Carpet Facts

WEST BLOOMFIELD

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• Spacious 2 bedroom apartments
with 1 1 /2 or 2 baths
• Full—size washers & dryers
• Woodburning fireplaces,
cathedral ceilings, patios &
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• Private townhome—style
entrances
• Kitchen pantries, microwaves &
breakfast bars
• Attached garages with automatic
openers
• Clubhouse with sparkling pool,
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Choosing carpet for your home is
subjective when it comes to design,
color or texture. But knowing some
basics about carpet will help you
make a good buy.
Du Pont, which makes fibers used
in carpeting, outlines some things to
watch for when you're at the store:
Be practical about color. Lighter,
more delicate shades are appropriate
to bedrooms that get less traffic. But
for heavy-traffic areas, such as a play-
room, choose a darker, richer shade.
Look at a large sample. Color
seems to intensify in larger spaces.
Take samples home to look at in the
room to be carpeted, noting their ap-
pearance in both daylight and lamp-
light.
Check the density of carpet by
pressing it with your fingers to see
how hard it is to penetrate to the
backing. Or give it the "grin" test by
bending back a corner to see how
much of the backing shows through.
Less visible backing means heavier,
sturdier pile.
Check the yarn twist. The tips of the
fibers should be neat, tight and
cleanly sheared. The tighter the twist
(meaning the fibers won't fray), the
better the carpet will stand up to daily
traffic and cleaning. Ask if the yarn
has been heat set; heat setting locks
the twist into place permanently.
Consider the texture. Most carpets
begin with a loop pile, then are varied
by cutting (or not cutting) the pile. Un-
cut loops hide footprints and furni-
ture marks. Dirt tends to stay on the
surface of level-loop pile, making
cleaning easier in halls, stairways,
children's and family rooms. Cut-pile
carpets, which Du Pont says accounts
for a majority of carpet purchases,
have the top loop sheared off, creat-
ing a luxurious texture. These wear
well and hide footprints, soil and dust.
Carpets with saxony textures — made
from yarns which have high twist
levels — are a good choice when you
want a formal, luxurious look. They're
especially appropriate for dining and
living rooms and master bedrooms.
Choose the right fiber. Nylon is
used in about 85 percent of all
residential installations, according to
Du Pont. It has good maintenance
and performance characteristics, and
a wide selection of color and style. P-1

