Archive for Carpets
Carpets 4U, Carpets 4 Me, Carpets 4 Everybody
If you haven’t heard that jingle before, trust me, it will stick in your head!
Hey Tim Adkins – Carpets 4U, it doesn’t matter where you are located, if your in Aurora, Moline or Godfrey Illinois, Carpets 4U is your carpet retail source. There isn’t any written proposal that I won’t beat!
With the holidays fast approaching, everyday is a sale at Carpets 4U, we got discount carpets, discount laminates, you name it, we can supply it. With a brand new line of Laminates from All Tile, you can have the floor you dreamed of for the holidays.
Kool Aid stains on your carpet from the summer, no worries, we have offer a professional carpet cleaning service to get you through the winter months!
Commercial Carpeting
Whatever your need is on the commercial side of things, Carpets 4 U can help with your commercial carpeting needs.
The technology is so new and capabilities so large that we haven’t begun to tap into all the possibilities. Beaulieu Commercial is one of the carpet industries’s most varied and versatile commercial carpet manufacturers.
Cambridge Commercial Carpet – Style and performance for those value-conscious jobs.
From office carpet and hospitality to retail, institutional, educational and healthcare environments, our brands offer various levels of flexibility, functionality and style to meet all of the facility project needs of the design community.
Achieved the prestigious NSF-140-2007 Platinum Certification, A Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard through NSF International and ANSI approved for all Nexterra tile products. A first in the commercial carpet industry for all products in one category.
100% of our products utilize post-consumer recycled content. Use renewable energy in all commercial facilities to meet 100% of our needs. Offer 85% post-consumer content in a high-performance commercial carpet tile backing, our ground-breaking Nexterra backing. Include an odor neutralizer, Puralex®, that helps lower VOCs and minimize
indoor air odors.
Carpet Buying Guide
Let’s start with the facts in your household, how many kids do you have? How old are your kids? Are you staying in this house for awhile? How many pets? Dogs, Cats or a Pot Belly Pig, these are all some of the questions you have to consider when it comes to determining which carpet will best fit your needs.
Today’s carpets are available in a wide range of fiber types, textures, patterns, weights, densities and backings.
- nylon carpet
- polyester carpet
- olefin
- wool
- acrylic
- cotton
- rayon
Nylon: Nylon is the most popular and represents two-thirds of the pile fibers used in the United States. Nylon fibers are wear-resistant, resilient and provide brilliant color. Nylon fibers withstand the weight and movement of furniture and are generally good for all traffic areas. Nylon is also a great choice for the home because it resists soils and stains.
Olefin (polypropylene): Olefin fibers are strong, resist wear and permanent stains and are easily cleaned. These fibers are colorfast. Olefin resists static electricity and is often used in both indoor and outdoor installations because of its resistance to moisture and mildew. Olefin is used in synthetic turf for sports surfaces and in the home for patios and game rooms. Many Berbers are made of olefin.
Polyester: Polyester is noted for luxurious, soft “hand” when used in thick, cut-pile textures. It has excellent color clarity and retention, cleans easily and is inherently stain resistant.
Wool: Wool is noted for its luxury and performance. It is soft, has high bulk and is available in many colors and patterns. Generally, wool is somewhat more expensive than synthetic fibers.
Carpet Padding – Most residential carpet is installed over a separate cushion that makes the carpet softer and more resilient underfoot, reduces noise, provides a little thermal insulation and prolongs carpet life. Cushion may be made from any of several materials, including various types of natural and synthetic fibers and urethane.
A firm and resilient carpet cushion is necessary to form a good foundation for your carpet, increasing its comfort and extending its life by acting as a shock absorber when someone walks on the carpet. The cushion, or pad, helps buffer sound and provides increased insulation, making a room quieter and warmer.
Carpet Seam Sealers – this is a must, if one of my installers doesn’t use a seem sealer, well, they may not have a job. All Carpet Seams – HAVE to be seam sealed, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Carpet provides actual thermal resistance, or R-value. In colder climates or seasons such as we have in Chicago and Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, it retains warm air longer, an energy conservation benefit. Carpet also provides a comfortable place to sit, play or work and give any room an a warmer feeling.
