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Carpet Prices – How to shop and compare

John — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:14:07 +0000

Most consumer don’t buy carpet very often and find it stressful when trying to compare carpet prices between stores. The article linked below can help you understand how to compare apples to apples when trying to compare carpet prices. Just remember there are lots of reputable dealers but good service and quality products aren’t free. If it sounds to good to be true it is probably something you should avoid. The carpet article below will explain more in detail.

See Carpet Prices on FloorFacts.com.

Virtual Room Designer for flooring and more

John — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:34 +0000

Virtual Room Designer

Do you ever wonder what flooring will look like in a room similar to your own? FloorFacts.com has recently added a virtual room designer for homeowners to try out different types of flooring in a variety of different room settings.

The room designer is powered by Swatch Builder, a software company that develops virtual room and exterior home design tools.

The virtual room designer allows anyone for free to see different colors and styles of carpet, hardwood flooring, laminate flooring, ceramic tile and vinyl flooring and with different color of paint for the walls. This is a great wall to explore different types of flooring online and it is free to everyone. Click here for the virtual room designer. Enjoy!

Why Quality Carpet Cushion Is A Must!

John — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:52:28 +0000

Many homeowners don’t understand the real importance of quality cushion underneath their new carpeting. Some retailers will use lower quality cushions to reduce their overall installed price to shoppers who are doing comparison shopping. This can be a costly mistake in the long run for homeowners buying carpet.

A good quality, dense cushion acts as a shock absorber when someone walks across a carpet. Instead of the carpet taking the stress and force exerted by foot traffic, the cushion absorbs the bulk of it and then pushes the carpet’s nap back up. Without a good dense carpet cushion the cushion looses its resiliency and then then carpet begins to show signs of traffic patterns. The traffic patterns will continue to get worse as the carpet yarn mats and stays crushed down. Plus, the cushion underneath has collapsed and has lost its bounce.

Avoiding Traffic Patterns

All of this can be avoided with a good, dense carpet cushion. Even a less expensive carpet will last longer and feel better on top of a good quality, dense carpet cushion. Carpet cushion is one place you don’t want to skimp on. The best you can afford for the given traffic area and type of carpet. For example: carpet manufacturers make specific carpet cushion recommendations to not void their warranties. Be sure to ask the retailers for a copy of the warranty and follow the manufacturer’s cushion recommendations.

Types of Carpet Cushion

Rebond Carpet Cushion

The common types of carpet cushion are prime foam, rebond foam, runner and fiber. The most often used are the polyurethane foam cushions. Rebonded foam is actually scrapes and small chunks of polyurethane foam left over from manufacturing of upholstered furniture, mattresses, and automobile seats. Cushion thickness vary from 1/4″ to 9/16″ in thickness. A 6lb to 8lb. density rebond carpet cushion in 3/8″ to 1/2″ thickness can be a great choice for underneath any new carpet. For berber carpets most carpet manufacturers recommend no more than a 3/8″ thickness cushion in a high density, such as 8lb. density. Also, dense carpet cushion may eliminate some of the re-stretch issues that can occur with some carpet installations.

The Mohawk SmartStrand Carpet Challenge Results

John — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:18:46 +0000

See how Mohawk SmartStrand Carpet cleaned up after 14 days in Ricko the Rhino’s pad at The Birmingham Zoo. Amazing proof about this extraordinary carpet from Mohawk. Mohawk’s SmartStrand Carpet is not only eco-friendly, it is also extremely durable and more stain resistant than conventional carpets. (Ricko the Rhino is pretty cool too!)