Carpet - Ocotillo Flooring Services

Carpeting is available in a variety of fibers – such as acrylic, nylon, wool, and polyester; an array of colors and designs, and a range of pile depths including plush, Saxony, Berber, textured, and frieze. Having so many choices can make it difficult to decide what carpet is best for your home. Choosing the wrong carpet can cause it to wear out quickly, fade, or become unsightly with stains you aren’t able to completely remove. To protect your financial investment, take the time to learn what carpet is best for your household’s needs.

For example, plush carpeting is thick and feels good on your bare feet. But it also shows every footprint, paw print, and any other print. Plush carpets that experience a lot of traffic can develop pooling, which refers to areas that appear shaded because the natural direction of the carpet fibers becomes reversed because of wear. Plush carpeting and the similar Saxony are designed for areas like formal living rooms and master bedrooms, which don’t get a lot of foot traffic.

Berber is a more muscular carpeting. It is extremely durable, and its short fibers don’t show tracks, don’t stain as easily as plush, and hide dirt better. There is a reason Berber is often the carpet of choice for high-traffic areas like dens, living rooms, front hallways, and kids’ bedrooms. Similarly, the fibers in textured carpeting are cut to different lengths, so they will reflect light. That little optical trick makes it difficult to see dirt or foot tracks.

You can think of friezes as a kind of hybrid. Like a plush, it’s soft, but like a Berber, it effectively hides track marks and dirt.