• Use
  • Is it a high-traffic or low-traffic area? 
  • Is it used everyday or occasionally?
  • Is it used by adults, children and/or pets?
  • Is food allowed?
• Color 
  • What effect do you want color to have on the area?
  • What colors are in the furniture upholstery, room decorations, and adjoining rugs?
• Budget
  • Is there an amount that you want to spend?
              

Carpeting 101
Carpeting is made of wool or synthetic yarn that is sewn through a backing of canvas or other material. There are 4 aspects of carpeting that are used to distinguish one type from another. They are fiber, pile, density, and texture. 

Fiber — the carpet material itself; wool, nylon, acrylic, olefin, and polyester. Single fibers are spun together to create two, three or four-ply yarn, which is then attached to a woven backing. 

Pile — the height of the fiber. 

Density — the amount of fiber tufts per square inch. Higher density improves comfort and performance.  Carpet weight is measured in ounces per square yard; more ounces per square yard is better.  When using weight to compare carpets, make sure you compare like materials (ex: nylon to nylon, not nylon to polyester).

Texture — the style in which fibers are looped, twisted or cut.