In a message dated 8/7/2005 7:34:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, willowlakegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I am looking into a stuff called Congoleum Dura Stone and Dura Ceramic...NO Grout...is just like porcelin tile...a little cheaper...they have a web site too...When I talked to the salesman he says it is a limestone composite...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sherry, I put down Congoleum's durastone in my kitchen and attached bath, and loved it for a while. Then I noticed it was starting to get scratches from the dogs nails and also has a couple of nicks where things have been dropped. I think it's been down about 4 years and because it has an embossed pattern, they're not that obvious. It was advertised in my area as better than tile, which attracted me, because it's not as hard a surface for playing dogs, but if I had to do it over again, it wouldn't be my choice. Wendy Luba ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================