On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:18:17 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 7/14/2015 1:52 PM, Casper wrote:


You are correct. I am looking for a DiY product that is durable,
water-resistant and won't be too high to force me to do other
modifications in the house as a result.

A friend has a Pergo laminate in thier kitchen and a 125 gallon turtle
tank across the room. Every month they refresh the water by running
hoses across the floor to drain and refill the tank. I have been
watching the laminate peel more and more at the corners and bubble up
in areas. I think that flooring was a bad choice for a kitchen. Just
saying what I am seeing.

Big budget choice would be ceramic tile. Lesser budget is vinyl sheet.
OSB sub-floor may not be suitable for ceramic though.
For an experienced DIYer Ceramic isn't that much more than GOOD
vinyl. costwise. A bit more work though.