Honestly I've got 2 of these - one at the office and one at home. It's not made for home use it's made for commercial or low pile carpet. Most home carpet is too thick for it but unless you're using it for a full-time office at home it's okay. Because home carpet is thicker it won't last as long as it would in an office but my last one lasted 8 years at home and I'm on my 12th year on the one in my office so for the price you can't beat that!