ISED COMFORT ction control issues with the use of carpets within non-clinical healthcare environments.


on carpet than on other floorcoverings, including rubber tile, linoleum, vinyl sheet goods, and vinyl composition tile. In addition to discovering that carpet harbours less VRE, this research found that carpeting also transferred less VRE to hands via contact than rubber and vinyl flooring and performed as well in cleaning as any other flooring tested.


Furthermore, some carpets that are treated with an antimicrobial yarn coating provide a permanent barrier against microbes and inhibit bacterial and fungal growth.


IS CARPET ANY MORE EXPENSIVE TO


MAINTAIN THAN HARD FLOORING? There is a common misconception that carpets are more difficult and costly to clean than other hard flooring options such as lino, vinyl and laminate. However, this is not actually the case and many studies have been conducted into carpet lifecycle and cleaning costs.


One of these studies included a life cycle cost analysis for floorcoverings in school facilities by the Institute of Cleaning and Restoration Certification. It found that Carpet could be 65% less expensive to maintain than hard surface flooring.


Additional research also suggests that carpets are favourable when it comes to the costs, time and difficulties of cleaning various floor finishes. Just because a hard floor finish looks clean, it doesn’t always mean it is. On an annual basis, research suggests that it takes two-and-a-half times longer to clean hard floors properly than it does to clean carpet and that the cleaning chemicals needed for hard floors are seven times more expensive.


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