PadMasters Floor Systems Inc.   Carpeting Styles Commercial Loop:  Durable and long-wearing.   Engineered for high traffic areas.  Versatile styles and Color selections suitable for professional installations.  Having a textured surface offers subtle highlights. Cut Pile: One of the most popular constructions.  Loops are cut, leaving individual yarn tufts.  The density of tufts and amount of twist in each yarn work to increase durability and performance. (Saxony, Texture, Velvets, Plush, Frieze) Velvets - Smooth, level surfaces; formal and elegant. Saxony - Various surface finishes; versatile performance and appearance. Perfect for a sophisticated decor. Textures/ Frieze - Informal atmosphere; suitable for whole house application. Minimizes footprints.  Comfortable casual, beautiful. Level loop Pile/Berber:  Offers long lasting wear. Many popular Berbers are level loop pile. Multilevel loop pile: Has varying loop heights to create pattern effects. Cut and loop pile: Combination of cut and looped yarns. Provides variety of surfaces textures.  Can include sculptured effects.  Common Fiber Types Nylon Nylon is one of the most popular carpet fiber.  It is a good choice for all traffic areas because it’s durable, static free, maintains fiber height, and resists soiling, staining, and mildew. Olefin (Polypropylene)  Olefin is also a  popular carpet fiber (common in commercial applications).  The fibers are colorfast and work best in loop carpets such as Berbers.  It’s strong and very resistant to abrasion, mildew, moisture, and is simple to clean.  However it can be easy to crush depending on the pile. Polyester Polyester is luxurious, very durable against abrasions, easy to clean, and resist to water soluble staining.  Although it does not hold its fiber height under traffic and shifting weight as well as some other carpet fibers. Recycled /P.E.T (Eco Friendly) PET stands for Polyethylene Terephthalate.  It’s made from recycled materials such as plastic soda bottles.  It is extremely durable, water resistant, static resistant, fade resistant (from sunlight or harsh chemicals) and of course a environmentally conscience alternative. Others Some less common fibers with their own specific beneficial qualities and limitations include; Wool (luxurious and stain resistant).  Acrylic (manmade wool fiber, less costly), Blended Fibers (typically nylon and olefin combined) Home