Carpet Inspector Education Becoming Certified Carpet inspector education is far too basic and far to easy. To become a truly Qualified and Certified Carpet Inspector is not easy! In fact, very few individuals ever continue their carpet inspector education to that point. Carpet inspector education required to gain Certification is a short 3 to 5 day class. The student … [Read more...]
Carpet Warranty Limitations
Carpet Warranty Limitations Residential Carpet There is a variety of Carpet Warranty Limitations in nearly every carpet warranty. Some of these restrictions are weasel-like (escape) clauses though most are sensible. Sensible or not, a wise consumer should review and understand them prior to making their purchase. Carpet Warranty Standard Limitations Following … [Read more...]
No Mat/No Crush Warranty
No Mat/No Crush Warranty A major complaint with carpet is matting and crushing. To address this concern, some manufacturers such as Shaw offer a No Mat/No Crush warranty on some of their carpet products. This is basically another appearance retention warranty. While most all carpets are covered by a wear warranty the problem is really not wear as synthetic fibers do … [Read more...]
Carpet Texture Retention Warranty
Texture Retention Warranty Basics The carpet texture retention warranty usually covers excessive loss of texture from foot traffic. Specifically they are warranting texture change that results in tuft bursting. Tuft bursting is the opening or loss of twist not correctable. Under the terms of the carpet texture retention warranty the manufacturer may have a certified carpet … [Read more...]
Carpet Stain Warranty
The Carpet Stain Warranty and Soil Warranty As with other carpet warranties the carpet stain warranty may be for a certain number of years such as 5, 10 or 20 or it may be a "lifetime" warranty for the life of the carpet. Stain resist products are designed for and generally warranted to resist stains from common food and beverages when installed in owner-occupied … [Read more...]