Carpad Full 20-by-9-Foot Garage Floor Protector, Gold #220095

by Carpad

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

CARPAD is the Ultimate Garage Floor Protector since 1991 that extends beyond the length and width of your automobile. CARPAD features a 1-inch rounded flexible edge on all sides and contains over 60 gallons of of rain, snow, salt, slush, dirt, grease, and grime. CARPAD traps these elements and keeps them from spreading. Your garage floor and contents stay clean and dry. No more tracking the mess into your home or vehicle and helps eliminate slip and fall problems caused by the mess. CARPAD is waterproof, non-flammable cleans easily with a broom, squeegee or wet/dry shop vac. CARPAD is 100-percent made in the USA. When ordering, order from sizes listed by adding 6- to 12-inch border around your vehicle for easy parking.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 34 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00006LIMN
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 220095
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,353 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's a plastic tarp and four pieces of ordinary garden hose!, January 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Carpad Carpad Midsize 16-by-7.4 Foot Garage Floor Protector, Gold (Tools & Home Improvement)

I talked my sweetie into parking out in the January rain for two weeks while I waited for a pair of these things to protect the garage in our new home. Imagine my delight when I open the box and find a plastic tarp and four pieces of garden hose. It's a nice heavy tarp, sure, but that "1-inch raised flexible edge on all 4 sides" -- it's literally four pieces of ordinary green garden hose that you're supposed to slip into pockets in the plastic tarp.

For its considerable price, I expected something considerably more substantial. I splurge on all kinds of gadgets, silly and otherwise, but I wouldn't be comfortable paying more than 20 or 30% of the advertised price for this product.

I don't doubt that it will do all the things the manufacturer claims, but I'm not waiting long enough to find out. This is going back in the box tonight. One good thing -- it comes out of the box so severely creased it'll be easy to refold.

I have purchased literally hundreds of items from Amazon.com; this is by far the biggest disappointment.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars vinyl sheet and green hard plastic garden hose?????, August 31, 2004

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M. Azim (Seabrook, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carpad Extended 22-by-9-Foot Garage Floor Protector, Gold #222099 (Tools & Home Improvement)

By far the most disappointing thing I have ever bought from Amazon.com

Vinyl itself is very soft and light and flaps around even when you place it on the ground.

This cheap piece of viny has a folded edge where you are supposed to insert pieces of supplied garden hose to make the border!!!

Do not waste your money on this....please!!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carpad does the trick, January 1, 2004

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Carpad Carpad Midsize 16-by-7.4 Foot Garage Floor Protector, Gold (Tools & Home Improvement)

I ordered the 17' x 6.4' Carpad because I live in the snowbelt of Northern Michigan and my one-car garage floor gets very wet from the snow, sand, and salt that falls from my Toyota Matrix each night, so I needed something to contain the water. My Carpad arrived 12/29/03. It is contained in a compact square box and is made of thick, high quality vinyl. It comes with four precut garden hose lengths which are inserted into the side pockets to provide the raised edge to contain the snowmelt. Hoses make sense since you can run a car over them without doing any damage. After reading the instructions, I unfolded the pad inside the house, uncurled the hoses, and left them overnight to warm and become pliable. Upon returning home from work 12/29/03, I left the car outside the garage (after drawing a chalk line on the garage floor to note where the tireguards should be installed on the Carpad) and went to work. Because my garage floor was already wet, I put down a cheap tarp first. Since the garage was cold (29F), I assembled the Carpad indoors. Why be uncomfortable? And it was a snap; took less than 15 minutes. The hoses slide in easily and it only takes a moment to cut off any excess, remove the PCV pipe at the end, and reinsert it. Contrary to the instructions, you don't need another person to hold the other end of the Carpad while the hose is being inserted. I just sprayed the inside of each hose pocket with a vinyl cleaner for lubrication and the hose easily slid in. I did use duct tape at the corners where the hoses meet. After completing three sides, I picked up the Carpad and carried it into the garage. Because the hoses are pliable, the assembled Carpad was very easy to move. Once it was positioned where I wanted it, I installed the "tireguards" (heavier plastic strips with adhesive on one side, placed over the welded seam of the edges the car tires cross), then slid the hose in the last pocket and presto! The job was done. Opened the garage door, drove the car in, and that was that. The next morning I saw that the Carpad was doing its job, containing the snow and other gunk that had melted from the car so it didn't spread throughout the garage. It took maybe five minutes to mop up the water. In the spring I plan to remove the hoses, fold up the pad, and store it until next winter. The Carpad does exactly what it is advertised to do, is easy to install, and best of all, it's made in America. I would highly recommend it. By the way, Amazon's price is sixty bucks cheaper than other Internet sellers.