Check with your local retailer to get a full estimate for your flooring project.
Carpet specifications by manufacturer.
Carpet rule 1.
Dealers can call the carpet manufacturer directly most carpet mills are happy to fax or email the carpet spec sheet.
Mohawk is a leading carpet manufacturer.
Carpeting in thousands of styles colors textures.
It s determined by the carpet manufacturer and it s usually a 1 5 rating system.
It does not include installation freight costs or any other costs associated with installing a floor.
Pile height is a fraction turned into a decimal like 75 for 3 4.
Face weight x 36 pile height pile density.
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See decimal to inches fraction conversion table above formula.
You can also call the carpet manufacturer yourself as long as you have all the key information about the carpet in question.
The problem with the rating is the manufacturer can give a bias toward anything they want to sell.
There are two types of carpet specifications.
Face weight is usually a number between 1 and 100.
Construction specifications tell the manufacturer in very precise terms how the carpet is to be made look size weight and manufacturing of raw materials and processes without directly stipulating performance needs or end use requirements.