In this video I will give a brief explanation of the most important thing to know before you select a residential carpet for your home. The biggest reason most people will be disappointed in the way their carpet performs is that the will have picked the wrong product for the traffic conditions of their home. This often comes from having the wrong information, or not enough information to make a proper selection. Before jumping into the design part of the process or trying to determine the cost of the project, make sure you watch this video where I hopefully emphasize enough what primarily determines how carpet will perform.
There are so many details and technical elements of carpet that we can go into great depth on, but I've tried to keep this relatively simple and straightforward. The most important aspect of how a carpet performs is the fiber. The inherent characteristics of the fiber used will drive the performance more than the weight, construction, or secondary treatments used to enhance this performance. In this video I will highlight what are the three most common fibers being sold in the market today. Although there are other products not mentioned in this video. The vast majority of products will fall into one of these 3 fiber types. Also of note, within each of these there are still ranges of quality based on secondary properties of the product but generally these principles will hold true if all other factors are equal.
There are always exceptions and caveats that can't possibly be covered in a 15 minute video but hopefully this will jumpstart your research so you can go into more detail with your trusted local supplier. Also make sure you have the carpet installed by a qualified and trusted installer that will be there to stand behind the installation should there be any issues down the road.
Again, I have no partnership or affiliation with any of the manufacturers and there is no paid promotion in this video. The opinions shared are mine alone and based on my own personal experience and those of previous clients.
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