Commercial Flooring, Flooring Blog, Product Innovations, You Should Know
Not you… Your house. Or does it? An article posted at a web site for newlyweds stated that carpet can make you sick or even (Gasp) kill you. It seems that 30 years ago they stopped using formaldehyde in carpet latex but neglected to tell “The Nest,” so they...
Commercial Flooring, Flooring Blog, Product Innovations, You Should Know
Synthetic fibers are usually produced in bulked continuous filament (BCF) for use in loop carpets and cut pile carpets and in staple form that is spun into yarn for use in cut pile carpets. Nylon continues to hold over half the carpet market. Nylon, a...
Commercial Flooring, Flooring Blog, You Should Know
Today starts a series explaining the fuzzy part of my business, fiber. Not all fibers are the same; even fibers with a shared chemical name may be different. The starting point of carpet is the fiber, a fine thread-like unit that is converted into yarn then...
Commercial Flooring, Commercial Flooring Care & Cleaning Tips, Commercial Flooring Trends, Flooring Blog, Product Innovations, You Should Know
Learn to talk carpetese. (I just made that word up.) There are various “looks” when it comes to carpet, here are the basics. Feel free to sprinkle these randomly in your conversations. You will sound smart and sophisticated. Cut Pile: Still one of...
Commercial Flooring, Commercial Flooring Care & Cleaning Tips, Flooring Blog, You Should Know
More lawyer talk time. Installer Warranty As the installer, whether you manufacture your own goods or not, you are liable for and may give a warranty for the installation of the product. Such an installation warranty provides that you have installed the product...
Commercial Flooring, Flooring Blog, You Should Know
Lawyer talk time. Warranties can be a tricky thing for contractors. If you are installing a product, ordinarily the product manufacturer warrants the product as being free from defects. As the installer of that product, you are typically only responsible for your...
