We all love when family come to visit for Thanksgiving and we really do give thanks for all that we have. I’m sure you all have an Uncle similar to Uncle Fred. He’s a boisterous, loving, funny guy that you could easily have dress up as Santa Clause at Christmas. However when Uncle Fred visits, it’s a bit trying. I really do try not to ground my teeth when he heavily pushes back his chair while accidently spilling whatever beverage he’s holding. At the end of the evening there are scratches all over the floor where he was sitting. On top of that, the floor and scratches are sticky. This season lets all protect our floors from our Uncle Fred’s by installing Flexi-Felt Clear sleeves. The advantage that these clear sleeves have over regular adhesive felt pads is that you can take them off, wash them under the tap, let them dry, put them back on the chair and they are good to go. So even if Uncle Fred spills something on the floor and the chair gets pushed through it, the Flexi-Felt Clear sleeve floor protector can be washed, reinstalled and continue to protect your floors for future family gatherings.
Category Archives: Floor Selection
Moving Season
Moving season is upon us and we are busy packing, sorting, discarding and figuring out how we are going to move all of our household but we aren’t thinking of the issues at the new location. The first concern should be protecting the floors in the new location. Put floor protectors on all of your furniture before it even touches the floors. Then once everything is placed in the new location you won’t be seeing horrible scratches from furniture being moved because someone couldn’t make up their mind on how they wanted things placed. Flexi-Felt has come up with a Moving Kit which has various sizes of adhesive felt pads. There are a lot of the almost 1″ square pads so that they can cover 1″ square, 1″ x 2″, 2 x 2″, 2 x 4″ or any other combination. Just remember to properly clean the bottom of the furniture legs and do a final wipe with rubbing alcohol to make sure the adhesive has a clean surface to adhere to.
Outdoor Living Areas
More and more people are moving outdoors and building fabulous outdoor living areas. The flooring under this furniture also needs to be protected. Whether its wood, slate, marble, the new composite decking or any other material you want to protect your investment and the appearance of this living area. Flexi-Felt floor protectors can help in many of these locations. If you live in an area where there is not too much rain or the living area is protected from the elements then you can use Flexi-Felt floor protectors. Since Flexi-Felt floor protectors are made of wool they will absorb water which means they will not slide well across floors when they are wet. If they do get wet, just let them get dry and once dry they are good to go again.
Flexi-Felt In Leons Stores In Ottawa Canada
Leon’s has come together with Flexi-Felt to provide their clients with great floor protection solutions. More and more furniture designers are coming up with innovative designs in furniture but those design are not always kind to floors. The result is people buy great furniture but it doesn’t take long for that furniture to damage floors. Leon’s wants their customers to be happy with their purchases. With Flexi-Felt floor protectors available in store, people can purchase their floor protection at the same time as they purchase that great dining room set or that unique couch. The furniture will be equipped with the right protection so that it won’t have a chance to damage floors. Result: Happy customers with great looking furniture and no damage to floors. A Win-Win solution.
When should you pay more for a product?
When two products perform the same and last about the same amount of time then it is not always the best idea to buy the most expensive one. In that case the more expensive product does not justify buying it. I have found a big difference when buy the cheapest or mid priced products in soaps, shampoos, cookies and other baked goods, towels etc. When I buy the cheap soap it just doesn’t wash very well so the mid-priced product is better. Cheap baked goods are not very good. Extended warranties are also not a good investment because if they are offered it means that the manufacturer expects the product to last for the extra year or two which is the length of the extended warranty. So when should you pay more for a product?
Someone recently asked me to justify spending more money for Flexi-Felt Floor protectors then other products on the market. In this case it was easy to justify. Who has or wants to spend their time constantly replacing cheap felts? I know I would rather spend a bit more, put them on and take that worry off of my list of things to think about replacing. I don’t have the time to constantly run out to the store to buy them. I would keep wasting gas to go to the store and come back and never mind the cost of constantly buying product that lasts maybe a month.
I was told years ago to look at the payback time (maybe not the correct term here but once you read it you’ll know what I mean). Yes , again a bit of math. Say you pay something $100. And it lasts 2 years. You buy something cheaper that costs you $10 but only lasts 1 month. In 10 months the more expensive item is paid off because you don’t have to constantly replace it and you actually end up ahead money wise. Over 24 months (2 years) x $10/month the cheap one costs $240 but the more expensive one was $100 so you end up saving $140. You can do the math on a lot of things and see what is worth spending more money on and what is not. Look at how long it will last and what it cost – then do the math.
Tips and Tricks
The Flexi-Felt Clear web site will soon be adding a section called Tips and Tricks. This section will be dedicated to providing you will all kinds of tips to help you with model selection for a large variety of chair legs (I never realized how many types of chair legs there were until people starting sending in pictures). There will be all kinds of other tips and tricks to help with model selection, floor care and useful need to know information. We appreciate any feedback on items we may have missed so don’t hesitate to let us know if you have a problem that we haven’t covered.
When to Buy Floor Protection for New Furniture
Buying new furniture and want to buy floor protection for them. In the case of new furniture you can take measurements and pictures when you buy them so that you can determine what model to get before they are delivered or you can wait until you receive the new furniture and then determine and buy what you need.
If you buy the floor protection ahead of delivery of the furniture, you can install the floor protection as soon as you receive the furniture. The disadvantage with this is that if you did not measure correctly or look at how the chair legs are actually shaped you can end up having to exchange the floor protectors for the correct models. if this was done by internet it means paying for shipping twice which can add up in cost and frustration.
If you buy the floor protection after the new furniture has been delivered your chances of purchasing the correct models is much higher but the risk of scratching the floors until the floor protectors are installed is also higher.
What to do? If the chairs have standard legs then it will certainly be easier to just measure them in store and purchase the correct model. If the legs are unusual or you cannot properly measure the chair legs (both front and back as they are often not the same size) then wait until they are delivered and take the correct measurements at that time. Even a curve or flair in the chair leg can affect the model it needs. If you still aren’t sure, call customer service and they will gladly help you to find the best models for your furniture.
Forbo Flooring System
Does your office, facility, plant, residence, clinic etc. have Forbo’s fabulous flooring system? Is so, to help protect and even extend its’ service life, consider floor protection. Many companies invest in new flooring but put their old furniture on that flooring or provide new furniture that has feet that are harmful to floors. It’s essential to get the right type of floor protection on the furniture before it’s placed on the new floors. Flexi-Felt floor protectors have a full range of floor protection solutions for all types of furniture. Quality floor protection will protect your investment and reduce floor maintenance cost.
Plan Ahead
Planning ahead is always a good idea but even more so if you are planning on having new floors installed or getting existing floors refinished. I’ve received at least four calls this week from people who were having their floors installed or just had the floors finished and realized that they needed floor protection in order to protect their investment. One already had the floors scratched and it was less than a week since the floors were completed and another wanted them next day to install rush so as to protect their floors as soon as they were completed (which, of course, was the next day). Please plan ahead. You put a lot of time and thought into what type of floor you wanted, the pattern, the color. Make sure you also take the time to buy good floor protection like the Flexi-Felt floor protectors to ensure that your new floors stay beautiful for as long as possible.
Having Your Floor Redone – When Do You Buy Floor Protection?
Have you finally decided to get your old floor replaced or refinished? If so, then the most important thing is to protect that investment in your home.
You need to put floor protection on all of your furniture BEFORE it goes onto the new floor.
You are spending thousands on a new floor so don’t spend only a dollar or two on cheap floor protection. Those will only last a few days or weeks and the next thing you know they have flatten down to paper thin or have slipped off and that new floor is scratched. As soon as you have placed the order for the new or refinished floor, take an inventory of all of the furniture that will be on that floor and order Flexi-Felt floor protection. That way you have time to determine what you need, order it, receive it and install the floor protection before you have to put the furniture on the new floor. With quality floor protection on the furniture, you can rest easy that your floors will be protected for a lot longer than a few days or weeks.