Carpet Buying Guide
Carpet is the most common flooring and is found in nearly every home! If you looking into replacing old carpet or are you just looking to find comfort in your home we can help. Our mobile showroom will come to you and bring you the carpet options that are right for you. We can bring the new carpet to your bedroom, living room, dining room, stairs, and more! When it comes to finding top quality carpet we've got a large selection for you to choose from. With hundreds of colors and styles to choose from there are unlimited possibilities for you.
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Let's have a look at the most common fiber types and which one is the right choice for you!
Carpet Type | Wear Resistance (1 Low - 5 High) | Resilience (1 Low - 5 High) | Cleanability (1 Bad - 5 Excellent) | Popularity (1 Least - 5 Most) | Picture |
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Polyester | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Polypropylene Olefin | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Nylon Carpet | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Wool Carpet | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Evaluating Your Carpet Choices
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Wool Carpet has very good wear resistance but is highly weak to stain resistance. It's cost is one of the main factors in it being less popular on the market as the prices are sometimes 2-3 times higher of Nylon and Olefin.​​​
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Nylon is the leading choice of carpet and is suitable for almost all areas of your home. The wear resistance on these carpets is rated usually the highest of all types and its cleanability is very good. It's never a bad choice to choose nylon carpets for your home. It's easy to clean and highly durable.
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Polyester is not the most common carpet choice today. The resilience is the main issue as it can go quicker in high traffic areas. This choice is often best in low traffic areas of your home. Polyester carpet is excellent for stain resistance and doesn't lose color due to sunlight.
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Polypropylene Olefin is not far being Nylon in terms of popularity. Olefin is nearly stain and fade proof. The drawback is it's not as soft as polyester carpet and not as resilient as Nylon.
Carpet Cleaning and Carpet Tips
No matter what choice of carpet you choose to go with we can help you. Carpets have a wide range of pricing and a even bigger selection of choices to choose from.
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To preserve the lifespan of your carpet you will want to treat spills promptly! If you let your spill stay for extended periods of time in your carpet you may never be able to get it out! Broadloom Carpet isn't a quick and easy fix unlike Carpet Tile which you can choose which piece to take up and replace. It is important to clean up your mess ASAP!
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Some common items to treat different types of spills with are Detergent, Pre-Soak, Dry Cleaning, Solvent, Dry Powder Cleaner, Ammonia, and Hydrogen Peroxide.
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Whether you have a lipstick, latex paint, ink crayon ,coffee, chocolate, beverage, food, gum, shoe polish, or rust stain you will find one of the above as a choice to help clean the mess up.