Anee- if you are going to park it--maybe one of those clear plastic floor
mats you put under a desk to protect carpet from chair wheels might work,
and not really change the looks of the room... We have indoor /outdoor
carpet in our family rm I put in not quite 4 years ago--it has wear marks in
the traffic flow from Sarah's chair... but it can't be helped--but if you
rent-it would be a waste to have to pay for the carpet...  Joy
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>From: Anee Stanford <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Electric Wheelchair/scooters in apartments
>Date: Fri, Nov 26, 1999, 2:28 PM
>

>Hi everyone-
>
>As some of you know I use an electric scooter and manule wheelchair.  My new
>appartment is carpeted except in the kitchen and bathroom.  You enter into
>the living area.  I plan on driving the scoooter into the apartment and
>parking it then walking within the appartment.  My question--or reather my
>dad's concern is--all the driving in and out and such will ruin the carpet.
>Since I am going to park along the walll dad is thinking of putting plastic
>chair matts or carpet down and then having me drive and park on that.
>
>My question is for all of you who use your electric wheelchairs in an
>appartment do you go to the lengths of having your whole florr covered with
>plastic or plywood, or do yuo just not worry about this.  I would be of the
>mind just to live and not worry about this but my dad is worried that the
>scooter will ruin the carpet and we would end up paying for it.
>
>Yours,
>
>Anee Stanford
>Webmaster of CPIC
>http://www.geocities.com/aneecp/CPIC.html
>