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Roll or pole crush marks is a common condition seen in carpet.
Roll or Pole crush marks develop as a result of weight of the
carpet on top of itself during storage, or from the weight of
other carpet rolls during transport. This causes a bending and
compression of the pile yarns that can be seen as light or dark
width-wise bands across a carpet. The bands vary in length and are
spaced at increasing or decreasing intervals, depending on which
end of the roll you look at.
Roll or pole crush marks will be more closely
spaced as you get closer to the roll's core, and will become
increasingly wider spaced as the circumference of the carpet
increases with each wrap around the roll. From a storage
standpoint, most manufacturers realize the potential for roll
crush marks and try to avoid this occurrence by not storing rolls
on top of each other.
Most
rolls of carpet will exhibit some degree of roll crush immediately
after the roll has been unwrapped. In most cases, minor roll crush
will disappear after the yarn has been allowed sufficient time to
“blossom” or undergo moisture regain. All but the most stubborn
crush marks in carpet with nylon yarn systems usually can be
removed with steam.
Restoration of roll crush marks can be hastened by
pile lifting or steaming and grooming the carpet's pile. Pile
lifting and steaming will not affect the carpet's stain resistance
qualities.
Roll or Pole crush marks are not the result of a
defect in the quality or workmanship of the carpet, and are
typically serviced as a courtesy to the end user.
Statewide Inspection
uses high pressure Dry Vapor Steam to remove roll crush and
minimize drying time.
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