Carpets and Rugs
Tips & Advice to help you make your decision on Carpets and Rugs
In the world of commercial construction one of the finishing touches is carpeting and rugs to be installed in the completed building. Because commercial construction is typically considered to be office buildings, retail stores and other areas where carpets and rugs, and the choice of such items is a valuable commodity.
For example a retail store may not want the entire area covered by carpeting, and the areas that are covered need to be low pile, easy to clean and easy to walk on. This means often that the choices available are pretty limited. We've all seen the flat institutional type carpet in dark colors that are used for most offices and retail stores.
Carpets and rugs are available in all sorts of shapes, sizes, textures and price ranges. As the commercial construction contractor your job is to find carpeting and/or rugs that will suit your clients' needs and fit the budget. This can seem to be pretty intense when you consider just how much the client is paying, and that they will want a quality product that will last and meet their needs. If you need assistance deciphering all the different choices consider checking into the links on the left side of the page to find reputable and professional carpet and rug providers.
Carpet and Rug Key Terms
Start a career selling or installing carpets and rugs by learning commonly used termsBy Harrison Howe Whether you're selling, cleaning or laying carpets and rugs, you'll find you can attract more customers if it appears you know exactly what you're talking about. To that end, it'll be important to learn many carpet and rug key terms. From carpet features including pile, binding, serging and yarn ply to installation terms such as padding, underlay and tack strip, you will satisfy your customers when you can explain and discuss carpet terminology.
Pile
Pile refers to the fiber height on the walking surface of a carpet or rug. Carpet pile is available in three categories arranged by texture, density and patterns: cut, loop and cut and loop.
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Post Road Carpet defines pile and describes the different types of carpet pile.
Padding or underlay
Carpet padding, sometimes referred to as underlay, is a rubber mat used under carpets to both protect against wear and increase the softness of the carpet. Carpet padding usually comes in either flat or waffle styles.
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Find a detailed description of padding and the styles used at Flooring and Carpets.
Binding and serging
Binding refers to a carpet edge that's been sewn or stitched for decorative or protective reasons. Serging refers to a method of binding using heavy yarn and a certain type of stitching.
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Edwards Floor Covering describes both carpet binding and serging and provides pictures.
Ply or yarn ply
Carpet or rug surface areas are made up of yarn. How many individual yarns are twisted together to produce the surface of a carpet or rug is referred to as ply, or yarn ply.
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Antron provides a description of ply, accompanied by an illustration of how the yarn is twisted together.
Tackless or tack strip
Called both tackless or tack strip, this is a thin strip of wood with tacks pointing up from it. These strips are nailed along the edges of the floor to hold the carpet in place.
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Hometime Video Publishing describes what a tack strip is and how to install one.
Pile crush
Pile crush refers to a flattening or crushing of the pile yarn of a rug or carpet. This usually occurs in areas where the rug or carpet gets the most traffic.
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Find a description of pile crush and how to treat it at The Carpet and Rug Institute.
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