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mm wrote:
On 11 Jun 2006 06:45:22 -0700, wrote:

cm wrote:
Yes

cm

"Donny" wrote in message
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Will laminate flooring be damaged if dog pees on it and pee
sits there all day?

Laminate flooring is a tough synthetic material. If the pee just
stays on the surface, it will not be damaged. In fact, that is one
of it's main selling points.

Now, if there is a real flood of pee and it goes through joints and
gets underneath, then it's possible it could cause it to warp.
But, IMO, it would take a lot to do that, as the material is pretty
foregiving.

What about something in the middle, if the dog piddles where two
pieces come together, and it's not enough to get underneath, but it
does wet the edges of two pieces? How do you dry that out, and will
it cause damage.

I took a couple piece of Pergo flooring home once for a few days to
think about it, but I don't remember what the edges are like.)

You have to weigh the risk against the damage. My parents laminate floor got
wet from a leaky ice maker just a couple weeks after install. All the edges
within three feet of the fridge swelled and turned up (looks like hell).

If something like that happens from your dog in the middle of the room your only
recourse will be tear it all up or buy an area rug to hide it.