With its wide variety of colors and patterns, its softness, and the beauty that it adds to a room, carpet is a great choice to consider when you’re in the market for new flooring.

Shopping for Carpet: What to Consider in High Traffic Areas

Carpet offers a vast selection of fibers and textures suitable for your space. However, there are several factors to consider when you are shopping for carpet in high traffic areas in your home, like your living room, staircase or front entry.

Top Carpet Considerations for High Traffic Areas of Your Home

How to Prevent Your Carpet from Damage

Carpet is a great choice for flooring, but like other flooring it requires some care to maintain its beauty. Heavily trafficked carpets and homes with pets can become damaged.  However, wear, fray, and soil damage are all issues that can be prevented with proper cleaning, care, and installation. Also, how your space is utilized is something to consider when shopping for carpet.

Consider Where Your Carpet Will Be Installed

Consider how your space is used before choosing a carpet.  If the space is heavily trafficked choose a carpet that will withstand heavy foot traffic.  A flooring expert can help you find the right carpet for your space.  After you have purchased your carpet, wear can be prevented with regular maintenance.

Carpet Soil Damage Can Occur

Most dry soil has razor-like edges that are abrasive to carpet fibers, causing light to reflect differently and give carpet a dull appearance. Regular cleaning can prevent this from occurring.  Make sure that once your carpet is installed, you have the proper floor care knowledge necessary to give your carpet the long life it deserves.

Prevent Fraying With the Proper Installation

When a carpet frays it can be a variety of factors anywhere from pet damage to improper installation. Avoid these installation mistakes by turning to our experts at Flooring America. We will guide you through the process of carpet selection and installation, and if your carpet flooring has a problem years down the road related to installation, we will make your flooring right again. Our installation comes with a Lifetime Installation Warranty, which will guarantee the quality of workmanship to be professional and to keep with the industry standards.

Are There Pets In Your Home?

For a household with pets, it’s best to choose a carpet with nylon fibers, as nylon is the most durable and stain resistant carpet fiber, when treated with stain protection. The best carpet for pets and high traffic areas is going to be carpet that has been treated with static, stain, and soil resistant treatments, making them easy to clean and maintain.

Prevent Carpet Damage with Proper Flooring Care & Maintenance

Vacuum cleaners can damage your carpet if the bristles are overly aggressive, as it causes damage to the fiber and could create fuzzing or fraying.  To prevent this, we recommend using a vacuum with an adjustable beater bar, but keep in mind that the beater bar may need to be raised to avoid damage. 

Chemicals, on the other hand, can leave residue behind that can attract soil, and as a result wear down the fiber.  Use a cleaning method recommended by the carpet manufacturer to get the best results. 

Turn to the Flooring America Experts to Protect Your Carpet

For more information, turn to our experts at Flooring America. We will guide you through the process of carpet selection and installation, and if your carpet flooring has a problem years down the road related to installation, we will make your flooring right again.

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