Maple Street school swap to carpet tiles has me thinking

The elementary school down the block is getting a full floor update using only carpet tiles. I usually stick with broadloom for homes around here. How do you price a big space like that compared to regular carpet? Also, does the old wood subfloor need extra work before tiles go down?

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janar167mo ago

Have you thought about how carpet tiles could mess with the sound in a classroom? Kids are loud, and broadloom usually soaks up noise better. With tiles, you might get more echo, making it harder for teachers to be heard. Also, if one tile gets ruined from a science experiment spill, you just swap that one square instead of redoing the whole floor. But does that save money over time with less waste, or does the glue for tiles bring new problems for air quality?

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wendyking7mo ago

OMG @janar16, the echo from tiles is awful, and that glue smell stuck around for weeks in our school.

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lisay787mo ago

Science experiment spill" lol, my kid's class just uses the floor as a backup snack plate.

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