Selecting a carpet is hard work

It entails a lot of thinking, a lot of choosing, a lot of testing. Will the carpet fit the house design? Will the carpet be ok with the budget?

With thousands of carpet designs and styles available it can really take a long time to decide and purchase a carpet for your home.

Despite carpet’s availability in various designs, it is also available in a variety of composition. What a carpet is made of and how it is made will affect you, your home, and everyone that steps into your home. A carpet is not only for the foot’s pleasure, it is also a very important element of house design. Carpets can bring color to your home. It cam make it ugly too.

Of all the numerous elements that come into play when selecting a carpet for your home, the most important is to know how much traffic will the carpet have. In other words, how much will the carpet be stepped on is a crucial element in choosing the right carpet for the right home or house area.

Three synthetic fibers are popular in carpet manufacturing:

1.       Nylon is by far one o f the most durable and easy to clean types of carpets. It is very popular because of its lifespan, durability, softness, resiliency. It is however expensive. However, nylon holds up to heavy traffic.

2.       Polyester is another famous fiber in the carpet industry. It is not as expensive as nylon. It is well known for its resiliency to tough stains. So for those of you who only want to evade carpet cleaning, polyester will surely be your friend.

3.       However, if you are by far only looking for a carpet that can be cleaned only by water and bleach—its stains can be removed by simply pouring water and bleach and blotting the stained area—then the right choice for you is a carpet made of olefin. This type of fiber is solution dyed. It is a highly stain resistant fiber.

Olefin also is mildew and mold resistant.

Carpet types according to construction method

1.       Berber carpets are well constructed with a continuous level loop. They are harder and uncomfortable to sit on.

2.       Plush carpets are carpets that have strands standing upright because its fibers have been sheared. As such, the strands stand upright.

3.       Nylon fiber, when paired up with a low pile construction helps limit the crushing of pile and matt. It is resilient too.

Depending on your lifestyle, the warranties of the carpets is anywhere from 5 to 30 years. Generally speaking, this does not include stairs. Most of the warranties involve installing not only carpet padding but also the time it was installed. This is the only time that the carpet will become valid.

So regardless of your lifestyle, here in Ultra Clean Super Clean, we can help you choose the perfect carpet. We are happily serving in Montgomery County, MD, Virginia, and District of Columbia.