2 Pet-Friendly Features To Look For In A New Home

Looking for a new home can often be a time-consuming and stressful affair, mostly because there are so many different types of houses and house features to consider that it can be difficult to choose between them. Listed below are two features to look for when shopping for a new home that will be a good fit for both you and your pets.

Easy-To-Clean Flooring

When looking for a new pet-friendly home, it is very important to avoid flooring materials that are prone to damage. For example, pets will often have accidents that can stain carpeting and their claws can cause scratches on hardwood flooring. A good option for a pet-friendly home is laminated flooring or tile flooring that can easily be cleaned if a pet has an accident and is resistant to damage.

A nice added bonus to those flooring options is that laminate, concrete, stone, or ceramic flooring are all generally quite cool to the touch. This is a great way to make your pets much more comfortable throughout the year as it can help keep them cool, which is very important if you have or are planning to get pets that have thick fur. 

Semi-Gloss Paint

Finally, you will want to consider semi-gloss paint for your walls instead of wallpaper or other varieties of paint. One of the reasons that you will want to avoid wallpaper is that cats will often be tempted to sharpen their claws on the wallpaper, which can quickly ruin large portions of your walls. In addition, dogs will often scatter water or food all over your walls when they are eating, after they have been bathed, or when they are coming into the house, which can lead to stains on your painted walls.

However, semi-gloss can help you avoid both of those problems. Since it is paint and not wallpaper, your cats would not be tempted to damage the walls. In addition, semi-gloss paint is very easy to clean with just a simple wet washcloth, which means that you can easily clean off the scattered food or water that your dogs may leave on your walls when they shake or rub against the wall as they walk through the home.

Contact a real estate agent today in order to discuss your needs and to begin looking for a new pet-friendly home for sale for you and your family. Easy-to-clean flooring and semi-gloss paint are great features to consider if you are planning on having pets in your new home.