Re: material similar to plastic chair mats to cover all carpet in my living room

Mark wrote: 
I want to cover all carpet in the apartment with something like "chair
mat". material.

Reason for that is that carpets accumulate a lot of dust and dust is
bad for asthma. The vacuuming does not help too much because it blows
the dust around the apartment, and this is exactly what makes asthma
real bad.

Anyway, option to replace a floor with wood or even linoleum does not
work because landlord does not allow alterations.

Plastic "chair mat" seems to be almost the right solution.
But the problem is that one plastic mat is very expensive. And I need a
lot.

Another problem, it will be real ugly.
Where can I find big sheets made from the same material?
How can I find a manufacturer of the material and buy it from them?
Can the regular consumer buy from the manufacturer?


There are vacuums avaialable that don't blow the dust around; but trap it very effectively. This might be more effective, and more economical, than covering the whole floor. A better vacuum will also solve the problems of dust in upholstery, draperies, or whatever, which a floor covering won't change. You might investigate some of the high-tech filtration systems that are offered even in commonly available store-bought vacuums. My favorite type is the Rainbow vacuum. It blows all the air and dust it collects into a small tank of water, where the stuff is trapped pretty efficiently. That also solves the problem of trying to deal with dust-laden filters after vacuuming is finished. All you do is dump the dirty water into the toilet, and flush.

KG

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