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I purchased a sit to stand (story all by itself) and I was told it rolled easily on carpet. Well, not true! I’m looking for a solution. I’ve been to a carpet store, furniture store, staples, and Home Depot looking for some type of plastic so the equipment can roll with Mom on it.


Anyone know of a solution that has worked? I have the bed, chair, etc. all in one room so it doesn’t need to roll too far but I need a hard surface due to the plush carpet. The wheels sink down in. The office chair mats aren’t really big enough and I don’t think taping plastic together is the ticket either.


What has worked for others?

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I decided to keep carpeting because the room stays warmer with it vs a hard floor, so I replaced the old, sculptured carpet in Mom's room with lightweight, self-stick carpet tiles that are very low pile (they're almost completely flat). When one gets soiled or worn, I just pull it up and replace it with a spare tile. You can get them on Amazon or at a big-box hardware store like Lowe's or Home Depot, and the cost is relatively low.
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Hello,

You have not filled out your profile, so we do not know what medical conditions Mum has.

If it were me, I would remove the carpet and underlay, you can store them to be replaced at a later date and lay down a solid waterproof floor. It will make clean up far easier for you in the long run.

Carpets are not sanitary.
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Have you looked at rolls of vinyl flooring? It's the same stuff that office chair mats are made out of except it comes in big rolls. You could tape those together. That over carpeting should make a rollable surface yet still be soft enough with the carpet under it to absorb some of the impact in case there's a fall.
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TNtechie Jan 2020
Vinyl flooring is available at Lowes or Home Depot in rolls 12' wide and as long as you want. By placing the "seam" on the back side of the room where the bed or other furniture sits, most of the seam can be placed where you seldom need to step or roll across it.
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Oh. what a pain! Would it be too expensive to replace the floor?

Wait, I just googled what flooring can be placed over carpet. Laminate flooring can go over carpeting. Call a flooring dealer to verify this. Good luck!
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bolliveb123 Jan 2020
Tearing out carpeting is easy. You don't need to pay someone to do it. Just get a utility knife, make a cut and start pulling. A pry bar will get the tack strips up.

Personally I would not want carpet anywhere, particularly in a room where elderly people (or children) are being cared for. Spills and stains will occur frequently. As someone else stated, even under conditions where the carpet would receive minimal wear and tear (1 or 2 healthy adults, for instance) it still gets dirty fast and is unsanitary. I advise you to remove it.
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I suggest taking the carpet up and storing it, then looking at vinyl plank floating flooring. It's relatively inexpensive, quick and easy to put down, and easy to clean. I use commercial grade vinyl flooring in my entryway, baths, kitchen and laundry because it looks like wood flooring, doesn't easily scratch and is water proof.
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needtowashhair Jan 2020
While hard flooring is good in many ways, like being easily cleaned. It's horrible in one big way when it comes to the elderly. It's hard. The elderly tend to fall. Falling on nice plush carpeting is far safer than falling on a hard floor. I firmly believed that's why neither my mom or grandmother have ever broken a hip by falling.

Where I need it to be easily cleanable, I use cushioned foam flooring. It's waterproof and thus easily cleaned. If anything it's more impact tolerant than carpeting. It's the stuff you see in gyms and daycare centers. It's the same stuff they make flip flop shoes out of but it's a big square of it.
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seriously, use masonite taped together, it comes in 4x8 sheets, needs to be trimmed to install around obsacles, 3/16 or 5/16 thickness will do, 3/8 is too thick, you'll see, so get some really good gorilla tape, duct tape etc, use the 2 inch to 2 and 1/4 inch wide tape, start in a corner, slowly install the masonite smooth side up, stagger the shortside joints when you lay it, tape it all together, walla temporary floor that anything will roll over
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From frustrating experience I can vouch for the fact that these things don’t roll on carpeting. You also cannot get them to bump over cords. Whoever told you they do was wrong. I hesitate to say this but I’d pull up the carpeting and lay tile or some sort of planking. If you do, it will save you a lot of frustration.
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I second the idea of lifting the carpet and storing it if it is in good shape. If money is tight you don't need to lay any type of new flooring, just cover the sub floor with a couple of coats of floor paint or urethane.
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This is a walker? Not one of those PC pipe things?

With a regular walker you can get those little "ski" things to help go across carpets. I wonder if there is something out there for sit and stand walkers? Or something u can rig up.

Have you tried carpet runners. They are usually what they call "industrial ply" very short. Usually little loops. They come in different lengths. Its like what u find in Drs offices. Her walker should go over these.
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cwillie Jan 2020
A sit to stand is a patient lift device Joann.
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If you are using the Sit to Stand in one room I would lay sheet vinyl down in that room. (best thing would be to pull up the carpet if at all possible.)
If you are going to bring the Sit to Stand to other rooms the sheet vinyl could be placed down the hall into the main room where the equipment will be used.
If your mom is walking at all it might be best to remove the carpet to prevent tripping. If mom is not walking at all as soon as she looses upper body strength to hold onto the Sit to Stand you will have to switch to a Hoyer Lift. that might be a bit easier to move around as it has a larger "footprint"
In reality it might be best to remove carpet in that room as there will be spills, accidents that will be difficult to remove from the carpet. It might be possible to have the carpet removed, rolled up and stored until it can be replaced.
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