It's probably an older wood frame house. 

quick question--how do you make the @Frankie Woods work?

@Roy N. 

 +1 (773) 571-5650 Castro ConstructionAlso Roy who has lots of connections.  

When refinishing the hard wood floors, I swear there is an almost audible voice telling me about the many generations of children who had happily slid on them in years past, despite their mothers chiding them for doing so.  

If I can't spend a dollar and either make or save more than that dollar down the road, then it's not gonna work.All that being said, we have been using Allure Luxury Vinyl Plank for a number of reasons.It's available at our local Home Depot in lots of varieties for $1.50-1.99 per sqft.It's super-fast to lay with the pressure activated adhesive strips and easy to cut.It's a relatively thick floating floor, so that means no underlayment costs and can go on slab, wood, linoluem, even if the subfloor is a bit uneven, it will flex smoothly.It's ultra-durable.

Thank You @Frankie Woods 

@Roy N.  

@Aaron Montague @Roy N. 

I'd sure like to find a house like that in my neck of the woods.