Laminated bedroom floor - some cautionary tales

stickywicket
stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
edited 17. Aug 2011, 16:53 in Living with Arthritis archive
Yesterday Mr SW & friend took up our old bedroom carpet and installed laminate flooring. And a decent job they made of it.

Last night I sat on the bed to undress and it immediately shot off behind me until it hit the wardrobe. Luckily only 12" or so. Next, I took off my shoes and began, carefully, to remove my trousers. This time, my only contact with the laminate being trousers and socks, I began to shoot off but, forewarned, managed to keep an inch or so of bottom on the bed. This morning I went to make the bed. This time it shot forwards & I ended up half-lying on it at a very strange angle, from which I couldn’t move. I did not find Mr SW’s “What are you doing there?” particularly helpful.

So, this afternoon we went to get some little holders to stop the castors moving and a mat with something rubbery underneath to stop me moving. There were some OK ones but then I spied, just above head level, some that, side view (which was all I could see) looked a bit prettier in pale green and light fawn.

Me: “I think I might like one of those.”

Mr SW, smirking: “You can’t have one of those at the side of the bed.”

Me, puzzled because he’s not usually so dogmatic: “Whyever not?”

Mr SW, still smirking: “Because it says ‘WELCOME’!”
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Comments

  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    :lol: Ooh-er missus! Laminate is lovely to look at but yes, slippery. I have a friend who bought a strip of that gripper mat stuff you can get for trays and car dashboards: she put little squares or circles under offending wheels and that stopped all sliding and rolling. We have a similar problem with our wooden floors and I have done the same under our bed. Nothing shifts it now, not even ten ton Tessie (moi :oops: ) thumping down on it as the knees etc give way. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh sticky that made me smile,have they got one with "ive got a headache "on.Mig :smile:
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    oh sticky I did laugh, cause....I know what you mean. :lol:

    Rich took the castors off our bed to stop it moving (luckily it doesn't look silly)

    Take care (please) :grin:
    Juliepf x