The following is an example of the type of hud carpet standards that you will find in this.
Carpet tuft bind standards.
Cut pile carpeting requires manufacturers of carpeting of the pile yarn floor variety to be of good quality.
The weinheimer group has found that three of the more common complaints are performance tuft bind and delamination.
3 pounds of tuft bind for cut pile 6 25 pounds for loop pile and 2 5 for backing laminate strength.
In a cut pile yarn floor covering an inadequate tuft bind may result in complete loss of pile in areas exposed to severe wear.
Homes that do not meet this requirement are not in compliance with fha requirements and that could jeopardize approval.
Astm d276 standard test methods for identification of fibers in textiles.
Astm d2646 standard test methods for backing fabric characteristics of pile yarn floor coverings.
Material tests for carpet.
When it is high there is a less likely chance that the edges won t ravel and the yarn won t get pulled out.
Residential carpet is constructed to the minimum standards.
Fha hud carpet standards um 44 serve as quality control guidelines and performance criteria requirements for new carpet production.
One of these standards includes carpet tuft bind requirements.
5 2 the satisfactory performance of a pile yarn floor covering depends to a considerable extent on the maintenance of its original appearance.
Commercial carpet has to meet the same requirements but can and often is modified to increase tuft bind to meet or exceed 10 pounds and laminate strengths to exceed 4 pounds.
Other carpet problems like zippering and sprouts will also happen less often with a higher bind.