In general a higher face weight in your carpet means that it will be more comfortable and durable.
Heavy duty twist carpet.
With a foot in both camps twist pile carpet offers the benefits of both.
Choosing carpet for the stairs can be a bit more difficult than choosing carpet for other areas of the home.
Meets the carpet institute of australia s criteria including performance fitness for purpose.
Carpet fibers also called yarn is either extruded or twisted to form a single strand or filament these filaments are similar in size to a human hair.
The thick textured appearance of décor twist will add depth and sophistication to your project.
This is because in addition to having to decide on carpet style and color the carpet has to be of appropriate durability and thickness to be installed on the stair.
Underlay helps a new carpet to sit properly and wear evenly.
There are a few ways to check a carpet s durability before you buy but one quick test is to press your thumb into the pile.
With a textured look this resilient carpet type feels good underfoot adds visual appeal and can stand up to heavy use even in the busiest of family homes.
It reduces pile compression and enables a carpet to keep.
Hard wearing carpets and heavy duty carpets are products suitable for use in high traffic locations which are subject to significantly higher footfall than most commercial locations or which have a higher potential for soiling from tracked in dirt.
Our extensive range of hard wearing carpets and heavy duty carpet tiles are perfect for all types of high traffic environments including offices student accommodation schools hotels pubs clubs and our impervious backed carpet is ideal for nursing homes.
Twist refers to the number of times fibers turn in a 1 inch length.
A heavy duty one will extend the life of your carpet and may even outlast it.
A bunch of filaments are grouped together and twisted together to form tufts.
It can easily deliver the high end luxurious look of a plush carpet without being so smooth as to show every.
Selecting the right carpet tuft twist.
Beige black blue brown green grey.
In general short dense heavy carpets are more durable and hard wearing than those with loose shaggy fibres.
The more quickly it springs back and recovers the more dense and resilient it should be.
Twist pile carpet is like a middle child sitting between the sleek smooth finish of a plush pile carpet and the slightly bumpier surface of a loop pile carpet.
5 star residential extra heavy duty suitable for all areas with extra heavy duty traffic.
