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Carpeting Fibers: Wool |
Expensive, soft, resilient, stain resistant, flame resistant, easily dyed |
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Carpeting Fibers: Silk |
Expensive, used decoratively, luster, flame resistant (often substituted with Rayon) |
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Carpeting Fibers: Cotton |
Soft, easily dyed but subject to wear and stains easily |
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Carpeting Fibers: Nylon |
Abrasion resistant (durable), mildew and mold resistant, stain resistant (hydrophobic) Nylon 6 or 6.6 in the industry |
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Carpeting Fibers: Polypropylene (olefin) |
Inexpensive, hydrophobic, fade resistant (solution dyed), durable Blended with wool |
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Carpeting Fibers: Polyester |
Easily dyed, fade resistant, durable, soft, but poor resilience and relies on high density |
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Carpeting Fibers: Acrylic |
Soft, resilient, durable but can pill, solution dyed Often used as a blend |
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3 most common Carpeting Fibers |
Wool, Nylon, Polyester |
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Denier |
Thickness of yarn |
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Ply |
Number of yarns twisted together Increased number of plies will produce a thicker yarn More resiliency (or memory), better wear and appearance retention |
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Broadloom (roll goods) |
12' wide goods Carpet is made on a wide loom and comes in a roll Sold in square yards |
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Carpet Tile (Modular) |
Varies in size (18"-36" square) modular sizes, allows easy replacement backing is attached or part of tile, Sold in square feet by the carton/box |
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Pile Density |
number of tufts both across and lengthwise of the carpet |
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Gauge |
distance between needles |
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Stitch Rate |
number of stitches/inch |
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Pile Height |
length of tuft higher pile height = more durable |
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Axminster |
-complicated designs -cut pile -several spools of yarn can be used that have different color and types of yarn -composed of wool, nylon or a blend of both Will |
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Wilton |
-worsted wool -tightly twisted -sculptured carpets (varying pile heights) |
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Rebond |
Most used carpeting cushion, made from scraps\ Rated for density -5 lbs for light residential -6 lbs heavy residential |
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Considerations for determining carpet layout |
Determine carpet width Decide on pile direction Plan for the fewest number of seams (natural light can throw shadows on seams, furniture arrangement can cover/change light pattern, traffic pattern) |
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Tackless installation |
tack strips (with prongs) are laid out around perimeter padding is laid within the tack strips carpet is stretched and pulled over prongs |
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Glue-down Installation |
Carpet and/or pad is glued down directly to the floor (areas where equipment is moved frequently) |
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Carpet Tile Installation: Monolithic |
all tiles run in same direction
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Carpet Tile Installation: Quarter turn |
Each tile is laid at a 90 degree turn from the last (checkerboard) |
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Carpet Tile Installation: Ashlar |
All tiles run in the same direction but are staggered a half tile from the last |
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Hand-woven rugs |
Hooked rugs, Braided rugs, Felt rugs (wool fiber matted with processed into a yarn), Needlepoint rugs, Hand-knotted pile yarns, Hand-pulled pile layer |
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Oriental Rugs (Hand woven) |
Antique- 500 knots per square inch Modern- 100-225 knots per square inch Geometric shapes, stylized dragons, rosettes, medallions, trees, flowers, vines |
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Rya Rugs (Hand woven) |
Scandinavian, typically made of wool |
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How are Rya rugs different from Oriental rugs |
1. Pile height are longer 2. More filling/weft yarns are used |
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Flokati Rugs (Hand woven) |
Greece, typically made of wool Long pile, after weaving rug is immersed in swirling water |
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Khilim (Eastern European), Dhurrie (India), Navajo (Native American) Hand-constructed flat rugs |
Ends of the filling yarns are woven making it reversible, construction similar to tapestry weaving |
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Flat Mats (Hand-constructed flat rugs) |
Composed of various grasses, sisal, linen, hemp or jute fibers Variety of sizes, shapes, and interlacings
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