Originally Posted By: Boomer
Worked in a carpet business as a research scientist for 5 years. Here are some things to know.
1. Nylon wears bettr than polyester in a cut pile but is not usually as soft. Poly in the low traffic bedroom is OK but not in a high traffic area.
2. When buying nylon, buy the highest pound per square yard of yarn that you can afford, particularly if you are buying a cut pile carpet. GOOD carpet can go well into the $60-70/sq yd range but good value can be had well below that.
3. If Shaw still sells Anything Goes (or a variant thereof), that is really good stuff. It was invernted at Armstrong when the company was in the carpet business and when they sold off to Shaw, all that technology went along. It will essentially outlast almost any other nylon carpet on the market.
4. If you like loop pile or Berber, be aware that if you pull a yarn out and get it started, you can pull it the entire width of the carpet. This makes for a disister when children and pets are present. But with adults, these constructions will last a LONG time.
5. Pay for a GOOD pad, not a cheap one. Your carpet will last longer.
6. The fiber makers treat the fibers and carpet companies tuft them into into carpet constructions. So lots of the stain resistance gaurantee will reside with the yarn manufacturer in many cases. And buy from a brand name manufacturer of carpet, not from one of those discount carpet places that sells no name stuff tufted from pre-died yarn by a couple of guys in a garage in Dalton, GA.
Great info! yes, we chose a 8 pound pad and the carpet in the saxony style cut.
We are buying from a local independent guy in business for 65 years selling floor coverings.
The area we are doing is the living room, dining and hall way.
we are finding out how expensive good carpet is. took a peek at Karastan for grins.
We will check on Anything Goes. Been to the big box stores and they nickle and dime you on everything. One even has "free" installation.
Its just the 2 of us, no pets or crumb crunchers, so dont need a top end carpet.