Tag: Carpet
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The Carpet And Rug Institute Blog
Carpet and Rug Institute members help spread the word about carpet and allergies: Shaw Industries Hats off to CRI member manufacturer Shaw Industries for helping to promote the good news about carpet, specifically, that people who suffer from allergies do not have to remove their carpets. In fact, some studies show that carpeted rooms may…
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The Floor Covering Institute Blog: Beaulieu International enters LVT market with SuperClick
The most exciting product at Domotex 2011 (both Germany and Shanghai) was a unique LVT called SuperClick – the fastest, easiest click system ever developed which effortlessly joins tiles while eliminating the performance issues experienced by existing LVT click systems. This morning SuperClick and Beaulieu International Group (BIG) announced big news for the international LVT…
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Carpet- Matting, Crushing and Wear
One of the most frequent complaints, and misunderstood conditions with carpet is wear, matting and crushing. The carpet industry defines “wear” as a measurable abrasive loss of face fiber. Conditions such as tears, cuts, pilling, shedding, pulls, and matting and crushing are excluded from warranty. Stairs are expressly excluded from all carpet warranties. Matting and…
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Olefin Carpet Fiber
Spin finish is a detergent that serves as a lubricant, placed on yarns to facilitate passage through various phases of the carpet manufacturing process. If not completely removed during scouring, spin finish may contribute oil lines or rapid soiling of the carpet. Because Olefin has the lowest melting temperature of all fibers, spin finish and/or…
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Hardwood Floor Cupping and Buckling-Crawl Space Moisture
[flagallery gid=6 name=”Gallery”] Before purchasing a Hardwood Floor: The following article explains how moisture develops in a vented crawl space, what moisture does to hardwood flooring, who’s responsible for moisture damaged hardwood flooring and how to prevent crawl space moisture problems before installing your new wood floor. The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) and wood…
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Carpet Manufacturers
Associated Weavers International Atlas Halicilik Interface, Inc. Axminster Carpets, Ltd. International Design Guild Balta Group Invision Carpet Systems Barrett Carpet Mills J & J Industries Berry Group Joy Carpets Beaulieu of America Karastan Carpets Beaulieu Commercial Karastan Contract Bigelow Carpet Kowary-Dywan Bigelow Commercial Lano Carpets Blue Ridge Carpet Mills Lear Corporation Bretlin Lees Carpets Brintons…
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Hire your own Flooring Inspector
Before contacting a flooring inspector gather the information related to your floor; retailer/installer and manufacturer information, product, style, size (square ft, yards); then prepare a list of your concerns to discuss with the inspector. Conflict of Interest: Rule out conflict of interest by asking the inspector if they work for, or represent any party involved…