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RE: Carpet Tiles

Actually this is very good advice.  I had forgotten, but around
10 years ago I got 50,000 sq.ft. of carpet tiles donated from
a building that was being renovated down town.  Even though
there were some tiles we had to throw out due to stains, etc.
they were a great find... they also had a thick rubber back so
were very comfortable to stand on.

Contact some of the large remodeling contractors and/or
carpet installers.  They are often responsible for taking these
out before remodeling and it saves the dump fees if you take
them.  You will have to spend a couple of $$ a sq.yd. to have
them reinstalled, but they have a long life.

Dave Taylor

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> From: jeff courtman <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:13:54 -0500
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Flooring

> the best luck we ever experienced was with carpet tiles.  there is a wide
> range in quality: obviously go for the best you can afford.
>
> we were even lucky enough to have over 5,000 square ft. donated from a
> business that was renovating.  they were from a very low traffic use and
> appeared new.
>
> you can use several colors if you like to create patterns - they are easy to
> replace.  on several occasions when it was absolutely necessary, we had no
> qualms about cutting some out to put 'something' in - not having to worry
> about ruining an expensive piece of sheet good.  for instance, when we moved
> our bubble area temporarily, no qualms about taking up a carpet area about
> 25 x 12.
> only drawback - you need more than you need (for maintenance purposes down
> the line, making sure you have the same color run).
>
> Jeff Courtman
> Mind-Works
> 4026 Richmond Ave
> Shreveport, LA  71106
> 214.450.8872
>

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