Does anyone have experience or advice for selecting floor to use with an electric wheelchair? I'm concerned with gouges from particles that get inbedded in tires and twisting of wood from stops and turns. I've ruled out ceramic, stone and tile due to slipping when wet and injury from falling. Carpet hinders mobility so it seems I need to select wood. What do you suggest?

A glossy wood floor would be slippery too.

Maybe you should think of a laminate floor.

Solid Vinyl plank, that has the look of wood.


Amtico
Karndean
Congoleum
Mannington

Check out findanyfloor.com's section on disability friendly flooring here:

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They go over every major type of flooring (hardwood, carpet, bamboo, laminate, cork, concrete, rubber, etc.) and the pros and cons for disabled people. Check it out. I'm sure it will help.

Check out findanyfloor.com's section on disability friendly flooring here:

http://www.findanyfloor.com/Disability/DisabilityFriendlyFlooring.xhtml
They go over every major type of flooring (hardwood, carpet, bamboo, laminate, cork, concrete, rubber, etc.) and the pros and cons for disabled people. Check it out. I'm sure it will help.

If you are really set on wood then You should stick with a harder species like Brazilian Cherry or a strand woven bamboo, or try a rustic or hand scraped wood. But either way the finish could take some abuse so you might have to buff and recoat more frequently in order not to damage the wood itself. I have put commercial grade laminates in for people in wheel chairs before with no problems.

Cork flooring could be a possible option. It is resilient yet durable. Plus being a sustainable natural product. I would choose it over bamboo or a laminate.

I'm not sure , but it bothers me.... The psi of a wheelchair on the seems of a heavy traffic area of a floating click installation
Myself, I would figure gluedown, but maybe I'm overly cautious.
Especially a product like Lock & Fold, where you can kick the planks apart. Althjough that's not a "click".

Cork flooring can be glued down. It comes in either floating styles or glued down tiles. The advice of resilient vinyl is also appropriate. Amtico makes some pretty cool looking stuff. The vinyl can be the embossed/textured type to improve traction. BTW, solid vinyl is commonly used in hospitals. Lots of wheelchairs being used there.

I second the cork

Maybe I should clarify my last post ...Gluedown cork would be a good option.
I was a little leary of a previous post of laminate. or any "floating" product for that matter.

If you got the money order some Globus Cork gluedown tiles: http://www.corkfloor.com/

You buy I fly.

I'm with you partner on the High Pressure (HPL) laminates.