AlienAgent
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I stopped at a hotel the other day and scored a job cleaning all their chairs and couches. As the owner is giving me a tour of their facility, he mentions they will be renovating the entire building soon. And to my surprise he says he is going back to carpet after 5 years with vinyl plank!
His reasons were….
1. Dust was settling when the rooms were empty for a day or so and the floors would look dirty.
2. His staff is constantly mopping to eliminate #1.
3. The vinyl planks were starting to peel at the edges due to moisture from idiot staff using too much water while mopping.
4. Guests complained about the floor feeling sticky under bare feet from the mop residue.
5. He felt his labor costs from all the mopping was more than he had with vacuuming.
6. He noticed the lack of insulation provided by carpet. The old carpet reduced the noise of other guests significantly and he claimed he was using more energy to heat and cool the building.
7. He also felt that the look of the vinyl, fake wood planks was cold and uninviting.
8. He also felt carpet was less liability for slip and falls.
This guy bought into all of the hype about why he should install vinyl in his buildings, now he can’t wait to replace it. Could this be the start of a trend reversal?
* I think some of his problems could’ve been resolved with proper HVAC maintenance/duct cleaning and use of dust and microfiber flat mops, proper cleaning chemicals, and good staff training. But we all know the real world doesn’t always follow best practices.
His reasons were….
1. Dust was settling when the rooms were empty for a day or so and the floors would look dirty.
2. His staff is constantly mopping to eliminate #1.
3. The vinyl planks were starting to peel at the edges due to moisture from idiot staff using too much water while mopping.
4. Guests complained about the floor feeling sticky under bare feet from the mop residue.
5. He felt his labor costs from all the mopping was more than he had with vacuuming.
6. He noticed the lack of insulation provided by carpet. The old carpet reduced the noise of other guests significantly and he claimed he was using more energy to heat and cool the building.
7. He also felt that the look of the vinyl, fake wood planks was cold and uninviting.
8. He also felt carpet was less liability for slip and falls.
This guy bought into all of the hype about why he should install vinyl in his buildings, now he can’t wait to replace it. Could this be the start of a trend reversal?
* I think some of his problems could’ve been resolved with proper HVAC maintenance/duct cleaning and use of dust and microfiber flat mops, proper cleaning chemicals, and good staff training. But we all know the real world doesn’t always follow best practices.
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