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Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best
Posted by Kayc
Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 20, 2012 10:58PM |
Registered: 16 years ago Posts: 498 |
Further to my previous post, I'm interesting to hear what other Foodlovers think would be the best option. We are recarpeting our home and want a carpet that will last and stand up to the wear of a well mannered medium dog living inside. I want something that won't show tracking.
Thanks for your help
Thanks for your help
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 21, 2012 12:32AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 3,660 |
I'd recommend loop pile rather than cut pile. For further info, see [www.mckenzies.co.nz]
Something like:
[www.cavbrem.co.nz]
[www.feltexcarpets.co.nz] - scroll down the page to "Mt Peak" samples.
Something like:
[www.cavbrem.co.nz]
[www.feltexcarpets.co.nz] - scroll down the page to "Mt Peak" samples.
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 21, 2012 02:16AM |
Registered: 16 years ago Posts: 1,979 |
My personal experience with nylon carpet was while living in the US in the late nineties to mid naughties. Not sure how things might have changed in synthetic carpet technology since then......
I hated it. Hated it. Hated it. Awful to vacuum, awful to spot clean, the pile flattened at every hint of a traffic zone. It seemed like dirt stuck to that stuff and wouldn't let go. Even after steam cleaning it still looked terrible. And we only had an outdoor cat, and we took our shoes off 80% of the time. That was over 3 different houses, but I have no idea of the original quality of the product as we never actually purchased it ourselves.
That said, the thinking in the US at the time was that replacing carpet was pretty much like repainting a room - a fairly minor expense in the realm of home ownership, and so it didn't matter if it didn't wear well. You just replaced it after 6-7 years. It was probably a matter of the product was not of good quality, so therefore cheap, so therefore you just replaced it with more poor quality.. etc etc round in a circle.
I personally haven't purchased carpet in NZ either, but I am very surprised to hear you were given a 5-7 year life span of wool. Has something changed in the manufacturing process in the last 10 years or so? It seems like the thought I had in my head was that decent wool carpet should last at least 15 years if not more (given regular cleaning etc). I know my parents only recently replaced theirs after nearly 25 years, and even then they only replaced it because they were completely redecorating and the colour needed to go. I believe they actually sold it for quite a good sum of money even.
I hated it. Hated it. Hated it. Awful to vacuum, awful to spot clean, the pile flattened at every hint of a traffic zone. It seemed like dirt stuck to that stuff and wouldn't let go. Even after steam cleaning it still looked terrible. And we only had an outdoor cat, and we took our shoes off 80% of the time. That was over 3 different houses, but I have no idea of the original quality of the product as we never actually purchased it ourselves.
That said, the thinking in the US at the time was that replacing carpet was pretty much like repainting a room - a fairly minor expense in the realm of home ownership, and so it didn't matter if it didn't wear well. You just replaced it after 6-7 years. It was probably a matter of the product was not of good quality, so therefore cheap, so therefore you just replaced it with more poor quality.. etc etc round in a circle.
I personally haven't purchased carpet in NZ either, but I am very surprised to hear you were given a 5-7 year life span of wool. Has something changed in the manufacturing process in the last 10 years or so? It seems like the thought I had in my head was that decent wool carpet should last at least 15 years if not more (given regular cleaning etc). I know my parents only recently replaced theirs after nearly 25 years, and even then they only replaced it because they were completely redecorating and the colour needed to go. I believe they actually sold it for quite a good sum of money even.
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 21, 2012 10:10AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 156 |
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 22, 2012 11:32PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 1,990 |
We also in America had nylon & it was awful we also picked up static electricity & particularly our youngest son quite badly, not pleasant. I would look at loop pile too & it it does leave a mark after furniture is moved it comes back quickly & also put an ice cube on it & that also helps.
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 22, 2012 11:48PM |
Registered: 16 years ago Posts: 455 |
Lyn, I agree about the static electricity aspect of nylon carpet - I remember touching a metal pillar in an airport once and nearly hitting the roof. Of course that depends on what you're wearing on your feet but still a consideration - I wondered whether they had managed to minimise that problem. I had a nylon carpet in a flat in Sydney and I also agree with everyone who says it was hard to clean and keep looking nice. Again, I guess some brands are better than others and there are degrees of quality but if it were me, I would be sticking with wool or possibly a wool blend that gives the qualities of wool with the wear component of nylon (a bit like socks).
Regards,
Barbie Girl
Regards,
Barbie Girl
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 23, 2012 01:52AM |
Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 355 |
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 23, 2012 11:25PM |
Registered: 16 years ago Posts: 498 |
Thanks for all your comments, in my research I'm hearing that solution dyed nylon has come along way in the last 5 years, no static and more durable than wool. Fading has been a big issue for us which is why we are thinking of moving away from wool. I would only consider a short cut pile so hopefully tracking and vacumning wouldn't be too bad. Still haven't made a final decision!
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 24, 2012 02:25AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 675 |
Stick with wool - clients had put down the new Rhino carpet which is all the rage and after 4 weeks it was pulling away from the backing sheet and it was a nightmare - not much better than the nylon ones which create static and are a nightmare to clean.
We have just lifted our wool carpet after 25 years as we have recarpeted, again with wool and it sold on Trademe for $310.00. We were just going to dump it but kids convinced us to list it and the gentleman who bought it couldnt believe it was 25 years old - he was putting it into as rental property that he had.
Stick with natural products - Cavalier Bremworth have some good deals at the moment.
Helen B.
We have just lifted our wool carpet after 25 years as we have recarpeted, again with wool and it sold on Trademe for $310.00. We were just going to dump it but kids convinced us to list it and the gentleman who bought it couldnt believe it was 25 years old - he was putting it into as rental property that he had.
Stick with natural products - Cavalier Bremworth have some good deals at the moment.
Helen B.
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 24, 2012 05:15AM |
Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 355 |
Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best April 26, 2012 06:58AM |
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Re: Wool or man made fibre carpet, which is best May 19, 2012 07:44AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 122 |
I saw this demo-ed at a home show a few years ago (hippo carpet). Unbelievable, no flattened carpet after heavy furniture is put on, and.....stains (virtually anything) come out with just cold water! When we are ready to replace our 100% wool carpet, I certainly will be looking at the hippo one again, and am 99% convinced it is the way to go!
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