Re: Laminate flooring and ESD?

Tim Wescott wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:18:35 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tim Wescott wrote:

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.

I meant more the "laminate hardwood" stuff, looks like wood flooring but
just not quite as good (too shiny). Some people call it engineered wood.
Among homeowners it is frowned upon for lack of "poshness" but that
picture changes for people who have large dogs or small children.


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.

That I'd definitely want to avoid.


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

The only short loop stuff I've seen is the kind that must be glued down
with some stinky heavy duty goo. In Europe they have this carpet with a
foam back. Spread a dose of milky odorless fluid, lay the carpet, done.
When you need a new carpet you wet it all real good, pick it up and
there is barely any residue to clean. Glued down office carpet needs a
serious body builder to pull that up.

I'm interested also. The wife says my office looks "like ***" ;-)

...Jim Thompson

For a large enough order I bet you could have vinyl flooring custom
printed with just about anything you wanted. Even a large pile of ...

Well, you get the idea.

For those of us who drop the occasional component or important screw on
the floor, give some consideration to maximizing the contrast by
selecting an appropriate pattern/color.

--
Paul Hovnanian paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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