
The industry recognizes three textures of cut pile: plush, saxony, and frieze.
Plush, also called velvet because of its smooth face, is both dense and uniform.
Carpet buyers choose plush for a formal look.
Saxony is less formal, with individual strands of yard twisted together and heat set.
Frieze is the most durable and least formal of the three pile styles.
Frieze has a nubby texture and a characteristic curl that come from tightly twisting the yarn before looping and cutting.
When purchasing carpeting, you should buy the bestquality carpet you can afford, coupled with the highest quality padding.
In fact, the padding that goes between the carpeting and the subflooring is as important as the choice of carpeting itself.
Padding provides softness and support, cuts down on noise and insulates the floor.
All carpet begins as loop pile.
Those that remain uncut are called loop carpets.
Within the loop carpet family, there are several combinations: level loop, cut and loop, and multilevel loop.
Level loop is all one height, and is usually made of olefin.
Cut and loop is a combination of the two tuft styles, which adds a chiseled look to the carpeting.
Multilevel loop carpet is similar in that it has high and low patterns flowing throughout the carpet.
Berber is looppile carpet constructed of bulky wool, nylon or olefin.
Berbers come in level loop or multilevel loop styles.
Berbers, because of their pile, do not hide seams like dense cut pile does.
If a berber is burned, torn or badly stained, the entire section of damaged carpet must be replaced.
Unlike cut pile, berber cannot be repaired.
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