Floor Covering 101: Introduction to Floor Covering
In this series of articles floor covering expert Terry Weinheimer of the Weinheimer Group LLC will discuss the selection of carpet, resilient, laminate, hardwood and other floor covering materials. Next to a house or an automobile, floor covering is one of the largest purchases that many homeowners will ever make. Like ...
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April 10, 2008
Carpet Complaint Terms
A 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 ...
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February 27, 2008
Visual Color Change in Carpet: Soiling
Some traffic patterns that develop on a carpet are the result of soil abrasion. When granular soil is not thoroughly removed from a carpet through frequent in depth vacuuming it will scratch the fiber so that a permanent change is made in the way that light is reflected from the ...
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February 22, 2008
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