Archives: 2008 February

Discoloration problems with resilient flooring are common and can develop from above the product surface, below the product surface or the product itself. Both bottom up and surface down problems are routine and most noticeable on lighter colored material. Due to construction characteristics a rotogravure product will stain easier from the back than an inlaid […]

Many people are under the misguided belief that when it comes to moisture problems they will not experience these with resilient floor covering. In truth, moisture can be a major culprit when it comes to resilient floor covering installations. Moisture problems can be found on both concrete and wood floors.
Just like most other types […]

You will sometimes hear people refer to their vinyl flooring as linoleum. It is true that these two products are used in much the same way and to the unfamiliar may look the same. Regardless of how they may look, they are not the same product. In basic terms sheet vinyl is vinyl composition resilient […]

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Acrylic/Wood: The generic name for wood-plastic-composites that utilize wood impregnated with acrylic monomers and polymerized within the wood cells through gamma irradiation. Heat radiation is used to cure some versions. (A semi-built-in finish is developed in acrylic/wood parquet.)
Air-Dried: Drying by exposing to air without the use of artificial heat and within a yard or shed.
Annual […]

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Abrasion Resistance: A measure of a tiles ability to withstand wears by friction. ASTM C-1027-84 describes the standard test procedure for determining visible abrasion resistance of glazed ceramic tile.
Absorption: (1) Penetration of water into tiles particles. (2) The property of yarn, fiber or fabric that enables it to attract and hold gases or liquids within […]

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Abrasion Marks: Marks left on the pile of a carpet by abrasion.
Abrasive Wear: Commonly defined as the loss of face fiber through foot traffic. While wear is a frequent complaint, synthetic fibers are highly resistant to abrasion and most carpet will ugly out before it will wear out. (See ugly out)
Atmospheric soil/dirt: - As it […]

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Additive - A material used to modify the properties, processing, or end use of a base polymer. The amount of additive used is usually expressed in parts per hundred (by weight) of the total resin n the polymer formulation.
Antioxidants - Materials which when added to a flexible polyurethane foam formulation improve the resistance of […]

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Abrasive Wear - This is generally defined as the actual loss of face fibers through foot traffic. While wear is often a complaint, today’s synthetic carpets are almost impossible to wear out so this seldom becomes an actual claims factor.
Atmospheric soil/dirt: - As it relates to carpet, it is the dust, pollen, smoke, cooking vapors […]

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Aladdin Carpet Mills
Lano Carpets

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Lees Carpet

Beaulieu America
Lyle Industries, Inc.

Bloomsburg Carpet Industries, Inc
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Mattel Carpet & Rug, Inc.

Blue Ridge Commercial
Merida Meridian, Inc.

Brintons U.S. Axminster, Inc.
Milliken & Company

Buhler Quality Yarns Corp.
Mohawk Commercial

Burlington Industries, Inc.
Mohawk Industries, Inc.

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Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.

Camelot Carpet
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Columbus
Navan Carpets

Constantine/Product Concepts
Northwest Carpets, Inc.

Coronet Industries
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Crossley Carpet Mills
Patcraft Carpets

Cushion By Design
Philadelphia Carpets

CustomWevemohawk
Queen Carpet

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Designweave Carpet
Ronile, Inc.

Dixie […]