Hi..

I need to replace the carpet in the bedroom of a wheelchair user, the carpet now has rippled up all over, it was laid with gripper rods all round but it has still stretched.
anyone know of a carpet that would not ripple and stretch, I believe that flotex carpet may be hard wearing, any feedback welcome.

Thanks
Roger

Carpet tiles perhaps? I think you will need something with a pretty stiff backing. Add rugs where comfort is required underfoot.

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You need a carpet with short pile and tight weave.
Whichever you choose, it will always reeve up, it needs to be glued down, your carpet fitter should advise you.

Don't use underlay and use short pile as stated above. Carpet tiles are ideal.

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Mike

As an idea the fitter could staple the carpet along the areas that the chair moves to help keep it in place. This may avoid the cost of a new carpet as a fitter could restretch it and trim in. The extra staples would be buried in the pile.

DWD

Had this problem in a lobby area in a block of flats, a wheelchair user moved in and within weeks where she was turning the chair the carpet had pulled up, we got a carpet guy out and he glued the new carpet down, no problems since

In the care home where I work, all carpets are glued down. We're not allowed to use gripper rods anywhere in the building because of the danger of carpets rucking/ coming loose and residents falling or hurting themselves on the gripper rods.

Thank you all for your input, never thought of glueing but that seems to be a popular answer to the problem so I think thats what I will do.

Thanks again to all...Roger