Casa Basics: Breaking Down Carpeting
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If you have ever tried to renovate a room in your home (let alone the entire thing), you might have realized how crazy of a task it can be. There are so many options from wall coverings to furniture that just might make you pull out your hair. Then there is the flooring. Do you choose hardwood flooring, tiles or carpeting? And if you decided on carpeting, which type is best for your space? Feeling a nervous breakdown coming on? Thankfully we have a few answers to your flooring problems. Turning to Carpet.org, here is a quick breakdown of the popular types of carpet. Click Here to learn more about all the different types of carpeting.
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Cut Pile
The best-selling type of carpet is textured cut pile. Cutting looped carpet fibers at the top creates cut pile with yarn bundles standing straight. Preshearing cut pile several times creates a luxurious appearance. Cut pile is less resistant to crushing than other types of carpet.
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| Sedona Frieze Carpet, Alabaster (via Georgia Carpet) |
Frieze
Frieze is a highly twisted cut pile carpet suited for high traffic, informal areas. It has short fibers that tend to curl in different directions at the surface to hide footprints and vacuum marks.
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| Lori Weatherly’s Solar rug (via Warp and Weft) |
Cut and Loop Pile
Cut and loop pile combines cut and looped fibers. It provides a variety of surface textures or sculptured effects for medium durability. Cut and loop pile carpets are available in solid or multiple colors. The different levels in this type of carpet can hide dirt and footprints in formal and informal areas.
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| Royal Hideaway Queen Collection, Shaw |
Berber
Berbers are increasing in popularity faster than any other type of carpet. Berbers limit footprints and vacuum tracks in informal areas. Berbers can have thicker yarns than other level loop pile carpets for high durability. These loops can retain dirt and may be damaged from snags. Berbers come in expensive wool fibers or less expensive nylon, olefin, or nylon-olefin fibers.
