We would like to replace our carpets with wood laminate. We have 3 boys that track lots of dirt, and I am constantly cleaning my carpets. We were wondering if wood laminate is the way to go? Is it pretty durable as well does it scratch easily? Thank you in advance!

I have an older home built in the early 1900's and it has had many modifications to its flooring over the years. Im changing the vinyl flooring in my kitchen but have been noticing a trend with the leveling of the tongue and groove subfloor. It seem the floor drops toward the center walls of the home of the entire first floor. So I have flat floors except for a 1/4" to 3/4" inch drop within 1ft to 3 ft from the center walls. Im thinking I need to add some more support in the basement to the joists that support these walls. However, I see that only preventing more damage in the future and not doing much for my present floor project. I've tried self leveling compound in one room, but dont know if I should continue this method for my kitchen as well. Any advice welcome. Thanks.