Carpet Color Loss – Fading and Yellowing Terms such as yellowing are often unclear. "Yellowing" may not mean yellow in color. Yellow complaints often range in color from gray to yellow to green. … Read Full Article
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Shift Marks in Carpet
Shift marks are one of the most controversial claims in the carpet industry. Carpet manufacturers will tell you that shift marks are a normal characteristic and not a defect. Others in the industry … Read Full Article
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Carpet Shading, Footprints, Pooling
Why is My New Carpet Turning Different Shades? There are many types of carpet shading complaints. Carpet shading is a localized alteration in the orientation of the pile. Shading occurs as the result of randomness in pile lay direction. Shading will be seen … [Continue Reading]
Corn Rowing of Wall to Wall Carpet
Corn rowing of wall-to-wall carpet sounds a bit strange. When you inspect, or look at a wall to wall carpet with cornrowing it is indeed odd appearing with bands or rows that are high and low. … [Continue Reading]
Carpet Seams Showing the Cause
Carpet seams showing is often the difference between and ordinary carpet installation and a masterpiece. While invisible carpet seams are not always possible, it is the goal of many great installers to construct invisible seams. While this is an admirable … [Continue Reading]
Carpet Shedding and Fuzzing
Carpet shedding and fuzzing a routinely heard complaint with new carpeting. Over the telephone or upon arrival at a carpet shedding complaint we usually hear statements such as, “My vacuum cleaner bag fills up every time I vacuum!,’ ‘My vacuum cleaner stops … [Continue Reading]
Carpet Bowing Skewing Pattern Issues
Carpet bowing skewing and other pattern alignment issues are one of the most difficult task a carpet installer will face. Pattern distortion that is manufacturer related such as bow and skew, usually occurs during the finishing, or backing application … [Continue Reading]
Spots on New Carpet Manufacturing Related
Spots on new carpet and other mysterious soiling can be disturbing, especially when it starts showing up soon after installation. You know that you did not cause these spot on your new carpet but how did they get there? A number of manufacturing related causes … [Continue Reading]
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