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Carpet Types and Styles
- Wall-to-wall Carpet:
Wall-to-wall carpet covers the entire floor,
baseboard to baseboard.
- Advantages of wall-to-wall carpet:
- Securely anchored carpet does
not shift
- Maximum potential for
insulation
- Maximum potential for energy
conservation
- No special treatment is
required
- It may camouflage worn floor
- Disadvantages of wall-to-wall carpet:
- More square yardage may mean
more initial cost
- Installation required
- It has to cleaned in place
- It is diffilcult to relocate
- Carpet Module:
Carpet modules are 18' X 18' squares of carpet,
which are laid over the floor just like the tiles.
- Advantages of carpet module
- Minimum loss of material during
installation
- Easily rotated to equalize
traffic and soiling patterns
- They are easily replaceable
- Individual carpet modules may
be lifted to access underfloor service trenches.
- Disadvantages of carpet module
- Initial cost may be high
- If incorrectly installed,
curling edges may increase chances of tripping
- If incorrectly installed,
joints may separate
- Area Rug: As
opposed to carpet, the term 'rug' usually refers to loose-laid
rugs smaller than 9 X 6 ft. in size. These can be laid directly
over the floor or over wall-to-wall carpet.
- Advantages of Area Rugs
- These are available in vast
variety of colors, shapes, designs, material, texture
and price range.
- They are easy to relocate or
move
- No installation is required
- Are rugs are highly decorative
- Disadvantages of Area Rugs
- Area rugs tend to shift and/or
slide
- Unsecured edges may cause
tripping
- Runner:
'Runner' is the term usually applied to a rug
measuring not more than 3-4 ft wide and about 8-20 ft. in
length.These are used most often in narrow areas like corridors
and stairways, as well as walk-off mats
- Walk-off Mats and Scatter
Rugs: These are smaller rugs, usually not more
than 2ft X 3ft, used to cover high traffic ares and in front of
sinks etc. Novelty scatter rugs are alo used to accent furniture
layouts.
- Advantages of Scatter Rugs
- They can be very decorative
- Scatter rugs are easy to move
- They can be used to protect
small areas that have a high risk of soiling
- Disadvantages of Scatter Rugs
- Unsecured edges may cause
tripping
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