Lazy Cleaners

When I was in an airport about a year ago, it was covered with dull looking carpet. On a recent trip through that same airport, I'm sad to say, all of that carpet had been replaced with tile. The culprit was a big, wide floor machine that cleans fast and allows an operator to ride. This appeals to lazy employees who lobby management for these tools and opens the door to hucksters who sell the concept that faster and easier is better.

The problem: During construction, troweling, air and moisture evacuation cause subtle pockets in concrete undetectable under carpet. Wide cleaning machines bridge these slight depressions leaving residue which wicks up to the surface during the drying process. The residue attracts soil, is spread by foot traffic and 'Voila', a dull, dingy look over the entire carpet surface. Most times the carpet gets the blame and pays the price as it did in this airport.

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