Below you will find a brief overview of carpeting styles and fibers to help you decide which one is just right for you.
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SAXONY
- Smooth, soft cut-pile surface
- Versatile in performance & in appearance
- Works well with traditional rooms
- Used a lot in formal areas
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TEXTURED SAXONY
- Textured surface helps hide footprints
- Great casual appearance
- Extremely popular style
- Ideal for active families, used in any room
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VELVETS
- Fine, tip sheared surface
- Elegant style, very formal
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FRIEZE
- Textured surface, with knubby appearance
- Extremely durable, and long wearing
- Great for active rooms
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CUT AND LOOP
- Distinctive carved appearance
- Cut and loops give a variety of surface levels
- Multi-colors helps hide stains, and traffic
- Can really spice up a room
- Fits a variety of room settings
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MULTI-LEVEL LOOP
- Several different levels of loops
- Creates a unique looking pattern effect
- Has a casual appearance
- Very durable, hides traffic well
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LEVEL LOOP
- Loops are all the same height
- Usually made with Olefin fiber
- Great for active family rooms, or basements
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Carpet Fibers
Nylon: This is the most popular synthetic carpet fiber used today. It offers tremendous value, performance, and ease of maintenance. Nylon provides brilliant colors and hides soil and traffic well.
Olefin: This fiber is also called polypropylene, and is extremely popular in Berbers and level loops. Olefin carpets are highly stain, static, mold, and mildew resistant. They can be used for indoor or outdoor carpets, including outdoor turf.
Polyester: Gives excellent color clarity with a soft feel to the carpet.
Smartstrand: Mohawk's smartstrand fiber made with DuPont Sorona polymer represents a break-through in fiber technology brought to you exclusively by Mohawk and DuPont. Together ,they have produced a new type of fiber that combines durability and permanent stain resistance.
Wool: Wool offers great bulk, performance, and an elegant look, while being an earth friendly renewable source.
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