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Posted by cshenk on May 12, 2008, 5:43 pm
Well, no one answered. I guess no one uses this stuff.
So far, big box store things seem best. Toss up between Lowes and
HomeDepot.
> Next step, as we repair, is to get some outdoor carpeting cover for the
> back porch and the sunroom. Could use some advice on brands of long
> lasting products. Specifics below:
>
> - The sunroom is 11'x13' and should stay dry but we were thinking to hedge
> our bets. We've noticed some pretty nice looking berber-ish materials in
> the indoor-outdoor type. Any experience in how well they last? Was
> looking to a neutral brown/grey. Not sure if underpadding of some sort
> is recommended. It's going on a flat but not totally smoothe cement slab.
>
> - Now the rest of the porch, it's a fully screened one. 13'x44' roughly
> (a cutout of 3'x4' near the screen door to the yard accomodates a laundry
> room so I often describe this as 13'x40'). Used to have a large green
> 'fake grass' exterior carpet on it and it lasted well. Gone when we came
> back, it wasnt truely 'failing' so much as damaged beyond repair due to
> poor treatment (cigarette butts etc). Same rough slab cement with a
> slight grade towards the screen door opposite the sunroom but lower than
> the sunroom by about 1 inch. Due to grading of the yard and screen
> windows vice real windows, this gets wet in heavy rain/hurricanes. Any
> better ideas or should we replace what worked well before with same
> product? Perhaps in a neutral brown though.... I'd rather go a little
> fancier than 'fake grass' but need something that can withstand getting
> soaked on a regular basis. (underpadding not recommended for this portion
> or it will just mold).
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