Most commercial carpet is made of Nylon, Olefin or Polypropolene. Analyze how much foot traffic you will have to help determine the level of durability you will need.
Nylon, on the other hand, is the highest quality fiber carpet for a commercial installation. You will get more bang for your buck with Nylon if you have heavy foot trafficked areas, so spending a bit more may be to your benefit over the life of the carpet. What kind of maintenance will I need? Like any floor covering, carpet will need to be taken care of in order to last.
Be sure you are familiar with your manufacturer warranties and suggested maintenance instructions in advance. Choosing a carpet that is right for your installation takes some time to evaluate. This is known as the single most important discovery in American carpet history, and as you may have noticed, most carpet is now made of nylon.
Dalton, Georgia is known as the birthplace of modern tufted carpet. Carpet continues to be an extremely popular choice in houses and the industry continues using modern technology to create more durable, better carpet options. Each fiber works best for different environments, and some even have alternative chemical names! This can get confusing, so let me help you out:. Wool is the original version of your favorite movie.
All these synthetic materials were created in the hopes of replicating the luxurious softness of real wool. Wool is the softest carpet you can buy, but it is also the most expensive. Though it is highly durable when it comes to traffic, the fibers can retain a lot of moisture. That means any spills will be forever trapped within the fiber, nearly impossible to get out. As moisture is a big mildew and mold component, wool is not great for places that are moisture prone.
Nobody wants a wet sheep. As I said before, nylon is what changed the carpet industry for good. If wool is your favorite original movie, nylon is your favorite remake that has all the special effects.
Even today, nylon remains the most popular fiber of choice. Nylon is highly durable, static-free, and a great fiber for indoor carpets. Nylon is usually treated with a stain blocking technology that helps it stay beautiful, longer. Heavy sheep are unhappy. Consider Stainmaster the natural sheep oil of the carpet world. It makes the staining liquid stay on the surface of the carpet so you can easily clean it up. Olefin is a natural stain-resistant fiber. This results in a color through the fiber rather than outside the fiber.
Put on your safety goggles because it also has a scientific chemical name: polypropylene. A downside of olefin, it attracts and absorbs oil, which can leave it dingy. Polyester is rising in popularity and giving nylon a run for its money. Polyester is slightly less expensive than nylon, and almost just as durable. Polyester also usually has the widest range of color choices so your carpet can be anything from bright pink to a neutral brown.
SmartStrand is an example of a polyester fiber. Triexta is a brand new fiber on the market. Back in the day, Triexta had the abbreviation PTT, but now it is its own class of fiber. These fibers are constructed using corn, or more accurately, glucose. Because of this, Triexta is super green. Triexta is usually less expensive than nylon , and while nylon is treated to be stain resistant, Triexta is naturally so.
In fact, Triexta is more stain resistant than nylon because the fibers will not absorb liquid. It is the miracle waterproof sheep of fibers. Carpet density and face weight are two terms everyone mixes up. Now is a good time to clear it up once and for all. Using sheep. Carpet density is how closely together the fibers are tufted into the carpet backing. Think of it as sheep that has no bald spots.
You will never be able to shear this sheep. Carpet face weight is the weight of the fiber in one square yard measured in ounces. Carpet that has high numbers in both density and face weight is a highly durable carpet. Another term you might see is turns or twists per inch TPI. This refers to the amount of times the fiber is twisted in one inch. For example, a carpet that has 5 twists would have a twist number of 5. The higher the twist number, the more durable the carpet.
Fibers with high twist numbers are less likely to wear under traffic or be crushed down. A carpet style such as a Frieze usually has a high twist number and is therefore very durable. In sheep terms: The curliest sheep is the toughest sheep to shear.
There are two types of dyeing methods: traditional and solution dyed. Most nylon carpet is traditionally-dyed. Raw fiber is dipped into a color. The fiber soaks it up and it is dyed on the surface. Natural fiber carpets are also traditionally dyed. Traditional dyeing methods offer the widest color ranges. Unfortunately, a sheep cannot be injected with dye in order for a naturally occurring purple wool to form.
Solution-dyed carpets tend to be polyester fiber. When a fiber is solution dyed, it becomes naturally stain resistant. This is because the fiber has fully absorbed all the dye and cannot absorb anymore— like pigments from spilled drinks, for example. When the fiber is being created a dye is injected into the fiber making process. This means that the color penetrates the entire fiber inside and out. There are three carpet types: cut, loop, and cut and loop. Each carpet type has its strengths and weaknesses.
Cut pile is mostly used in residential style carpets. The tops of the fibers are cut to create plush tufts. Cut pile carpets often show footprints or vacuum trails. Frieze and saxony style carpets are both cut piles. Have you ever pet a sheared sheep? This is because carpet fibres are good heat insulators, so there is very little loss of warmth through thefloor.
The millions of tiny fibres actually trap the air and inhibit their transfer. In fact, carpet is almost as good an insulator as fiberglass. Look at this magnificent living space.
Because of this beautiful carpet, whatever heat is generated in here during winter, due to either human activity or heating systems, will be trapped for longer. Better for the environment, and better for your hip pocket. Carpet fibres are natural insulators with low heat conduction values. In addition, the surface pile of carpet with its millions of tiny fibres traps air and further increases its thermal insulation.
As can be seen from the table, the thermal resistance of carpet is significantly higher than that of concrete and plywood, two common flooring materials, and similar to fiberglass insulation. The thickness of the carpet is the major factor determining the thermal insulation.
The thicker the carpet the greater the thermal insulation provided. So when carpet is installed over underlay or carpet cushion further increases in thermal insulation are obtained.
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