Anyone ever buy FLOR?

[Anonymous]

Thoughts on quality? Is it just squares of carpet that you put together? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

basically, that's it. used for my first carpet in home when I didn't have much money .... functional and decent, but you'll probably want to upgrade to something nicer eventually...

[Anonymous]

The quality is fine, but if all you need is bargain floorcovering, I'd recommend getting a carpet remnant bound.

I have it in two of my kids' rooms because if something happens to one of the squares, it's easy to pull up the square and clean it, and if that fails, to stick a new square in its place.

[Anonymous]

There was a thread on this a while back. I recall the consensus was generally negative. Tiles didn't stay gued down, quality not great, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was a thread on this a while back. I recall the consensus was generally negative. Tiles didn't stay gued down, quality not great, etc.

Hasn't been my experience at all. We have it in all of our bedrooms and our dining room; the dining room tiles have been down for almost ten years. Great, durable, lots of textures and colors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was a thread on this a while back. I recall the consensus was generally negative. Tiles didn't stay gued down, quality not great, etc.

Hasn't been my experience at all. We have it in all of our bedrooms and our dining room; the dining room tiles have been down for almost ten years. Great, durable, lots of textures and colors.

Agree with the second post. We have it throughout the house. Very practical with kids, pets and moms who spill wine occasionally. Basic neutrals or you can have some fun with patterns and color. Try to find a code or discount but they can add up quickly.

[Anonymous]

Love FLOR! Stylish, easy to maintain, easy to set up and change around if you want to switch things up. I have had it in past houses and in my current house and highly recommend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love FLOR! Stylish, easy to maintain, easy to set up and change around if you want to switch things up. I have had it in past houses and in my current house and highly recommend it.

+1 We have it in the foyer and it takes a beating and cleans up nicely. It's esp. good for weird shaped spaces since you can cut it.

One thing, it's not supposed to "stay glued down" - the tiles stay connected with large sticker dots on the other side, the bottom is coated with rubber so it doesn't slide. We've never had a problem with siding. You can also use duct tape to keep them together.

I like that I can pull one out to wash in the sink if there's a really bad stain. Can't so that with an 8 x 4 rung!

Def. order samples before - I found the colors etc. to be quite different in person than on the web. I taped all my samples together and used it for a mat inside the back door.

[Anonymous]

The showroom for Flor in Gtown has all their samples there which is really helpful. We love it for high traffic areas.
Also, sign up for their newsletter online since they often send 15% off coupons.

[Anonymous]

We like it for the very low pile carpets b/c DS has dust allergy & asthma and the docs recommend no carpets at all because they gather dust. FLOR tiles are awesome for this purpose because they trap the dust in one place so it can more easily be vacuumed up, but they aren't thick enough to collect lots of dust over time, and they have a rubber backing so dirt doesn't get grinded in and ruin the hardwood floors beneath.

[Anonymous]

Yes and I wouldn't buy them again. They "rug" I made never looked as good as the one on the websites and now the squares keep coming apart from one another.

[Anonymous]

Are they a wall-to-wall type covering? Or can they be used as a large area "rug"? My basement storage room / laundry room has ugly ceramic tiles, and i was thinking about flor to cover the center of the room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they a wall-to-wall type covering? Or can they be used as a large area "rug"? My basement storage room / laundry room has ugly ceramic tiles, and i was thinking about flor to cover the center of the room.

A friend who tried to do the wall-to-wall approach was unhappy with the result. That's only one data point, but I think you would be better off trying to create a rug that left a very small area of bare ugly floor than trying to make it look as though you had wall-to-wall

[Anonymous]

I love them! They are perfect in the dining room with toddlers. I bought extra to replace overly stained ones. My next project: I am ripping up some old carpeting in my office and replacing with FLOR.

[Anonymous]

HATED it. Which was hugely disappointing because it is so stylish and appealing in the catalog. The tiles just did not stay stuck to each other or the floor. The damn thing slid around and came apart constantly. I bought extra circles to hold the tiles together but it just got too annoying. After about 6 months we tossed all of it. The only thing I would consider is doing it under a table or something that is going to hold the tiles in place. I would NOT count on the tiles to hold themselves in place.