Carpet Styles

Simply knowing a few basic performance characteristics of each carpet style can go a long way in helping you make the right choice for your everyday life.

Texture: The most versatile cut-pile carpet

Advantages

• Alternating twists of yarn give the carpet a track-less feature which helps to minimize foot prints and vacuum marks
• Can provide formal or informal beauty to any room
• Allows for decorating ease because of its versatility to be used throughout the entire house
• Wide variety of thicknesses and colors
• Has wide appeal making it a great choice when carpeting a home you are trying to sell

Disadvantages

• Designed to be track-less -- but do not be fooled, track-less does not mean track proof
• Comes primarily in solid colors which will show stains easier than a multi-colored carpet
• Level finish means traffic will begin to cause wear over time as the yarns untwist

Frieze: High twist means high performance (Cut-pile Berber)

Advantages

• Tightly twisted yarn increases the durability and performance
• Informal or casual look minimizes foot prints and vacuum marks and helps hide seams
• Comes in colors that are solid, slightly flecked, or densely flecked to fit any home's décor and lifestyle

Disadvantages

• Tufts of yarn are not closely packed together causing them to lay over in traffic areas when not vacuumed regularly

Pattern or Cut and Loop: Fashion with performance

Advantages

• Low pile carpet constructed with a combination of cut and looped yarn creating a wide array of patterns
• Patterned carpets create a feel of high fashion and styling regardless of whether the room is casual or formal in its decor
• The low pile height and dense construction increases the performance of the carpet by reducing signs of wear

Disadvantages

• Low pile height and dense construction increases the visibility of seams

Cable: Luxurious underfoot comfort in selective areas

Advantages

• Characterized by a thicker bulkier yarn with a longer pile height
• Comes in colors that are solid, slightly flecked, or densely flecked to fit any home's décor and lifestyle
• Thick heavy feel and causal texture minimizes the visual appearance of seams

Disadvantages

• Luxurious feel for rooms but may untwist, matte, or crush when used in an area of your home that has high foot traffic

Loop: Wear ability with low maintenance

Advantages

• Often referred to as a "Berber carpet," this style is characterized by all of the yarns being looped
• The low pile and looped construction increases this carpet style's ability to resist wear making it suited for casual rooms with lots of traffic and activity
• Does not require constant vacuuming for upkeep making this an easy-to-maintain product
• Hides vacuum marks and foot traffic well

Disadvantages

• The low pile and looped construction increases the visibility of seams
• Each loop is connected so if one is snagged it can zipper or pull up the other loops in the same row

At Carpet Direct we will provide you with the highest quality carpet at the lowest possible price, and insure that you have the proper expectations of how a particular product is going to perform in your home or business. That is one of the reasons why we provide free consultations. Saving you time and money while matching what you want with what you need. Click here to schedule an in home consultation or give us a call at 1-866-651-2396.