Has anyone actually used this on floors, especially carpet? I want to know if it is thick enough to withstand traffic for 7-8 months on medium carpet
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I tried it and ended up tacking it down to keep it in place. Bear in mind there is no hardwood floors under the carpet. Tacked down it works just fine.
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I have not used it on my floors. I would think it'd be hard to keep in place, it also might be slippery to walk on. One side is ribbed, but the other is quite smooth. I used a plastic carpet runner on my floors when my carpet was new. The "spikes" on the back side made my carpet look funny when it was removed. I wish I had never used it. The marks are still there in the hall.
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I have it all over my floors and it is great. You have to tape down the edges so it won't slide but then you can even vacuum it.
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Warp Bros. Plast-O-Mat is good for use in protecting hardwood floors from workers' footsteps, especially just after such floors have been refinished. I doubt if it would be suitable for use on a carpet, especially for a long period of time. It's great, however, for use as an industrial type shelf and/or drawer liner. I've been using it for those purposes since 1980, when I first discovered the product.
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I bought the PM-50 Plast-O-Mat for shelf liner in our new cabinets and it worked out very well for that purpose so I have not used it as a carpet runner but I doubt that it would be heavy enough for 7 to 8 months of regular traffic on a floor. It is my feeling that it was designed for temporary use for open houses and other special occasions.
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This is not good on carpets if you are walking or keeping any heavy objects on it. I used for shelf liners.
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IDK, but it is .3 mil thick, and should make an excellent shelf liner, never have to replace it and washable. WooHoo
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No problem on my wood floors. I got this for my girl when she turned one. She loved it but was frustrated by the fact that it rolled And was unstable when getting on and off. She started walking at ten months so I thought she was ready... Now she's 18 months and has figured out how to steady the roll. She still absolutely loves it and plays with it daily.
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I used it on carpet and with a very large rug. It works great at keeping the rug down. I have lifted it up to see if residue was left and so far so good. I have only had it on for about 6 months so I'm not sure if residue would occur if left on for a long period but I'm happy with the results so far.
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It is great for storing, but I think it would rip easily with handling or sliding across anything but carpet. It should still keep it clean though.
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This hasn't been a problem for any of the users in our house, and if anything I'd think slipping would be more of an issue on bare floors. We haven't used it on anything but carpet, though, so I know it's fine there.
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It does get stuck on my carpet sometimes. Mine is thick though, medium pile.
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The casters, any other wheels for this matter, are not good to wheel about on carpets. I use mine on wooden floor. On carpets, I get those thick transparent plastic sort of rug under desk. If you don't protect your rug carpet, it will soon get ruined. Besides wheeling about, on carpet, becomes annoying. I hope this gives you an informed decision.
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I would hesitate to use it on a heavy traffic area. It has been almost a year on my cabinets with no trouble, but this is not so "quick" a fix. It is an inexpensive fix, but labor intensive... if you want it to last.
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The instructions that came with mine said not to use it on carpet floor. I imagine after a while it will likely discolor carpet and depending on the carpet, possibly melt it.
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This is pretty thin, so I if there are any lumps or bumps under it you would notices. So I wouldn't put it on a thick carpet, I would recommend using this on short carpet or tile/wood floor.
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I roll mine over medium thickness carpet and rugs no prob. A little rickety at first but I put epoxy all over the fittings.
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I've used it on carpet since I got it a year or so ago and I've had no issues :)
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I have used it only on solid floors. I just tested it on my carpets, two different types, did not work. Weights would not even register.
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I used it on a small carpet in the garage and it worked well. Haven't tried it in a large area.
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We do use on a floor in a pinch, but I wouldn't say it is cushioned enough to use on a hard floor everyday/regularly. Carpeted floor ok!
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I'm sorry I am not sure as to what the thickness a carpet style mat is...the best I think I could answer you is that I believe it may be a bit thinner, but it is not too thin...a decent thickness...no spikes. It has a smooth side and then the other side a little rough. Hopefully that makes sense. We have it on a wood floor and it has worked well for us...we have two.
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I am using it on a carpet. I have no problem with it. It looks and works fine on a carpet. From the looks of it, It should work fine on the hard work floor. I am expecting some type of stain on the carpet when I remove it, although I am not sure, you may expect some type of streaks from the rubber when you use it on a long run. Overall it is a good product.