Looking for advice on flooring for a study (ex bedroom)

idkhow2diy · Post by **idkhow2diy** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:28 pm

Here's something I never imagined I would need to think about!

My office / study, ex-little bedroom has a very tatty carpet (came with the house in 1994 and probably dates to 1940!) which I have now had to pull back to expose a leaking pipe. Given I had to empty half the room of my junk it's a good time to consider the floor. But... I could use some advice on what best to look for if possible.

The criteria are that

a) I will need to get a part of it up in the future to expose the pipework again because when we re-do the kitchen (directly underneath) we will sort out the hot and cold pipework as well, which runs under the bedroom floor. So that leads me away from laminate... and

b) I have a 5 wheeled office chair, two large desks, two floor standing units

So I need something durable - carpet? Or office grade vinyl? But I've no idea what to look for. Vinyl would be my choice but I'd be worried about the chair damaging it / my two large desks and shelving units etc making permanent squashed bits (the term eludes me!), and of course the risk of disappearing across the floor on said chair. I can change to a non-wheeled chair...

The room is 2.7 x 3m to the skirting. I plan to install it myself and/or the neighbour is a fitter so a few pints may get a carpet fitted...

Anyone done similar and how?

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:40 pm

One solution might be to use carpet tiles. See https://www.screwfix.com/c/building-doo ... /cat850010 Easy enough to lay and you can pull them up when needed for your access and replace after. Lots of office spaces have this sort of flooring.

DWD

idkhow2diy · Post by **idkhow2diy** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:50 pm

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:40 pm One solution might be to use carpet tiles. See https://www.screwfix.com/c/building-doo ... /cat850010 Easy enough to lay and you can pull them up when needed for your access and replace after. Lots of office spaces have this sort of flooring.

DWD

Yes - can't believe I never thought of those! Thanks, if the wife accepts it of course... lol

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:55 pm

If she has put up with the 40's carpet and your boxes of junk up until now I am sure she will be happy with the tiles. Just let her pick the colour, job done

DWD

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:39 pm

Yes, definitely carpet tiles.

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This is my "office" floor, these came from a big office I was working in, and they had them for ? years before they had a refit, so I asked for them, they have been down here for 10+ years. Ignore the two dark areas, entirely my fault, but yes carpet tiles are very hard wearing. When putting them down, no adhesive required anywhere but do put them all pointing the same direction (They have an arrow on the back) and I trimmed mine (to fit around/upto things) with a pair of scissors, I tried a utility knife first but didn't work well at all, scissors, no problem.

Oh yes, 5 wheeled office chairs, filing cabinets, no problem.

mudmouse · Post by **mudmouse** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:13 pm

We have carpet tiles in our office with roller feet on the chairs and use these to protect the carpet from localised wear.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trintion-Trans ... r=8-6&th=1