Tip of the day
If you are considering an area rug or a patterned carpet, shop for it first. It will make a major statement and is a natural focal point for the room. Pick your paint last since that is an easily customized design element.
Changes in Appearance
Carpet has an extraordinary to enhance the warmth and beauty of your home – while withstanding a great deal of wear and tear. However, you should understand some of the normal conditions and changes you can expect to see.
Shading/Vacuum Cleaner Marks
Shading is normal in luxurious, cut pile carpet constructions, such as velvets. This visual effect is a result of light reflecting differently from the tips of the carpet tufts versus the sides of the tufts. It is an aesthetic quality built into the carpet design and not considered a defect.
Shading is normal in luxurious, cut pile carpet constructions, such as velvets. This visual effect is a result of light reflecting differently from the tips of the carpet tufts versus the sides of the tufts. It is an aesthetic quality built into the carpet design and not considered a defect.
Seams
Reputable carpet stores use qualified installers who know how to minimize the appearance of seams. Seams may be slightly more apparent with a loop pile carpet than with a cut pile carpet.
Reputable carpet stores use qualified installers who know how to minimize the appearance of seams. Seams may be slightly more apparent with a loop pile carpet than with a cut pile carpet.
Footprints
Most deep, cut pile carpets will show shoe or foot impressions. If you find this objectionable, a low pile carpet with a denser construction can help minimize this condition. Textured and loop constructions are ideal for minimizing the appearance of footprints.
Most deep, cut pile carpets will show shoe or foot impressions. If you find this objectionable, a low pile carpet with a denser construction can help minimize this condition. Textured and loop constructions are ideal for minimizing the appearance of footprints.
Indentations
Shift the location of furniture from time to time. Brush the dented area or use a grooming tool or fork to gently loosen or stand the crushed tufts upward. Holding a steam iron several inches above the carpet surface, steam the indented area lightly and brush the tufts upward with your fingertips. Do not let the iron touch the carpet!
Shift the location of furniture from time to time. Brush the dented area or use a grooming tool or fork to gently loosen or stand the crushed tufts upward. Holding a steam iron several inches above the carpet surface, steam the indented area lightly and brush the tufts upward with your fingertips. Do not let the iron touch the carpet!
Tip Bloom
Over time, day-to-day foot-traffic can cause the tips of cut pile carpet tufts to untwist and splay open, or “bloom”. This is a normal occurrence. Look for carpet styles with dense pile and tightly twisted tufts to minimize the likelihood of excessive tip bloom.
Over time, day-to-day foot-traffic can cause the tips of cut pile carpet tufts to untwist and splay open, or “bloom”. This is a normal occurrence. Look for carpet styles with dense pile and tightly twisted tufts to minimize the likelihood of excessive tip bloom.
Crushing
Crushing is the compression of the carpet tufts. Heavy foot traffic and furniture indentations can crush the surface pile of the carpet. Use a vacuum with a beater bar unit and/or your fingers to lift and groom the pile. It may take several days for the pile to “recover” or fill in. To minimize crushing, select a dense, low pile carpet construction with tightly twisted tufts.
Crushing is the compression of the carpet tufts. Heavy foot traffic and furniture indentations can crush the surface pile of the carpet. Use a vacuum with a beater bar unit and/or your fingers to lift and groom the pile. It may take several days for the pile to “recover” or fill in. To minimize crushing, select a dense, low pile carpet construction with tightly twisted tufts.
Matting
Matting is the physical entanglement of the fibers on the surface of the carpet. Many factors can contribute to matting. For example, tip bloom, foreign (abrasive) material, residue from spills, or unrinsed carpet shampoos can result in fiber entanglement and matting. Runners or walk-off mats can rub the surface pile of your carpet and promote untwisting of the tufts and also accelerate “matting”. Proper maintenance is the key to reducing matting problems. Remember to vacuum regularly!
Matting is the physical entanglement of the fibers on the surface of the carpet. Many factors can contribute to matting. For example, tip bloom, foreign (abrasive) material, residue from spills, or unrinsed carpet shampoos can result in fiber entanglement and matting. Runners or walk-off mats can rub the surface pile of your carpet and promote untwisting of the tufts and also accelerate “matting”. Proper maintenance is the key to reducing matting problems. Remember to vacuum regularly!
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