Flooring

[Derek Petersen]

I've got a 1 Br here in San Diego that has a wood laminate floor in the living room. Even the scratch resistant laminate doesn't seem to hold up well against the transient renters I've been getting for this unit. I have some moisture (I think from the window AC unit) that has discolored 6 or 7 pieces of the floor right next to the wall and I'm turning the unit over and need to figure out a solution. The contractor has told me that if he can't find the same laminate type with matching grooves he will need to do the entire floor.

Does anyone have experience with a faux flooring type that might hold up better than wood laminate for this type of unit? The wood looks really nice, and helps to sell the unit, but just isn't very durable for this type of renter. I've heard of tile with a wood appearance but haven't researched much and thought I would ask the BP brains for some input.

Thanks in advance, Derek