Shiretown recently renovated the basement at a Pembroke Home installing Shaw Carpet. Our customer decided on the ‘No Worries Peaceful Colored (blue tint) 00400″ Carpet for a beautiful look in their completely empty basement. With this new foundation they are now able to utilize the space for a living room set, and have decided to expand to create a bar, and pool table room.
We installed the Shaw Lifeguard Product on concrete, using a custom medium padding, for that ‘upstairs’ feel. You really don’t feel like you’re in a basement when you install the right product, the right way. Shiretown and Mayflower Carpet are your one-stop shop. We have a wall full of samples, so that we can show you the feel in-person.
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Comparing Carpet Fibers
There are four basic fibers that are used to manufacture carpets today, and they all have unique qualities and strengths. Better still, they all make excellent carpets. Ultimately, your choice should be determined by the characteristics that are most important to you and your home.
Although some carpets are made of blends, most are made entirely of one of the following four fibers:
Nylon Carpet Fibers (Learn More)
In overall performance characteristics, nylon is the most versatile of all fibers, providing excellent durability and flexibility in creating a variety of carpet styles. Nylon is the most commonly used carpet fiber and can be found in a wide range of both cut pile and loop pile styles. Nylon also has great color flexibility and uniformity, and many nylon yarn systems are exceptionally soft. Though not inherently stain resistant, most Shaw carpets made with nylon feature a stain-resist carpet treatment for protection against household spills and stains.
Shaw’s premium branded Anso nylon is also Cradle to Cradle Silver Certified, meaning its design has been evaluated to assess its positive impact on both people and the environment. The Cradle to Cradle certification process looks at a number of factors, including the use of environmentally safe and healthy materials, design for recycling, water and energy efficiency, and social responsibility.
Polyester (PET) Carpet Fibers (Learn More)
Polyester offers exceptional softness and color clarity, and is also naturally stain and fade resistant. Although polyester is not as versatile as nylon, Shaw’s carpets made of polyester fiber perform very well.
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Polypropylene (olefin) Carpet Fibers
Unlike other fiber types, polypropylene will not absorb water, so it is solution dyed. Solution dyeing is a process in which color is actually built into the fiber when it is formed making the color an inherent part that cannot be removed from the fiber. This means the color will not fade, even when exposed to intense sunlight, bleaches, atmospheric contaminants, or other harsh chemicals or elements.
Polypropylene is normally used in loop pile construction in which there is less need for resiliency because it is not as strong as other fibers.
of the company’s Corterra polymers was possible. Shaw introduced the first BCF PTT (Corterra) residential carpet in the United States in 2001. PTT features good resiliency and excellent inherent stain resistance. Recently, some manufacturers have begun applying a topical treatment to PTT carpets. While adequate for staining, PTT still attracts dry and oily soil substances, leading to premature wear in high traffic areas. For this reason, many oil-based stains are extremely difficult to remove.
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