Looking for reviews of FLOR products

By Katherine

Has anyone used FLOR carpet squares. I am brushing up my house to sell, and the carpet needs to be replaced. I would love to use a product that is environmentally kind. I would like to know how easy the carpet squares are to install, how well they stay in place, how well they ware, and general reaction. Would these be appealing to home buyers, or would it scare them off? What other options do people suggest? I need to carpet 6 rooms and some stairs

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November 27, 2006

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kathyk

March 18, 2007

I know for sure that new buyers don't like the carpet squares, and changing flooring, in a lot of situations could be the reason someone won't buy the house. They want to move in and not have to do anything major like change the flooring. There are new carpets out, that are a product called PTT, which is made from plastic bottles. It is a recycled product, and a lot of the manufacturers, like Mohawk, are doing great things for the enviroment by using 70% less petroleum, 60% less water, and creating fiber with corn. This new PTT product is very Green friendly, and best of all, it is less expensive than regular nylon carpet, and virtually impossible to stain. Check it out!

booizzy

December 01, 2006

I responded to Gregory's blog entry. I have Flor throughout my house. I don't have it wall-to-wall. It's more of an area-rug style. I think it's great, but it may not fit your needs. Are you putting them on exisitng flooring? They don't have a lot of cushion. Like forty-four said, they probably wouldn't do well on subfloor.

If you are putting them over a floor that isn't totally flat, ditch the the sticker things that come with the Flor and use sticky tack. I have some Flor tiles in my extra bedroom. I ripped up the carpet and discovered a totally uneven wood floor that badly needs to be refinished. I put down Flor to hide the imperfections, but it kept sliding around. I was hanging some other stuff, and decided to try the sticky tack. It has kept the tiles secure for the last few months.

fortyfour

November 30, 2006

I have some Flor tiles as an area rug, using their older adhesive, carpet to floor, as opposed to their new carpet to carpet system.

The tiles really need to be laid on a hard, flat surface. You might be able to put it directly on your concrete or plywood subfloor , but I doubt that would be much of a selling point. If it's anything that the buyers don't like, they're going to want to replace it, and that's not environmentally friendly at all. (Even though you can send in the Flor tiles back to them to be recycled.)

Maybe you could offer a credit to the buyer, then they can pick what they want.

lagomorph

November 30, 2006

I am known for trying to be as green as possible- but when it came time to replace our carpet, I could not. I was super disappointed but to recarpet my tiny two rooms would have cost me more than 2,000 dollars if I used FLOR. Not the carpet- thats semi-cheap. But the ripping out of old carpet, disposing of old carpet and putting in a new carpet pad was the majority of the cost for someone who I would not buy the carpet from since I would buy FLOR online. I spent $800 to get the two rooms redone and though I feel like a shit for not being more green friendly, I'm renting the place so I was not thrilled with the idea of investing 2,000 bucks for something I would not get to enjoy more than 2 more years.

gregoryjohnson

November 28, 2006

Hi Katherine. Good question. For more about carpet considerations, you might be interested in my recent Curbly carpet blog entry [click here]. ~ Gregory

brittany

November 28, 2006

Katherine:

I have not used the FLOR myself. I have been into it for years, but have always lived in carpeted apartments and have not really had a good use for them.

While I have seen them used in lots of commerical settings, I do not have any friends who have them at home. As for reviews, all I can volunteer is some links from a quick Googling:
1. Green Home Guide
2. Shelterrific

Anyway, I cannot back any of them up, but I hope that might help... Best luck with your sale!