Cheap Carpet Remnants

If you’ve settled into a new home (either built or new to you) and are considering some additional changes, then flooring is obviously one major thing to look at. And besides wall paint, can make a huge difference in the entire look, feel, and practical use of any room in your house. Looking at family members who will be living with me and friends who will be visiting my home, I figure I need to get smart when buying my carpet. Issues I have to put into consideration:

1. I don’t want a carpet to be the cause to any respiratory problems, or skin rashes due to contact with chemicals used to treat the carpet. I also don’t want any allergies triggered from my carpets.

2. I need a carpet that will be able to withstand a lot of wear and tear while still maintaining a fairly new look for a good period of time.

3. I want to have a carpet that allows me to clean and maintain it without too much of a fuss. If I can find something I can hose off, the better!

Now, the two main types of fibres used to make carpets today are nylon and polyester. But just which of the two would come out shining if I was to pit a nylon vs polyester carpet? Here I go:

1. The pricing of a nylon vs polyester carpet

Generally, the quality of each of these two fibres is the determining factor in which kind of carpet will be produced. I graded the carpets produced from nylon, and they are termed as “middle to high end” quality while polyester produces carpets graded between “cheap and middle end”. The most obvious effect I noted on pricing is that nylon carpets are more expensive than polyester.

2. Quality of a nylon vs polyester carpet

I have no doubt about it; nylon makes a really tough carpet that will withstand high amounts of traffic without showing any signs of aging. A polyester carpet on the other hand, will get matted over time from high traffic. Nylon wins this one.

3. Cleaning and maintenance of a nylon vs polyester carpet

I’d need to buy a specially treated nylon carpet to ensure that it’s stain resistant. If not, then I understand that I’ll be dealing with an unsightly carpet as nylon tends to soak in stains through its dyed fibres then lock them in. Polyester, on the other hand, is dyed while it’s still in molten form. What this means for me is that there won’t be any risk of having stains stick on my carpet. Cleaning is made easier with a polyester carpet.

4. Nylon versus polyester as fibres

Polyester is a synthetic fibre while nylon is a polymer which resembles plastic. That immediately puts polyester ahead as the carpet that would be most environmentally and human.

My conclusion? We ended up buying a polyester frieze carpet for the entire house. Originally we considered using both, nylon for some areas and polyester for the higher traffic areas. But in the end, we got a pretty good deal through Big Bobs carpet here locally and ended going with all frieze.