Carpet Color Loss – Fading and Yellowing Carpet color loss, fading and yellowing. Terms such as yellowing are often unclear for "yellowing" may not mean yellow in color. Yellow complaints often … 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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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 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]
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]
Benefits of Carpet Installed Wall to Wall
There are many benefits of carpet especially when installed wall to wall. Carpet is a practical, fashionable, and versatile choice of flooring and accounts for more than half of all flooring purchases that are made each and every year. The fact is, carpet has … [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]
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