaps are left behind. As compared to laminate planks or plastic flooring, the chances of pet urine seeping below the tiles are zero when you use good quality tiles and proper tiles installation.
4 ) Eco Healthy Tiles
Like wood, tiles are naturally organic and therefore relatively safe for the environment compared to most plastic (vinyl or resilient) manufactured flooring. To further enhance the eco healthiness, you can also consider installing it with eco friendly adhesive. With both of these, you will be assured of better indoor air quality in enclosed space for your pets!
5) Scratch that Off!
Next property to look into is the level of scratch resistance in the tiles. It is important to install tiles with higher durability and impact resistance. Hence it can minimalise the impact of scratches on the flooring. Avoid using glass tiles which are less durable to scratches.
By installing pet friendly tiles in your home, you can rest assured the safety and well being of your pets at home!