A number of people have been fascinated lately by the fact that a service exists to assist a commercial client in choosing and installing the correct carpet. Normally the selection process involves looking at some samples, choosing the ones most aesthetically...
What is life expectancy of carpet? How is it defined, what does it mean, is there a formula, and is there a guide that tells you exactly what defines this term exactly? Is the question ever answered “How long should a carpet last? Is life expectancy appearance...
One of the largest requests by the design and architectural community is “educate us.” We need information and we’re not getting what we need. How can we be expected to deliver to our clients the best services and the best products if we don’t know all we need to...
Here’s a situation that has generated several complaints lately and is, it seems all of a sudden, a real concern for commercial carpet dealers, manufacturers and general contractors. What I’m talking about is the use of self-adhering, clear plastic carpet protective...
We constantly hear that installation is the biggest problem in the industry. Whether it’s commercial or residential carpet, the installer is made to be the bad guy when there’s any failure that can remotely be attributed to installation. Not testing the substrate,...
Up until now there has been no industry-wide standard or any published guidelines stating what appearance retention is, nor has there been anything to gauge it in the commercial segment of the market. There were no written guidelines or standards by individual...
