Types of Carpet

Nylon is the most versatile of all fibers, providing flexibility in creating a variety of carpet styles – from sumptuous plush to fashion-forward patterns to low-maintenance loop (Berber). Its strengths include good resiliency, good yarn memory to hold twist, good stain resistance with stain treatment applied, good soil hiding ability, and good abrasion resistance.

Picking nylon because it’s “the most popular” or “the best” carpet on the market leads some people to a disappointing carpet purchase. If nylon is high on your list, it’s worth learning the pros and cons of nylon to make sure it fits what you need in new carpet. This page is the perfect place to start.

Olefin is the generic name for polypropylene, a synthetic fiber used to make many different products, including carpet. In the carpet industry, the terms olefin and polypropylene are typically used interchangeably, as they both mean the same thing. You may hear the fiber referred to by either name.

Home › Carpet Fiber › Pet Polyester Pet Polyester This is a new type of polyester fiber that has this long chemical name: Polyethylene Terephthalate, but still falls in the class of fibers known commonly as polyesters.

Sorona Smartstrand carpet is the exception. Usually, we stick to the basic carpet fibers because the “new and improved” are just new. In the case of Sorona, it has proved worthy of being mentioned with the other traditional carpet fibers: wool, nylon, olefin, and polyester.

What is carpet? Carpet pile and carpet types are explained here such as Cut Pile, Plush Pile, Saxony, Cut Pile Twist, Frieze, Level Loop Pile, Multi-Level Loop Pile, Sisal, Berber, Level Cut and Loop Pile and Textured Cut and Loop Pile.