Saturday, May 19, 2012

Carpet Selections And Choices

By Kents Wallman


When you select carpet for your home, you have many things to consider and many different options to weigh as well. Carpets come in many different colors and styles, textures and fibers, and there are many different qualities to choose from as well.

The two most popular choices of carpet today are the loop pile and cut pile. Loop pile has individual strands of yarn pulled through the backing of the carpet twice, which creates a small loop.

The cut pile kind has the loop cut at the very top, leaving tufts of yarn hair that stand straight up into the air. Cut pile is normally more durable than looped pile. Cut piles come in many styles, such as shag, textured, Saxony, and velvety feeling. A Loop pile choice will include Berber, cable, or sisal. For high traffic areas, loop pile is an excellent selection.

One of the important factors to consider with choosing your carpet is the cost. Even though there is nothing more fabulous or luxurious than having wool carpeting in your home, most of us can't afford wool its just to expensive to maintain. Although if you are able to afford wool carpeting you'll find that even though it is pricier to install, it will prove more superior than any other type of carpeting type. There is no hand made man made carpet fiber available that come close to the durability, luxury look, or even the feel of great wool - which can also last for 20 years or even more.

Acrylic carpeting is similar to that of its wool counterpart, and often times is referred to as man made wool. It is resistant to water follicles, fading, mildew, crushing, and staining, although it isn't recommended for heavy trafficking areas.

Nylon carpeting is also very popular, as it is recommended for heavy traffic areas. Nylon is one of the very most expensive types of synthetic fibers, although it is still much cheaper than wool carpet.

Olefin is a low cost alternative carpet material, often used for indoor or outdoor carpeting structures. Olefin is colorfast and completely strong, very simple to clean. One of the setback of olefin is that it is easily crush able.

Another consideration you'll have is the color and patterns of the carpet. Light carpeting colors help to create a spacious effect, making the room appear to be larger. Light color carpets will of course, show much more soil than dark colors.

If you have pets around the home or little children, dark colors might be your best pick. There are many different kinds of dark colors, which is good for those interested in stylish looks. Dark colors are ideal for stains or horrible pets, as they don't show soiled accident areas nearly as much as light colored carpets will.

If you end up selecting light colors around pets or little kids, you'll find yourself having to work twice as hard to make stains less noticeable. It would be easier and also smarter to select a dark color and make it easier on yourself.




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