Carpet

 

 

Mohawk Floorscapes

 

Surdel Flooring and Design Centre is the only MOHAWK FLOORSCAPES dealer in the lower mainland.

 

 

SmartStrand Rhino


Proving durability carpet with hexapod tests and other such experiments in a laboratory doesn’t really matter when it’s in your home. So Mohawk and DuPont decided to put SmartStrand through the ultimate test: The living room of a Black Rhinoceros. The SmartStrand Rhino Challenge really shows how durable the carpet really is.

 

 

definition:carpet
–noun

A carpet is a textile floor covering consisting of an upper layer of "pile" attached to a backing. The pile is generally either made from wool or a manmade fibre such as nylon, and usually consists of twisted tufts which are often heat-treated to maintain their structure.

 

 

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Carpet Education

Carpet Types

 

Cut pile: Still one of today's most popular constructions, cut pile achieves its durability through the type of fiber used, density of tufts and the amount of twist in the yarn. Highly twisted yarn will hold its shape longer, making it a smart choice for high-traffic areas.

Cut pile:  Still one of today's most popular constructions, cut pile achieves its durability through the type of fiber used, density of tufts and the amount of twist in the yarn.  Highly twisted yarn will hold its shape longer, making it a smart choice for high-traffic areas.


 

Textured Plush — Most decoratively versatile.  Textured surfaces help hide footprints and vacuum marks.  Add causal beauty to any room.  Preferred style for busy households.  A great “whole-house” carpet.

 

 

Saxony — Refined surface. Works will with traditional interiors.  Ideal for living and dining rooms

 

 

Friezé — Forms a "curly" textured surface because yarns are extremely twisted.  Has an informal look.  Helps minimize footprints and vacuum marks

 

 

Plush (Velvet) — Has a dense luxurious feel.  Shows footprints and vacuum marks easily. Best for low traffic areas and formal rooms.

 

 

Loop Pile

 

Level loop pile:  Here loops are the same height, creating an informal look.  This style generally lasts a long time in high-traffic areas.  Many of today’s popular Berber styles are level loop styles with flecks of a darker color on a lighter background.  This is a good choice for contemporary to cottage furnishings.

 

 

Cut and Loop

 

Cut-loop pile:  This carpet style combines cut and looped yarns.  It provides variety of surface textures, including sculptured effects of squares, chevrons and swirls. The multicolor effects hide soil and stains.

 

 

Paterned Loop

 

Multi-level loop pile:  This style usually has two to three different loop heights to create pattern effects, providing good durability and a more casual look.

 

 

Characteristics of Different Types of Fibers

 

Nylon Nylon

Nylon is the most common of all carpet fibers, and its high durability makes it a popular choice for areas of the home that receive high foot traffic. Resistant to most dirt, this fiber is also known for its ease of maintenance.

 

• Durable, resilient

• Abrasion-resistant

• Versatile in coloration possibilities

• Favorably priced

• Must be treated to be stain- and soil-resistant

• First used in carpet in 1959

• Commonly used in residential and commercial applications

• Accounts for 65% of all face fibers in carpet


 

Nylon PET Polyester

This is an excellent fiber choice for the budget-conscious. Polyester shares many of nylon’s wear-resistant properties, but lacks the same degree of durability.

 

• Color clarity

• Colorfastness

• Resistant to water-soluble stains

• Noted for luxurious "hand"

• Offered primarily as a staple product, although some BCF is being produced

• 100% of Mohawk's Staple Polyester is manufactured from recycled plastic bottles

 

Nylon Triexta PTT

A completely new form of carpeting where fibers are extruded from a new generation of polymer, giving the carpet exceptional durability along with built-in stain-resistance, color clarity, colorfastness, a luxurious softness and ease of maintenance.

 

• Permanent, built-in stain protection

• Wear-resistant

• Ease of maintenance

• Luxurious softness

• Quick-drying

• Currently used in residential applications and as BCF

 

Nylon Olefin or Polypropylene

This fiber was first used in carpets designed for the outdoors and in spaces with high levels of moisture and humidity. Color-fastness, resilience and piling are important benefits of this fiber. Polypropylene fiber is also recognized for a luxurious appearance and outstanding softness.

 

• Resists fading

• Inherently stain-resistant

• Limited color selection

• Generates low levels of static electricity

• Chemical-, moisture- and stain-resistant

• Favorably priced

• Offered primarily as BCF with some staple product available

 

Carpet Construction

 

To appreciate all of carpet’s wonders, it helps to understand how carpet becomes carpet, what makes one carpet better than another carpet and then all about the various styles and types that you might encounter in a carpet store.
 
Carpets can be either woven or tufted.  Woven refers to carpet (or a rug) made by a weaving process on a loom where the lengthwise (warp) yarns and the widthwise (weft or filling) yarns are interlaced to form the fabric. In woven carpet, the face and back are formed at the same time by interweaving warp, weft and other yarns. Weaves such as Wilton, Axminster and velvet are complex and often involve several sets of warp and filling yarns for the pile and backing. Some carpets are still woven in North America, with Karastan being one of the largest weavers.
 

Over 95% of all carpet made is tufted. In tufted carpet, yarn gets tufted into a primary backing (a woven or non-woven fabric in which tufting needles insert pile yarn – that’s what creates the fuzzy side), which then gets glued or laminated to a secondary backing that reinforces and increases dimensional stability.  That glue or latex coating also locks the fibers into place.


After carpet is manufactured, the surface has a fuzzy appearance with small variances in the pile height. It gets fed into a sheering machine which shaves off those variations to create a nice, smooth finished carpet.

 

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