Re: Laminate flooring and ESD?

Joerg wrote:
Gentlemen,

My office and lab carpets are nearly shot. The office from all those roller chairs, the lab from, well, a few kablouies and stuff. Here in the US I can't find the foam-backed short-loop carpet I had in Germany which never created any ESD issues. Contemplated wood flooring such as bamboo but a friend advised against that. Occasionally the dogs are here and when the Fedex truck pulls up they perform a Fred Flintstone start -> big scratches. He suggested laminate.

Not that I like laminate but does anyone know how ESD-prone it is? Any recommended brands? I mean the regular stuff, not top-Dollar specialty products.

If by "laminate" you mean "fake linoleum", the regular stuff is not considered ESD safe. You can either buy conductive wax, which seems to be pretty good, or you can buy conductive laminate which is probably that "top dollar specialty" item that you mentioned, and is ***-ugly to boot.

Were I going to go that route I'd pencil out the cost of keeping the floor waxed (including my own labor costs) vs. conductive laminate.

You can also get a spray-on ESD treatment for carpets, so you can use the regular "corporate" short-pile carpeting.

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