How to Choose the Perfect Carpet Flooring for Each Room of Your Home

Let's Learn About Carpet Fibers

Other than 2020 carpet trends like carpets in jeweled colors and textured carpets, it's important to consider carpet fibers. Recently, cutting edge technology makes carpet flooring available in both attractive and durable natural and synthetic fibers.



However, each type of fiber offers different resistance levels to fading, abrasion, and stains. This makes certain piles more suitable for particular rooms in your home compared to others. Let's take a look at different carpet fibers.

Wool

Wool is a high-quality fiber. Wool carpet flooring works well in both light traffic areas such as formal living rooms and main bedrooms such as the owner's suites, the new word for master bedrooms. Some of the characteristics of wool:

• Feels soft on bare feet
• Contains resistant to crushing
• Stain resistance from spills and pet accidents is moderate 
• Wool contains fair abrasion resistance
• Fades easily from sunlight 



Do you want to install a wool carpet is installed in a sunny room? Make sure your window treatments protect the area when the sun is strong. 

Polyester

Polyester carpet flooring works well in low and medium-traffic areas such as libraries, dining rooms, and home entertainment rooms. Characteristics of polyester include:

• Resistance against water-soluble staining
• Offers good resistance against sunlight
• Density determines crush resistance
• Medium abrasion resistance 



Polyester is less expensive than wool. This makes the fiber a good option for budget-conscious families.

Olefin

Olefin carpet fibers do well in low traffic areas and resist most spills. Olefin works well in screened-in lanais or guest bedrooms. Just keep the shades or curtains drawn. Some characteristics of olefin:

• Easy cleanup
• Exceptional stain resistance
• Offers great abrasion resistance
• Below average crush resistance
• Highly sensitive to the heat and sun



Similar to polyester, olefin is cost-friendly. It provides a good choice for shoppers who want to save on carpet flooring.

Nylon

Carpet flooring made from nylon fibers works well in busy areas that get a lot of high traffic. These can be living rooms, family rooms, children's bedrooms, and study rooms, and hallways that get a lot of foot (and paw) traffic. Characteristics include:

• Resistance to abrasion
• Easy cleanup
• Great crush resistance
• Come in stain-resistant options
• Can be manufactured to resist stains
• Below average resistance to sunlight 



Carpet flooring made from nylon makes life easier. Although the pile doesn't offer the quality of wool, nylon provides a smart option for high-traffic rooms.

Types of Carpet Flooring Piles

Carpeting comes in a variety of piles that include different weights, heights, and density that help you decide which rooms you'll install them.

The first type is a cut pile. Cut pile comes in a wide variety of densities. They can be made from velour and Saxony plus styles. Cut pile is suitable for most rooms.

Another kind of pile is a loop pile. The Loop pile is popular in Berber carpets. It's easy to recognize the loop if you've installed a Berber carpet in your home. Loop pile holds up to traffic and can be used in an array of rooms due to its durability. 

Another type of pile is known as cut-and-loop pile. Manufactures make the sculptured cut-and-loop pile style in an array of designs, styles, and patterns.

This carpeting pile hides dirt from view even when using lighter colors. That's why it's important to clean it well so you get up all the underlying soil.

When determining the quality of carpet flooring such as tufted carpeting look for a few things:

• Pile height: Pile height is determined by measuring the height of the pile of yarns or loops from the primary backing 
• Pile weight: Refers to the number of fiber ounces existing in a square yard of carpet referring to the pile yarn
• Density: Density refers to the tightness of how the yarn or fiber is packed together and joined to the backing of the carpet.



The more tightly packed the carpet, the denser the pile is. This makes the carpet more durable.

Carpet Padding

Having good padding under your carpet and your feet is critical to comfort no matter which room you install your carpet flooring. Padding also insulates your rooms. The right carpet padding acts as a sound buffer and prolongs the life of your carpet.

It also warms up the temperature during cold days and nights because it's installed over a cold floor. The thicker the padding you choose, the more cushion you'll have and protection against a cement slab or hard floor.



The kind of cushioning thickness required depends on the traffic in your home. here's what to consider when choosing thickness. But thickness isn't always better. If you install a Berber carpet, keep the padding under 3/8 of an inch to 8 pounds of density.

Carpet Flooring Reviewed: Everything You Need to Know

Now you know the important factors to choose the perfect carpet flooring for each room in your home. You know which fibers, piles, and padding will suit each room in your home for years of comfort, practicality, and style.

Want to talk to a professional about carpet flooring installation? If you're a West Phoenix resident, contact us today at Eagle Flooring West to learn about our beautiful selection of carpet flooring.