[Publib] Recarpeting Questions

[Kathleen Horan]

A while back, I queried the collective brain with regard to the choice of broadloom or tile carpeting.  We have decided to go with tiles.  Now, on to the next big question: the installation process.  Our director feels that we --meaning the staff -- can handle moving books off the stacks to allow the installers to lay carpeting under the shelving.  So, my questions are:
 
1.  Does anyone have an opinion as to whether to carpet around or under stacks is best?
2.  Has anyone worked as staff to take books down before recarpeting?  If so, how did you store the books, and where?  Was it a hardship or did it run smoothly?
3.  If you used a moving company, did it keep books on the shelves when moving the furniture? How long did it take?  
4.  If you've recarpeting recently, and had to move books (using either method: staff power or an outside jobber), approximately how many books are in your collection?
 
I'm trying not to freak out.  Reassure me.
 
Thanks,
    Kathleen
 
"Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual."     -- Victor E. Frankl
 
Kathleen P. Horan, M.L.S.
Branch Manager
Palm View Branch Library
McAllen, TX
956-688-3322
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