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Broadloom carpet is often used when a large pattern is desired in a space.  It is more expensive than carpet tiles, but you are paying for better quality and design.  Wall to wall carpet installation takes more time and creates more trash or scrap pieces.  Broadloom carpet is bought in rolls, so there will be extra carpet after the project is finished.  The installation process for broadloom can take long.  The first step of the process is laying down a tack strip for the carpet to connect too, next is the adhesive on the floor, and then the padding can go over it.  Different paddings can mean different installations.  The carpet goes on top of the padding and it can be either glued down or stick by using a heat adhesive.  After, you connect the carpet to the tack strips which helps keep it in place. Carpet tiles are by far quicker to install and are cheaper.  Also there is less cutting that needs to be done, so it creates less waste.  You do lose some of the plushness and quality thou

There are three main types of carpet installation.  There is glue down, cut to fit, and stretch in methods.  The glue down installations have two different methods: direct glue down and double glue down.  Direct glue down method is when the carpet is glued straight down to the floor.  The floor has to be smooth because the carpet will show and cracks or bumps.  This method is popular in most commercial settings because it is sustainable with not much movement with heavy traffic flow.  Double glue down is used when there is a pad under the carpet.  The pad has to be glued down and then the carpet is glued onto the pad.  The pad needs to have more density in order for this method to be durable.  With the carpet pad, the carpet will be be more comfortable and provide more insulation to the room.  The biggest reason this method isn't used as much is because it is much more expensive. The second method is the stretch method.  The carpet is stretched across the whole room.  This is the m

Carpet padding is an important detail to flooring because it can help carpets and rugs last longer, protect the flooring underneath, and even make it more comfortable to walk on.  There is carpet padding and carpet cushions.  They are similar but different in their materials and usage.  Pads are more of the felt options.  The three major cushion categories are fibrous cushions, rubber and latex, and foam cushions. Fibrous cushions are made from natural fibers and are needle punched into the padding.  The most prominent fibers used is hair and jute.  This is an inexpensive option, but they do not last the longest.  Since they are made from natural fibers they age and crumble more quickly than a manufactured cushion. Rubber and latex cushions are the most flexible option out of the three.  They can made out of natural rubber or from synthetic polymer.  This is not the largest part of the market though because of how many people are allergic to latex.  Rubber pads can also be made differe

The Face Weight of carpet is talking about the weight in ounces per square yard.  The weight can tell you how durable the carpet is, and you can come up with measurements of the carpet.  The measurements are not always precise though because face weight does not take into consideration the height of the carpet.  When buying carpet you should choose a carpet with at least 35 ounces in face weight. The pile yard height  is the length of the carpet fibers from their end tips to the point where they reach the carpet backing.  The pile height adds to the density of the carpet.  Carpet density refers to how close the fibers are tufted together in the back of the carpet. Cut and loop carpet was very popular in the 1970s and the style is created by combining looped fibers and cut ones.  This kind of  carpet provides nice texture and visual interest.  Multi-level loop carpet has a dimensional appearance because of the different heights of loops.  Using a multi-level loop carpet in a house can h

Flax is grown on a large scale in Western Europe.  There is about 100 days between planting and harvest. Harvesting flax is in June and the flax plant only blooms for one day.  While harvesting it is uprooted instead of cut because the fibers go all the way through the roots.  There is a retting stage where the flax plant is laid out collect moisture that helps break down the fibers that keep the plant together.  Scutching and Hackling is the next process where they take the flax by hand and work the fibers out in order to get it to be a very fine texture.  From there it is spun in to flax yarns.  Flax is turned into linen fabric which is used for many different things.  Linen can be sold straight from the loom without being treated. This gives us a visual of what the flax looks like at the beginning and how it changes with each step. The video I watched about wool came from Alpaca instead of Sheep like I am used to looking at.  First step is the shearing where they shave the animals a

    Polyester is a manufactured filament yarn.  It is mixed from acid and alcohol creating little plastic pellets.  They are then melted down and go through a grill splitting the melted substance into fine strings.  The strings are then twisted and pinned together creating the yarn.  The yarn goes through a long stretching process until it ends up on a yarn roll.  Polyester is one of the most used fibers in today's society.  It is sustainable and durable, and uses less water to clean it.  Another pro of polyester is that it is soft and lightweight.  The process of creating polyester yarns is long, but it has added many different options to our line of work.    The picture on the left gives a brief diagram of the polyester yarn process.  What goes into the pellets and eventually how it comes out of the spinneret and creates the filament. Nanjing Yunjin Brocade is an old traditional Chinese weaving method.  It is an art and even in today's society with modern inventions they stil