Making that Carpet decision…
Imagine…
You are shopping for new carpet, perhaps just a few rooms. Two of the rooms are bedrooms, which don’t get as much foot traffic as the entryway, living room and hallway you also need to replace. It’s been nearly 10 years since you had new carpet.
You go to a local carpet retail store. The carpet salesman has a great deal for you: A virtually stain-proof carpet with vibrant colors and also soft to the touch. You put your fingers into the carpet pile and love how it feels. You order the carpet for all the rooms you need to replace.
In a week or two, on the scheduled installation day, you remove all the furniture from the rooms and the installation pros show up and remove the old carpet and pad and put in the new.
It looks great! It feels so soft when you walk on it.
Time for Carpet Cleaning
A year later, when you decide it’s time to have the carpet cleaned, your carpet cleaning pros show up and do a great job removing the dirt. Even the spots come right out! However, there is a “worn” area in the living room and down the hallway, but not in the bedrooms. You ask your carpet cleaning pro why that is. He performs a fiber identification test and informs you that you purchased polyester carpet, which tends to matt down and look somewhat soiled, just because of wear. He then kindly informs you that if you had purchased nylon, a more durable carpet fiber, this likely wouldn’t have happened. You made a bad carpet decision.
You are upset. Don’t you hate it when you purchase something and it doesn’t perform as promised? But remember, carpet salespeople may not be your best consultant when it comes to fibers.
Make an informed carpet decision
So before you go looking for new carpet or furniture, make an informed decision and give your carpet and furniture cleaning pro at Accent American a call. Our owner Ken is a Senior Carpet and Flooring Inspector (non-practicing) so he knows carpet fibers, which ones are best for which type of use, and how to best clean them. Our Certifications Ask which fiber is best for each application in your home. Yes, polyester may be soft and colorful, but it may be best to keep it in the bedrooms, and use durable fibers, like nylon and wool (which is expensive), in the high trafficked areas of your home. Make your carpet decision not just based on the look and feel, but on the use of the carpet. A better wearing carpet can be treated with stain protection if you have issues with lots of spills from kids or pets.
You can also look to the Carpet and Rug Isntitute for advice on selecting the best carpet for your home here Carpet and Rug Institite – How To Select The Right Carpet for Your Home
