Nancy Young wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>>> Om wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My mom's pulmonologist told me that he felt that WTW carpeting was
>>>>> the dumbest idea man ever invented.
>>>>
>>>> Given carte blanche with the decorating in Lin's and my house, I'd
>>>> opt for painted concrete floors. It's cool underfoot and it can look
>>>> gorgeous (and of course you can always put rugs down, too).
>>>>
>>>> www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/interiorfloors has a nice slideshow
>>>> of painted flooring.
>>>
>>> Stunning what they can do. I've seen some concrete countertops
>>> to die for, too.
>>>
>>>> My vote for "dumbest idea ever" would be cigarettes.
>>>
>>> Really, as a pulmonologist, I wonder which he'd pick to eliminate.
>>> Not from a business standpoint, of course.
>
>> Wall to wall affects (and infects) FAR more people than cig's do.
>
> I don't know, where I live office buildings and homes are largely
> carpeted and most of us seem to be breathing fine. Except the
> smokers.
>
> nancy
Natural fibre carpets like wool produce far less problems than some of
the newer chemical construction floor coverings ( they can emite for years)
Of course a good vacuum with power-head and the regular use slow the
growth of things in the carpet and crevices but that requires a little
house cleaning weekly at least and leaving outside shoes outside