Carpet
Carpet - The Basic Component is Fiber.
Tufted carpet accounts for the bulk of carpet on today’s market. It
consists of yarn inserted into a primary backing that creates a pile or three
dimensional textile. A secondary backing is applied with an adhesive to
strengthen and stabilize the carpet.
The following terms describe additional features of tufted carpet.
- Density: how tightly carpet fiber or yarn is packed together and bound
into the carpet backing.
- Face weight: the number of ounces of fiber in a square yard of carpet;
applies to the pile yarn.
- Pile height: the height of the cut pile yarns or uncut loops when
measured from the primary backing.
Below are four of the most common carpet fiber:
- Wool: Expensive, soft feel, luxurious appearance, easy to dye.
- Nylon: Easy to dye, may have built-in static control; trade
names: Anso, Antron, Ultron, Zeftron.
- Polyester: Relatively inexpensive, use in moderate to low Moderate abrasion resistance, may show some pilling, crush
traffic areas; trade names: Pentron, Trevira.
- Olefin: Can be used indoors and outdoors, light weight,
inexpensive; trade names: Marquesa Lana, Genesis.
The three general types of tufted carpet construction: cut
pile, loop pile and cut and loop pile.
- Cut pile - Saxony plus velour construction - Individual standing tips, wide range of densities, suitable for most living spaces.
- Loop pile - Level loop berber construction - Loops form the surface of the carpet, tend to be very durable.
- Cut and loop pile - Sculptured construction - Wide variety of patterns and designs, random patterns tend to hide soil.
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