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. The frequency of these complaints is greater on lighter and pastel colors. Commonly carpet color loss problems are seen on white, light gray and light blue … [Read more...] about Carpet Color Loss
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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...] about No Mat/No Crush Warranty
FHA Carpet Pad Standards HUD UM 72a
FHA Carpet Cushion Standards HUD UM 72a FHA Capet Pad Standards HUD UM 72a. Established by the Fair Housing Administration in response to an absence of industry-wide standards. These standards serve as a control for the quality of carpet cushion. Since its inception, UM 72a has continued as the industry-wide FHA carpet pad standards. The standards, establish minimum … [Read more...] about FHA Carpet Pad Standards HUD UM 72a
FHA HUD Carpet Standards HUD UM 44
FHA - HUD Carpet Standards UM 44d FHA HUD Carpet Standards UM 44, serve as quality control guidelines and performance criteria requirements for new carpet production. HUD Carpet Standards HUD UM 44 and cushion standards HUD UM72, set minimum requirements and test methods for carpet products to be acceptable under FHA/HUD programs. NVLAP - National Voluntary Laboratory … [Read more...] about FHA HUD Carpet Standards HUD UM 44
Carpet Wear Testing and Evaluation
Carpet wear testing in the lab is used to evaluate new carpet prior to placing it on the market. Carpet wear testing can also be performed on unused remnants of carpet from an installation. There are evaluation methods that can be performed onsite by trained carpet experts. Carpet Wear Testing and Evaluation Certified carpet inspector, experts from the Weinheimer Group … [Read more...] about Carpet Wear Testing and Evaluation