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Hi Fat Tire, I know Oregon is a pretty eco-minded state,have you considered recycled Ceramic tiles for the Bathrooms? You mentioned cleaniness & maintenance for picking your carpeting, may I suggest that it also be fire retardent and durable. Hostels get alot of foot traffic and replaceing carpeting every year can hit the bottom line. Carpets also help to keep winter energy bills down by helping to insulate against drafts through the floor, a benefit for a hostel in a northern state.
Thanks for your suggestion of recycled tile for the bath areas. I'll certainly consider that. The carpet we are considering will only be to cover specific areas and to act as a "runner" over heavily trafficked areas. The second floor of our building has a huge open area and we hope to use it for other community activities as well as hostel use. Yoga classes, dances etc. Thus, any carpet would need to rolled up for those occasions. Later, Fat Tire
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