Curious about your carpet

[aaronjumps]

The questions:

A) what kind of carpet do you advise your clients buy?

B) what kind of carpet do you have personally?

C) if there is a difference between A and B, why?

 

[Cleanworks]

The questions:

A) what kind of carpet do you advise your clients buy?

B) what kind of carpet do you have personally?

C) if there is a difference between A and B, why?

Best carpet is a high density stain resist nylon. Or high quality well constructed wool. You want to avoid polyester including the new, biodegradable polyesters. Seems like they biodegrade while they are still in your home.

 

[aaronjumps]

Best carpet is a high density stain resist nylon. Or high quality well constructed wool. You want to avoid polyester including the new, biodegradable polyesters. Seems like they biodegrade while they are still in your home.

Now what about questions B and C, they were really my focus of interest in this post.

 

[Mikey P]

For many it makes sense to have cheap polyester carpet. For instance, if they have chronically leaky pets where they need more stain resistance or replacement is going to be frequent in order to keep the cost down.

For me and my non-pissy client 6th generation 40 to 50 oz. Nylon is king

 

[SamIam]

1.Nylon, 2.Nylon. 3. No, I tell customers to avoid polyester because it's not crush resistant, which means it crushes.
It's also more prone too reverse nap, aka pile reversal.

And it loves oil.

Yeah it's harder to stain.

 

[steve_64]

Whatever looks best in the room.

 

[Trip Moses]

I tell customers to get what they want. I get what I want. A and B, no difference. Carpet is a wear item. No way around it.

 

[Papa John]

A. Depends on the customer and environment. If a high traffic home with kids and pets-- hard floors-- accented with rugs; cheap ones where a pet might pee on them.
My sister's home had heavily stained carpets due to pets and seven people, so she ripped it out to expose ugly stained wood floors. I gave her some rugs to hide the worst areas.
After she has had two career-ending hip replacements, I advise going with carpet with a double pad install.

B. Wood floors with cheap rugs in USA And Tile in Thailand.

C. If they ask me what kind of carpet and not what floor type- I say go with a "kid-proof" or "pet-proof" type carpet and clean it at least every 12 months.

 

[Hack Attack]

Wool or solution dyed nylon, anything else is varying degrees of rubbish

 

[Mike J]

Nylon but wool on high end occasionally

 

[Kenny Hayes]

B. Nylon in bedrooms only
C. I tell my customers to lay carpet tile (no kidding)

 

[sassyotto]

better question would be....how often do you clean your own carpet?

But to answer your questions..
A) what kind of carpet do you advise your clients buy? Nylon

B) what kind of carpet do you have personally? Mostly Nylon but Olefin in Family Room

C) if there is a difference between A and B, why? Carpet was already in the house when we bought it.

 

[Mike J]

The questions:

A) what kind of carpet do you advise your clients buy?

B) what kind of carpet do you have personally?

C) if there is a difference between A and B, why?

This was a great thread, glad to see confirmation on nylon. I get this question fairly often from customers.

 

[steve_64]

If you tell customers what to buy they will hold you responsible for their poor decision or when something goes wrong.
I'm not a carpet salesman.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

It’s just an opinion, and like assholes and elbows, everyone has one

 

[Mikey P]

I tell customers to get what they want. I get what I want. A and B, no difference. Carpet is a wear item. No way around it.

Seriously?

 

[SamIam]

Seriously?

He sells carpet too hahaha

 

[Trip Moses]

Yes. Seriously. If trading out carpet was as easy as trading a car people would do it all the time. We’re not fooling anybody saying and you get a lifetime this and that with carpet or any type of flooring.

 

[SamIam]

Yes. Seriously. If trading out carpet was as easy as trading a car people would do it all the time. We’re not fooling anybody saying and you get a lifetime this and that with carpet or any type of flooring.

Yeah but you admit, some carpet wears worse than others?????

 

[Trip Moses]

Yeah but you admit, some carpet wears worse than others?????

Yes. It does. By the way. Did you get your Grey Matter order yet?

 

[SamIam]

Yes. It does. By the way. Did you get your Grey Matter order yet?

No I just ordered it a few days ago.

With Ronald McDonald cleaning I figured they would off for a few days.

I've used Silver solution and obliterate before

 

[Trip Moses]

No I just ordered it a few days ago.

With Ronald McDonald cleaning I figured they would off for a few days.

I've used Silver solution and obliterate before

Oh I see. It’s always been faster before. Makes sense.

 

[Nate The Great]

No I just ordered it a few days ago.

With Ronald McDonald cleaning I figured they would off for a few days.

I've used Silver solution and obliterate before

I use it too, but under a different name LST..

 

[Nomad74]

The questions:

A) what kind of carpet do you advise your clients buy?

B) what kind of carpet do you have personally?

C) if there is a difference between A and B, why?

A. Color Impregnated Nylon

B. Nylon

C. It came with the house.

 

[Nomad74]

I use it too, but under a different name LST..

Yeah, same stuff but Tim claims he adds something to it that makes it different. I think that secret ingredient might be water because LST is a powder and SS is an expensive liquid. The guy has no college education and claims to be a chemist. I believe the stuff is made by a big JW family. I think it's ChemMax...

I had two identical wool rugs that were very brightly colored. I cleaned one with the SS and the other when my Centrum force chemicals. I can tell you there was a very noticeable difference. The SS did not clean as well. The appearance of the rug was a little dull and seemed a bit grayed out. The rug cleaned with the CF products was vivid and bright.

No one would ever notice unless you did a side by side test.

 

[Mikey P]

Yeah, same stuff but Tim claims he adds something to it that makes it different. I think that secret ingredient might be water because LST is a powder and SS is an expensive liquid. The guy has no college education and claims to be a chemist. I believe the stuff is made by a big JW family. I think it's ChemMax...

I had two identical wool rugs that were very brightly colored. I cleaned one with the SS and the other when my Centrum force chemicals. I can tell you there was a very noticeable difference. The SS did not clean as well. The appearance of the rug was a little dull and seemed a bit grayed out. The rug cleaned with the CF products was vivid and bright.

No one would ever notice unless you did a side by side test.

"Centrum Force chemicals"

That's kind of vague, can I assume that they were on the alkaline side?

 

[Nomad74]

"Centrum Force chemicals"

That's kind of vague, can I assume that they were on the alkaline side?

Well they work. I'm not at the shop now and can't remember the name. I can take a pic if you really want to know.

 

[Mikey P]

Well they work. I'm not at the shop now and can't remember the name. I can take a pic if you really want to know.

Well, if you're comparing an alkaline-based cleaner to an acid side "problem solver" solution, it's kind of apples and oranges don't you think.

 

[Nomad74]

Well, if you're comparing an alkaline-based cleaner to an acid side "problem solver" solution, it's kind of apples and oranges don't you think.

I believe it's acid based. I'll look when I get there.

 

[Mikey P]

I believe it's acid based. I'll look when I get there.

This?

Fringe Plus Fringe & Pile Cleaning Agent - Gel/Paste (1 Pail = 5 Gallons)

Fringe Plus is a highly effective and easy to use product designed to release soiling from the FRINGES and FACE YARNS of almost all types of fringes on rugs.

www.centrumforce.com