My Guide to the Best Carpet Choices
By Uchenna Ani-Okoye
When you select carpet for your home, you have many things to consider and many different options to weigh as well. Carpets come in many different colours and styles, textures and fibres, and there are many different qualities to choose from as well.
The two most popular choices of carpet today are the loop pile and cut pile. Loop pile has individual strands of yarn pulled through the backing of the carpet twice, which creates a small loop.
The cut pile has the loop cut at the top, leaving tufts of yarn that stand straight up. Cut pile is normally more durable than looped pile. Cut piles come in many styles, such as shag, textured, saxony, and velvet. Loop pile choices include berber, cable, or sisal. For high traffic areas, loop pile is an excellent choice.
One of the factors with choosing your carpet is the cost. Even though there is nothing more luxurious than having wool carpeting in your home, most of us can't afford wool. If you are able to afford wool carpeting you'll find that even though it costs more to install, it will prove to be far more superior to any other type of carpeting, there is no man made carpet fibre that come close to the durability, rich look, or even the feel of wool - which can also last for 30 years or more.
Acrylic carpeting is very similar to wool, and sometimes referred to as man made wool. It is resistant to moisture, fading, mildew, crushing, and staining, although it isn't recommended for high traffic areas.
Nylon carpeting is also popular, as it is recommended for high traffic areas. Nylon is one of the most expensive types of synthetic fibres, although it is still cheaper than wool.
Olefin is a low cost carpet material, often used for indoor or outdoor carpeting. Olefin is colourfast and strong, very easy to clean. One of the draw backs to olefin is that it can easily be crushed.
Another consideration you'll have is the colour and patterns of the carpet. Light carpeting colours help to create a spacious effect, making the room appear to be larger. Light colour carpets will of course, show much more soil than dark colours.
If you have pets around the house or little kids, dark colours may be your best bet. There are many different varieties of dark colours, which is great for those interested in style. Dark colours are ideal for stains or pets, as they don't show soiled areas near as much as light coloured carpets.
If you end up selecting light colours around pets or little kids, you'll find yourself having to work twice as hard to make stains less noticeable. It would be easier and also smarter to select a dark colour and make it easier on you.
About the author
Uchenna Ani-Okoye is an internet marketing advisor and co founder of Free Affiliate Programs
For more information and resource links on carpets visit: Carpet Cleaning DIY from http://www.FreeArticlesAndContent.com
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