Peel and Stick Carpet whats your thoughts?-Photo

[Kevin]

Seeing more of this, this is a picture from a CVS pharmacy . Seems alot of high traffic areas are choosing this type of carpet, when a stain is noticed they just pull up the carpet and put another down. Do you think more commercial places will start doing this?

[rclllc]

wow. i didn't know they changed the square when it got a stain. i think it's too cheap looking myself. our cvs has the same. i don't think fortune 500 companies will be changing to this too soon. smaller companies may if it is cost effective enough.

[RJ Cleaning]

I think the retails my like it.

[jdinstl]

I'm with rcllc -- I think it looks cheap as well.

I will admit, I used tile squares for a bathroom in an apartment that had ice cold tile.

It will be interesting to see how these types of carpet and maintenance procedures evolve over time. The example photo looks good, the carpet is uniform in color and does not show signs of wear. Down the road, will this fade? Will the replacement squares fade at the same rate? Just as on a vehicle, you can tell when a door or a fender has been repainted, I imaging this carpeting to have the same visual impact. Such will be a "pieced together" look, inappropriate to high-end commercial outfits. Certainly, there's probably a cost difference in cleaning an entire carpeted store versus replacing squares -- that is, until the manufacturer discontinues the color and/or pattern. Or, until the customer trips over an edge that has worked up, and wins a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

John

[Kevin]

This CVS shot, I think is a good example, I have seen this peel in stick in reasturants and also at front walkways of heavy traffic areas. If I go to the home depot and by a VCT tile case there about .60 cents a piece, I would imagine these are probaly $1.50-$2.00. Or roughly the same price as carpeting. Regardless they will still have to be cleaned, it might affect spot removal calls. In most cases places like CVS have spotters, and if not they just replace the tile. Still calling the professional carpet cleaner quarterly for the rest of the building

[monayuki]

If Anybody has taken the Carpet-Rug Institute Seminar this was mentioned. It is more costly in the long run than carpets to be maintained.

Major manufacturers of high end carpeting agree that quality nylon commercial carpeting should last approximately 8 – 10 years with proper maintenance, extending its life to a level consistent with your investment.

these are some of RJ Cleaning and Restorations Excerpts from Our Information Sheet to Property Managers- On-Site Managers- Facility Managers

It makes far more sense to spend your floor care budget on maintaining the carpet you already have installed than neglecting it and being forced to replace it every 4 – 6 years.

Most Facility and On-Site Managers Do Not Have an Idea of the Wear and Tear of Carpets. Traffic Patterns and the Carpet Durability.


Though the Peel and Strip Carpeting Replaces Areas with Stains or heavy Stains the Rest of the Area still needs Carpet Cleaning Vacuuming or Maintenance. In short why not let the Pros Clean it or Maintain it? These are from Marketing Strategies or Percentage of Whole Sale Price towards ________

[godofcleaning]

it is used a lot in England,so much so that the commercial carpet cleaning sector is really getting smaller.The only sort of work we can really count on is the clubs,bars etc,but even them seem to be leaning towards wooden flooring as they have their refurbishments done.I have had to start looking into car valeting,having said that i have landed a couple of good contracts with taxi and car rental firms,so shouldn`t conplain

[Kevin]

Adrain, How long ago would you say they started using the peel and stick. I have always heard that Europe is 5-6 years ahead of us in the use of new building materials.

[godofcleaning]

yes it probally was about 5 years ago it really started to appear,and has now really taken a hold.
It is all about addapting i suppose.I do still get called in to clean offices etc using these tiles,however that is for a total clean.it is very rare to get called in for a stain,unless of course they have ran out of spares,lol

[Crowz]

I remember peel & stick carpet as far back as 25 years. My father tried laying it on the old asphalt tile in one of our bathrooms. Came up in about a month. Ugly colors tool Looked like Austin Powers carpet! It didn't catch on very well then and now has made a come back. I hope the quality has improved!

Back in 1986 I took up the asphalt tile and did peel & stick Armstrong Solarian No-Wax tile in the entry way of that old house. It lasted until my brother re-did it in stone 12x12's last year. Not bad, eh?