Commercial Flooring

Choosing The Right Commercial Carpet

1. What type of business do you have?
2. What is area used for, ie: showroom or offices?
3. What kind of traffic patterns?
4. Is there rolling traffic, ie: wheelchair or luggage carts?
5. Is there natural lighting? How much?
6. Will there be food service in this area?
7. What kind of maintenance program is in place?
8. Are there direct entrances to this area?
9. Are there ADA areas needing to be addressed?
10. Is this an open office environment with cubicles in place?

What Fiber Best Suits Your Application?

Nylon:

Nylon is the best fiber in high traffic areas because it has outstanding resistance to abrasion and crushing. A solution dyed nylon, where the color is an integral part of the fiber is resistant to staining and fading. A dense low pile or loop pile carpet is suggested in areas of heavy traffic. In offices and areas with moderate traffic, a cut pile, loop pile or cut and loop would be appropriate. For demanding environments such as educational and healthcare facilities loop pile carpet with a moisture resistant backing or impervious backing will keep liquid spills on top for easy clean up. For a carpet to maintain its new appearance, face weight and density need to be considered during selection process.

Polypropylene (Olefin)

Olefin, typically manufactured in level loop construction, is recommended for low to moderate traffic areas. Olefin has excellent resistance to soil and stain and fading from sunlight. Olefin has a natural resistance to moisture and mildew.

Wool:

Used in high profile contract applications such as hotels, casinos, resorts and executive offices wool is the most expensive fiber used in the carpet industry. As in all carpet, the quality of the wool, the density of the construction and overall integrity of the carpet product will dictate the level in which wool carpet will perform. Many expensive and high performance wool carpets are blended with nylon, normally 80% wool and 20% nylon to increase and enhance performance.

Broadloom Or Modular Carpet Tile?

There are several benefits to using modular carpet tile in a commercial application.

Waste: Typically there is more waste using a broadloom carpet, especially in irregular sized spaces or where a pattern match is required.

Maintenance: With Modular Carpet Tile, if an area gets stained or damaged it can be easily replaced by the end user with another tile. With Broadloom, a patch made by a professional carpet installer for a minimum labor charge would likely apply.

Installation Savings: Open office environments, where the cost of breaking down and resetting of office cubicles can be cost prohibitive, Modular Carpet Tile is a solution. Not only does the end user save thousands for that service but down time for the business is virtually eliminated. With Modular Carpet Tile, installations are performed with minimal work interruption.

Commercial Carpet Construction

Loop Pile: A carpet with face yarns that remain continual loops connected together beneath the backing of the carpet rather than being cut into a plush pile. Loop Pile can be Level, Textured or Patterned.
Cut & Loop: Carpet with a face pattern, either geometric or made up of lower loop pile tufts set in a field of cut pile. The carpet can be dyed solid, self - tone or multi color and the pattern can be geometric, floral or random.
Cut Pile: Carpet construction in which the surface yarns have been cut and made to stand upright side by side so the user walks on the ends rather than the sides of the yarn.
Textured Loop Pile: Carpet in which the surface yarns remain continual loop, connected together beneath the backing of the carpet. Unlike simple loop pile, the yarns in textured loop pile vary slightly in pile height, producing either a nubby surface or actual pattern.
Print Carpet: A process in which a pattern or design is printed on a tufted carpet. A selection of carpet base grades are available to choose from and custom coloring is common.