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Carpet Color Loss

By TWG 1 Comment

Carpet Color Loss – Fading and Yellowing

carpet color loss lightingCarpet color loss, fading and yellowing. Terms such as yellowing are often unclear for “yellowing” may not mean yellow in color.  Yellow complaints often range in color from gray to yellow to green.  The frequency of these complaints is greater on lighter and pastel colors.  Commonly carpet color loss problems are seen on residential carpets in colors of whites, light gray and light blue.  White is not common on commercial installations, therefore it is with grays and blues that we see the most problems. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carpet Concerns Tagged With: Color, Cushion, Inspection, Inspectors, Testing

Shift Marks in Carpet

By TWG 12 Comments

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 often disagree. So what are shift marks and are they a defect or not? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carpet Concerns Tagged With: Bands, Carpet Manufacturing, Carpet Problems

Carpet Sidematch Problems

By TWG 8 Comments

carpet sidematch appearanceCarpet sidematch also spelled side match is the appearance of a shade or hue variation between joined carpet panels. A  person may see what they believe to be two shades of carpet joined side-by-side, when in actuality the shades are identical. Carpet is a man made product that goes through many processes from the time the fiber is manufactured into carpet, up through its installation.  During the manufacturing of carpet a dye or texture variation may occur, resulting in an actual sidematch appearance variation. During the seaming and installation of carpet a real or perceived carpet sidematch appearance variation can also occur. [Read more…]

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Spots on New Carpet Manufacturing Related

By TWG 13 Comments

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 can result to spots on new carpet along with streaks and overall soiling. [Read more…]

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Carpet Seams Showing the Cause

By TWG 35 Comments

carpet seams showing pattern not matchedCarpet 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 goal, invisible seams should never be promised. In fact it is advisable for the sales person to tell the consumer in advance of the installation that the seams cannot be guaranteed invisible. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carpet Concerns Tagged With: Carpet, Carpet Inspection, Carpet Manufacturing, Education, Installation

Visible Carpet Seams Installation Related

By TWG 3 Comments

Visible carpet seams, why do they appear this way and are they normal? These are questions regularly addressed by floorcovering experts such as Terry Weinheimer and Kevin Weinheimer. In this article we will discuss some of the most common installation related causes of visible carpet seams. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carpet Concerns Tagged With: Carpet, Education, Inspection, Installation

Carpet Shedding and Fuzzing

By TWG 26 Comments

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 working because carpet shedding jams it with fuzz!,’ ‘I have tried several different vacuums and they all break or fill up with fuzz!,’ ‘I won’t have any carpet left in a few years, with all the fiber that keeps coming out!,’ ’The carpet shedding is worse than with my dog.’ ‘When sitting on this carpet in dark clothing I am covered by fuzz when I get back up!” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carpet Concerns Tagged With: Carpet Fiber, Carpet Manufacturing, Maintenance

Carpet Wear Testing and Evaluation

By TWG 8 Comments

carpet wear testingCarpet wear testing in the lab is primarily used to evaluate new carpet prior to placing it on the market. Carpet wear testing in the lab can also be performed on unused remnants of carpet from an installation. There are also carpet wear testing or evaluation methods that can be performed onsite by trained carpet experts. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carpet Concerns Tagged With: Carpet, Inspection, Testing

Carpet Wrinkles and Proper Wrinkle Correction

By TWG 1 Comment

carpet wrinklesYour new carpet has been installed for a few months and now there are so many carpet wrinkles that you can hardly find your wrinkled Shar-Pei dog among the carpet wrinkles. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carpet Concerns, Installation & Repair Tagged With: Carpet Manufacturing, Carpet Repair, Installation

Pet Urine Carpet Damage

By TWG 5 Comments

Pet urine carpet damage is a concern that inspectors such as the Weinheimer Group see too often. Carpet inspectors are called to investigate a failing carpet and it is actually pet urine carpet damage, not necessarily a pet related problem but a pet owner problem. The animal may be peeing on the carpet but the animal owner is allowing it to occur. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carpet Concerns Tagged With: Care, Carpet, Cleaning, Odor, Pet Urine

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