My lounge carpet has stood up very well to normal wear but the castors of
the suite has really dented it (irrecoverable). I suspect the soft underlay
has allowed the carpet backing to locally stretch or fail into a dent
caused by the underlay foam sort of failing.

I guess the solution when it is time to replace is to use the firmest
underlay available.

In other rooms we used the green and black rubber crumb (Duralay) stuff.

Any observations?

John Not.responding.@dotcom Wrote in message:
My lounge carpet has stood up very well to normal wear but the castors of
the suite has really dented it (irrecoverable). I suspect the soft underlay
has allowed the carpet backing to locally stretch or fail into a dent
caused by the underlay foam sort of failing.

I guess the solution when it is time to replace is to use the firmest
underlay available.

In other rooms we used the green and black rubber crumb (Duralay) stuff.

Any observations?


"Castor cups"
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Not much good since they are lot strong or big enough. You really need
something really big and solid to spread the load and often this can be a
trip hazard.
I guess you could always suspend furniture from ropes attached to the
ceiling. Some people pay a small fortune for love swings.
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John Not.responding.@dotcom Wrote in message:
My lounge carpet has stood up very well to normal wear but the castors of
the suite has really dented it (irrecoverable). I suspect the soft
underlay
has allowed the carpet backing to locally stretch or fail into a dent
caused by the underlay foam sort of failing.

I guess the solution when it is time to replace is to use the firmest
underlay available.

In other rooms we used the green and black rubber crumb (Duralay) stuff.

Any observations?


"Castor cups"
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On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:51:17 -0000, Brian Gaff \(Sofa 2\) wrote:

"Castor cups"

Not much good since they are lot strong or big enough. You really need
something really big and solid to spread the load ...

Or spiked castor cups that transfer the load to the floor without
subjecting the carpet/underlay to the full load.

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On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:51:17 -0000, Brian Gaff \(Sofa 2\) wrote:

"Castor cups"

Not much good since they are lot strong or big enough. You really need
something really big and solid to spread the load ...

Or spiked castor cups that transfer the load to the floor without
subjecting the carpet/underlay to the full load.


Mrs P sometimes moves the furniture to accomodate her coven / WI Committee.

On Saturday, 18 January 2020 10:17:57 UTC, John wrote:
Mrs P sometimes moves the furniture
to accomodate her coven

can she levitate it to avoid tearing the carpet?

/ WI Committee.

There's no arguing with one of them is there.

Owain

I've never found any answer to this. The huge forces on a small are will
always result in deformation in time.
If you want carpet to be soft and well, carpet like you need to spread the
load on it somehow.
Brian

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2.222...
My lounge carpet has stood up very well to normal wear but the castors of
the suite has really dented it (irrecoverable). I suspect the soft
underlay
has allowed the carpet backing to locally stretch or fail into a dent
caused by the underlay foam sort of failing.

I guess the solution when it is time to replace is to use the firmest
underlay available.

In other rooms we used the green and black rubber crumb (Duralay) stuff.

Any observations?

Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

I've never found any answer to this. The huge forces on a small are will
always result in deformation in time.

If you want carpet to be soft and well, carpet like you need to spread the
load on it somehow.

Or have very strong very thing pins that to right thru
the carpet and underlay to the hard floor underneath.

"John" Not.responding.@dotcom wrote in message
2.222...
My lounge carpet has stood up very well to normal wear but the castors of
the suite has really dented it (irrecoverable). I suspect the soft
underlay
has allowed the carpet backing to locally stretch or fail into a dent
caused by the underlay foam sort of failing.

I guess the solution when it is time to replace is to use the firmest
underlay available.

In other rooms we used the green and black rubber crumb (Duralay) stuff.

Any observations?

On Sat, 18 Jan 2020 13:45:55 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


If you want carpet to be soft and well, carpet like you need to spread the
load on it somehow.

Or have very strong very thing pins that to right thru
the carpet and underlay to the hard floor underneath.

Yeah, I'd like to do that to your skull. Your head must be thick enough to
withstand it, senile pinhead!

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On Saturday, 18 January 2020 02:46:07 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

I've never found any answer to this. The huge forces on a small are will
always result in deformation in time.

If you want carpet to be soft and well, carpet like you need to spread the
load on it somehow.

Or have very strong very thing pins that to right thru
the carpet and underlay to the hard floor underneath.

there's no way to avoid it. I've experienced furniture with an entirely flat base, it still canes the pile. Anything thin enough to go thru carpet without damage is also likely to sink into a softwood floor.


NT

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On Saturday, 18 January 2020 02:46:07 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

I've never found any answer to this. The huge forces on a small are
will
always result in deformation in time.

If you want carpet to be soft and well, carpet like you need to spread
the
load on it somehow.

Or have very strong very thin pins that to right thru
the carpet and underlay to the hard floor underneath.

there's no way to avoid it.

Bulll****, spiked castors do.

I've experienced furniture with an entirely flat base, it still canes the
pile.

Yes.

Anything thin enough to go thru carpet without
damage is also likely to sink into a softwood floor.

Oh bull**** if there are enough spikes.

On Sun, 19 Jan 2020 04:42:20 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Bulll****

That word would make the PERFECT nym for you, you nym-shifting pathetic
excuse for a senile troll!

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On 17/01/2020 13:33, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:43:31 GMT, John Not.responding.@dotcom wrote:

My lounge carpet has stood up very well to normal wear but the castors of
the suite has really dented it (irrecoverable). I suspect the soft underlay
has allowed the carpet backing to locally stretch or fail into a dent
caused by the underlay foam sort of failing.

I guess the solution when it is time to replace is to use the firmest
underlay available.

In other rooms we used the green and black rubber crumb (Duralay) stuff.

Any observations?

Castor cups spread the load a little, but still leave indentations IME
http://tinyurl.com/sjktvpm My late wife always said if you wet the
indentation, then scuff the pile back up with your fingernails or
whatever, it will recover. It may need to be repeated several times
and isn't 100% effective, but works to some extent.

Steam mop does wonders and saves on finger tips.

You can use a steam iron but you need a cloth between it and the carpet
or you can melt some man-made fibres.

It is more than a flat pile. The underlay has been permanantly crushed.

On Friday, 17 January 2020 13:43:24 UTC, mm0fmf wrote:
On 17/01/2020 13:33, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:43:31 GMT, John Not.responding.@dotcom wrote:

My lounge carpet has stood up very well to normal wear but the castors of
the suite has really dented it (irrecoverable). I suspect the soft underlay
has allowed the carpet backing to locally stretch or fail into a dent
caused by the underlay foam sort of failing.

I guess the solution when it is time to replace is to use the firmest
underlay available.

In other rooms we used the green and black rubber crumb (Duralay) stuff.

Any observations?

Castor cups spread the load a little, but still leave indentations IME
http://tinyurl.com/sjktvpm My late wife always said if you wet the
indentation, then scuff the pile back up with your fingernails or
whatever, it will recover. It may need to be repeated several times
and isn't 100% effective, but works to some extent.

Steam mop does wonders and saves on finger tips.

You can use a steam iron but you need a cloth between it and the carpet
or you can melt some man-made fibres.

The classic is to use an ice cube in the impression.

However, that is clearly not an answer here.

Maybe get furniture which has large gliding surfaces rather than castors?