Crushed Carpet Probs
 

Any recommendations on crushed carpet?

My old saxony carpet was the lowest grade, yet it didn't crush too
badly. I just got, what is supposed to be a "cut above the lowest
grade" saxony installed. It is really dense. When you stand on it,
"you are really standing on top of it", ie - you don't sink. The
surface is like a pool table, and you notice any indentations.

I'm not really to worried about furniture that sits in one place, but
the wheels on my office chair crush the carpet and leave grooves (a
real mess). The vacuum beater doesn't do anything as this carpet is
as dense as hardwood. I'm thinking of replacing it with the cheap
stuff, if I have to continually maintain it. Any thoughts?

"Wpg Man" wrote in message
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Any recommendations on crushed carpet?

My old saxony carpet was the lowest grade, yet it didn't crush too
badly. I just got, what is supposed to be a "cut above the lowest
grade" saxony installed. It is really dense. When you stand on it,
"you are really standing on top of it", ie - you don't sink. The
surface is like a pool table, and you notice any indentations.

I'm not really to worried about furniture that sits in one place, but
the wheels on my office chair crush the carpet and leave grooves (a
real mess). The vacuum beater doesn't do anything as this carpet is
as dense as hardwood. I'm thinking of replacing it with the cheap
stuff, if I have to continually maintain it. Any thoughts?

Buy one of those plastic chair pads to put under your desk.

A friend in the carpet business for about 40 years claims there is no carpet
over pad that will stand up to the abuse created by a rolling chair. And
that even commercial glue downs will wear out there before they wear out in
the traffic areas.

Colbyt

I've seen hard plastic pieces that office chairs sit on...don't know if
there is a name for them. Would look into this instead of replacing carpet.



"Wpg Man" wrote in message
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Any recommendations on crushed carpet?

My old saxony carpet was the lowest grade, yet it didn't crush too
badly. I just got, what is supposed to be a "cut above the lowest
grade" saxony installed. It is really dense. When you stand on it,
"you are really standing on top of it", ie - you don't sink. The
surface is like a pool table, and you notice any indentations.

I'm not really to worried about furniture that sits in one place, but
the wheels on my office chair crush the carpet and leave grooves (a
real mess). The vacuum beater doesn't do anything as this carpet is
as dense as hardwood. I'm thinking of replacing it with the cheap
stuff, if I have to continually maintain it. Any thoughts?

Colbyt wrote:

"Wpg Man" wrote in message
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Any recommendations on crushed carpet?

My old saxony carpet was the lowest grade, yet it didn't crush too
badly. I just got, what is supposed to be a "cut above the lowest
grade" saxony installed. It is really dense. When you stand on it,
"you are really standing on top of it", ie - you don't sink. The
surface is like a pool table, and you notice any indentations.

I'm not really to worried about furniture that sits in one place, but
the wheels on my office chair crush the carpet and leave grooves (a
real mess). The vacuum beater doesn't do anything as this carpet is
as dense as hardwood. I'm thinking of replacing it with the cheap
stuff, if I have to continually maintain it. Any thoughts?

Buy one of those plastic chair pads to put under your desk.

A friend in the carpet business for about 40 years claims there is no carpet
over pad that will stand up to the abuse created by a rolling chair. And
that even commercial glue downs will wear out there before they wear out in
the traffic areas.

Colbyt

Yep. Search for "chair mat"

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22chair+mat%22

Thanks for the answers. I wanted to avoid one of those platic mats
because... uggggllyy. It's just that my old cheapo carpet had such a
flippity-floppity knapp, that the beater bar would bring it right
back. Everybody seems to agree though - go with the plastic mat.
I'll give it a shot.

Buy one of those plastic chair pads to put under your desk.

A friend in the carpet business for about 40 years claims there is no carpet
over pad that will stand up to the abuse created by a rolling chair. And
that even commercial glue downs will wear out there before they wear out in
the traffic areas.

Colbyt