How To Protect Floors Wheelchairs

Some wheelchair users have an outside wheelchair and an inside wheelchair.

How to protect floors wheelchairs.

The best floors for wheelchair use in homes. The american with disabilities act makes three recommendations for the type of flooring you should use to make a room wheelchair accessible. For nearly a decade rehadesign s wheelchair slippers have been helping wheelchair users by covering the rear wheelchair wheels. Wheelchair tires can damage expensive carpets and flooring.

The best flooring for wheelchairs and walkers is slip resistant which means you need some friction but not so much friction that it is difficult for a wheelchair user to move across the floor. This is a solution but a rather expensive solution. Certainly you want to protect your floors and carpets from stains grime and debris from the wheels. Both manual and electric wheelchairs gather dirt and debris wherever they may roll and they will carry that stuff indoors too.

For bathroom floors especially you should consider how slippery the floor may be when it s wet. That is not very practical of course. Even though some types of flooring are. Cleaning wheelchair wheels is an important routine.

Protecting your interior floors from chairs that can cause scratches dings and scrapes may be easier than you think. But wheelchair users have asked for a solution for the small wheelchair caster wheels in the front. The easiest way to protect your floors is to stay inside all winter long.