Carpeting should be firmly attached to the sub floor and have a pile less than 1 2 inch high.
Carpet wheels for wheelchairs.
You can make high pile carpet easier to navigate by using duct tape to piece together several of those thick plastic chair mats you see sold at office supply stores.
It should be non slippery and still offer enough traction to easily maneuver.
Thanks to the 8 inch front caster wheels the chair guarantees a smooth ride.
Clearly your wheelchair won t be this bad but the force of the wheel on the carpet is enough to crush the padding.
This model can serve both as a self and attendant propelled wheelchair thus is equipped with the push to lock wheel brakes for self rides and special back handles for being pushed from behind.
For rough outside terrain or sports use however a sturdier wheelchair with durable wheels would be necessary.
Carpets with a high pile won t let the wheels roll easily.
A very low pile carpet or a commercial carpet made for high traffic would be the best kind for wheelchair users.
My husband has started using a wheelchair in the house but has trouble maneuvering over carpeting and around furniture.
Overall it s a great wheelchair to spend a great load of time in it.
Wheelchairs run great on hardwood flooring.
When your padding crushes it can cause the backing of the carpet to break the carpet stretches and you re left with wavy carpet in your living room.
Flooring like thick carpet is not ideal for wheelchairs.