Also NEVER use steam cleaning machines on your Pergo Floor unless you want to replace it! Do not use a swiffer or like mop as you will tend to over saturate the floor and this too WILL damage the floor. Why don't people read the directions that come with the products they buy? Every box of Pergo flooring comes with the cleaning instructions or you can just go to LINK TO PERGO FLOOR CARE <----- that is a clickable link...click it....no really click it LOL. Over wetting any laminate will lift the edges of the flooring. Just as water on a hardwood floor will raise the wood grain. I have a central vacuum system in our home and just use the hardwood floor tool to sweep. Most good vacuum cleaners have a switch to turn off the beater bar or it will turn it off automatically when you drop the head to the hard surface height. If your vacuum does not then either use a broom, buy a new vacuum or get a central vacuum system. Don't mean to sound harsh but that it is a pet peeve of mine. People not reading their owner manuals or reading the instructions that come with the products they buy. Then complaining about how something is junk and they wish they never bought it. Research BEFORE you buy not after.

I have the shark steam pocket mop with two heads. I also have the Shark ultra steam blaster canister. I also have the shark portable steam pocket. I love them all and use them all depending on what I am doing at the time. My canister one I use when I am cleaning all my wood floors and kitchen and bathroom floors. If i just want to touch up my kitchen and bathroom I use the steam mop. If i am doing windows and mirrors and showers and toilets and walls I use the portable. I also use the portable when I am steaming our mattresses and boxsprings. This way is so much easier and faster. I recommend any of them highly. Janet

I have a Dyson DC37 Animal Canister (the purple one) that works very well on our wood, tile, area rugs, and carpeted stairs. I have two dogs and one is double-coated so maybe she counts as two dogs?? I couldn't believe I was spending *that much* on a vacuum but it's really worked out well. On the hardwood, there's a trigger to stop the brush beater since the dog hair just sucks right up. The beater sure works well to get the dog hair off of the tile and area rugs though some of the smaller and lighter rugs have to have the suction eased off as they try to climb inside the vac. If all you have is hardwood, then perhaps you would be fine with the DC37 non-Animal that has a different floorbrush without a beater bar at all. It's less expensive too. The canister follows around very well. I hadn't had a canister for decades and was skeptical about this one but it heels better than my dogs. I love *not* having an upright to lift around for stairs etc. The Roomba does sound lovely and a friend swears by hers, though I think it would creep me out a little in a Twilight Zone kinda way when I'd forget about it and then catch a glimpse of it. But that's just me. cheers

The buff n coat will only take care of any surface scratches in the finish and bring back the desired sheen you want. Not a bad option, but with it being a pre-finished floor, you are going to need to make sure that the guy who does it, does it correctly to ensure proper adhesion of the new coat. Also the buff n coat wont do anything about the fading areas, after the coat is dried, the fading will still be there. Refinishing is another idea, and it will take care of the fading, allow you to choose a different color if so desired. the reason most guys have a minimum amount, is because its at least a 3 day process with the sanding and finishing. You could try to find someone on Craigslist, but im not recommending that. infact I would probably advised against it. Ripping up the floor and adding something else is not a bad idea either. its probably going to cost the most, but like you said with a pre-finish floor, install it and you're done. no dry times, no fumes. not a bad option. boils down to what you want to spend and if you can manage the hassle of being off the floor during drytimes (if you decide to refinish) as far as vacuums, find something that has soft bristles. but I find a dry dust mop works best, and its faster then digging out a vacuum.