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We have turned the conservatory into a playroom for the kids but it has a tiled floor. For now we have some rugs on there but they aren't very comfy. Quite thin.

What are my options regarding carpeting it but in a way that should we sell in a few years the carpet could be removed easily if the new buyer wanted a tile conservatory again?
 
Not sure if this is of help. My mother has a tiled kitchen and when her old dog had a back issue and was not allowed to run about as he used to slip on the kitchen floor she used carpet tiles. They were warmer than ceramic tiles and when the dog died she lifted them all back up - you cant see where they were and they were easy to lay.
 
Good quality thick rug should be ok. The inch thick pile with heavy woven back sort. A large one of those that would go over as much of the floor in one go as possible would be the best solution. If you have smaller rugs they can move around. Carpet tiles have to be glued down and most are thin and nasty looking.
 
What is wrong with tiles............kids in other countries have no problem with tiled floors.......our kids are too soft....or is it the parents who are over protective.

Tiles all the time for me!!!!
 
tiler65 said:
What is wrong with tiles............kids in other countries have no problem with tiled floors.......our kids are too soft....or is it the parents who are over protective.

Tiles all the time for me!!!!
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Excellent constructive comment as always Tom. Very helpfull.

Can you get carpet tiles that are thick like carpet? Do they always have to be glued?
 
When I converted the garage into my office I put carpet tiles down on the concrete floor - they were the 'hog's hair' type with the black hard (but flexible) 'tar' backing. They completely blocked out the cold from the floor and any other problems with concrete and that was over 20 years ago!
If you saw them today you wouldn't guess that they had been down more than a year, I also used them on the concrete porch floor and the back loo - one of the best investments in 'furnishings' we ever made.
 
Another option is cut some ply sheeting and apply the carpet to that and lay it over the tiles. When it comes time to sell simply lift it again....
 
tiler65 said:
What is wrong with tiles............kids in other countries have no problem with tiled floors.......our kids are too soft....or is it the parents who are over protective.

Tiles all the time for me!!!!
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joescrivens said:
Excellent constructive comment as always Tom. Very helpfull.

Can you get carpet tiles that are thick like carpet? Do they always have to be glued?
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:lol:
 
I have been in carpet trade for36 years carpet tiles are your best bet loads of choice not cheap but will do the job perfectley and iff fitted corectley can be loose laid
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Another option is cut some ply sheeting and apply the carpet to that and lay it over the tiles. When it comes time to sell simply lift it again....
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ply sheeting? Is that like just a big lump of plywood?

gogless said:
I have been in carpet trade for36 years carpet tiles are your best bet loads of choice not cheap but will do the job perfectley and iff fitted corectley can be loose laid
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are they all very thin though or can you get like a plush carpet tile?
 
Steep said:
How old are the kids? some of the linking eva foam play tiles might do the trick if they are young?

Actually I've just found these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Puzzle-EV...800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f17cc16d0 which seem to be carpet on eva foam tiles.
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2 and a half and 18 months.

Although I have to say the comfort is more for us than the kids lol. They don't seem to care but when you're sat in there on a hard floor as an old fogie parent it's not too comfy.

Those look interesting - have you ever used them?
 
Heuga carpet tiles.. I laid them in my office a few years ago. Hardboard sheet over the old floorboards (badly gapped and chipped) and then laid the tiles on-top. About 1 in 6 are tacked down with double-sided tape just to stop any movement.

If all you remember are the scratchy nylon carpet tiles from the '80s that gave your friction burns if you dragged a toe.. these are nothing like that. On the floor I've installed you can't see the joins and it's as soft and warm underfoot as a close-pile wool carpet. And being yiles you can lift and wash individual tiles under the shower - my main reason for tiles was that I had a small marine aquarium at the time and I wanted to be able to wash off any spills (salt).

If I can find the samples with the labels on the back (I can see three wedging the fishtank level) I'll let you know which product line it is. But you can just contact Heuga via the website and request a half-dozen samples to show differemt colours and finishes. We'll never run out of coffee coasters in this house between the carpet tile samples swatches, the coir carpet swatches, the Karndean vinyl swatches.. .. .. (all free).
 
Phone a company called Milliken based in Wigan they are the manufacturers of carpet tiles and I'm sure they will have seconds going cheap
 
i decided to go with the fom tiles - nice and cheap - £15 for the whole room. Colourful and very temporary.

thanks all for assistance
 
joescrivens said:
ply sheeting? Is that like just a big lump of plywood?

are they all very thin though or can you get like a plush carpet tile?
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Ply sheets will come in8x 4 foot sheets only problem most sheets are not completely flat unless you get 1" thick ply . Carpet tiles come in allsorts of qualities but the cost can vairy quite allot most contract tiles are usually thin nut have a look at domastic tiles best bet find someone in your area that stocks them in my area they are a bit few and far between bit of a dying breed.
 
gogless said:
Ply sheets will come in8x 4 foot sheets only problem most sheets are not completely flat unless you get 1" thick ply . Carpet tiles come in allsorts of qualities but the cost can vairy quite allot most contract tiles are usually thin nut have a look at domastic tiles best bet find someone in your area that stocks them in my area they are a bit few and far between bit of a dying breed.
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thanks for that, very helpful.
 
joescrivens said:
ahh right

so it's a big lump of plywood like I originally said then :)
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No, a 'sheet' and a 'lump' are two entirely different things. You rarely hear of cancer suffers having a sheet removed, nor anyone talking about pulling up the lumps when making their bed :lol:
 
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