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Problems with tile: Noisy, especially the clang-clang of the cart over the tile joints. DO NOT USE TERAZZO or marble-like tile to minimize the joints-it is too easy to slip on this stuff and you'll have lawsuits instead. Area rug may be tripped over (another lawsuit opportunity) Can you still use a cart without going over the area rug? If not the weight of the cart will displace the carpet, not to mention the wheels catching on the carpet edge. Area will be cold in the winter (children sit on the floor) Advantages Easy to clean up from leaky diapers and vomit Easy to keep dust down Could use a white or light tile as it is easy to clean, and brighten up the area Consider: More expensive upfront, but think about carpet squares in this area. I'm surprised they are looking at tile instead of carpet. I think our tile installation (we're talking ceramic, right?) was more expensive than the carpet install was. Unless they are talking about vinyl tile. In that case, the issues change. No clang of the carts, not quite as cold as ceramic. We had that in a work room /outside book return area in the old building, and it held up well to the carts. Just get industrial vinyl with the color going all the way through, not the cheap stuff. Skip the area rug, though. Same problems of tripping, carts navigating over it. There is no doubt that harder floor surfaces will create more noise, however. Depends on how your library is laid out. If there are no walls or other partitions between children and a quiet study area, your customers will complain. It is more expensive to lay the carpet later when all the stacks have to be moved. ----------------------------------------------------- Dale L. Ricklefs, Library Director Round Rock Public Library System 216 E. Main, Round Rock, TX 78664 512-218-7010 (voice); 512-218-7061 (fax); [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ci.round-rock.tx.us/library/library.html -----Original Message----- From: LIBRARY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 9:11 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: tile verses carpet This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- I am getting ready to replace the carpet in the Children's room at the Library. The City financial staff wants to use tile with an area rug to save money. I think it would be too noisy. Does anyone have tile instead of carpet? Kim Adele Kroll Library Director Lena Armstrong Public Library (254) 933-5832 --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
