We will soon be purchasing ~ 2053 ft2 (228 yd2) of carpet for our house. It will be in the hallway, bedrooms, living room, family room, and steps leading to the basement. Garage of course is concrete although our builder said he did carpet one guy's garage.
We want the same carpet throughout the house.
I believe we want 100% nylon. We have looked at DuPont Sorona brand polyester fiber used in Mohawk carpet. I don't think it has been out long, maybe 1 year. That is a big drawback in and of itself. Most of what we have looked at is Shaw carpet which they use the big three brand nylon: Anso by Honeywell, StainMaster by DuPont, and Wear-dated by Solutia. Any thoughts on material selection, brands, etc.?
We have priced Tuftex (out of CA been owned by Shaw for a few years now) Homeward Bound Berber style Z6217 color 0712B Balsa wood made with Anso CrushResistant Nylon. It has a 10-year warranty against defects, 10-year no-wrinkle with SoftBac Platinum, 10-year against crushing, and 10-year soil & stain (R2X). It has a 4.0/5.0 on the Hexapod test. The cheapest of the two stores we priced it was $2.79/ft2 installed with 6# pad. This is before haggling.
What about the pad? I figure we might go with a 8# pad. Am I correct in assuming that the Microbial stuff on the pads is not worth the money? Any pad materials, etc. to recommend and/or stay away from?
I believe we want 100% nylon. We have looked at DuPont Sorona brand polyester fiber used in Mohawk carpet. I don't think it has been out long, maybe 1 year. That is a big drawback in and of itself. Most of what we have looked at is Shaw carpet which they use the big three brand nylon: Anso by Honeywell, StainMaster by DuPont, and Wear-dated by Solutia. Any thoughts on material selection, brands, etc.?
We have priced Tuftex (out of CA been owned by Shaw for a few years now) Homeward Bound Berber style Z6217 color 0712B Balsa wood made with Anso CrushResistant Nylon. It has a 10-year warranty against defects, 10-year no-wrinkle with SoftBac Platinum, 10-year against crushing, and 10-year soil & stain (R2X). It has a 4.0/5.0 on the Hexapod test. The cheapest of the two stores we priced it was $2.79/ft2 installed with 6# pad. This is before haggling.
What about the pad? I figure we might go with a 8# pad. Am I correct in assuming that the Microbial stuff on the pads is not worth the money? Any pad materials, etc. to recommend and/or stay away from?