Nylon Carpet
Carpet
Nylon carpet from Milliken, Masland and Fabrica
Nylon carpet is the most resilient synthetic broadloom made, which is why it is the default spec for stairs, hallways, family rooms and anything a client will run a vacuum over daily for fifteen years. Interiors carries 481 nylon carpet styles, made to order and shipped from the mill, led by Milliken (135), Masland (118) and Fabrica (78), with Prestige Mills, Rosecore, Couristan and Bloomsburg Carpet behind them.
250 of the 259 are tufted and 64 hand-loomed. Most tufted styles are solution dyed nylon carpet: the color is in the fiber, so bleach, sun and pet accidents cannot pull it out. Fabrica and Masland run the denser cut piles at 1/2 to 3/4 inch; Milliken runs the patterned loops that hold up in a hall. Rolls are 12 and 15 feet. The best nylon carpet for a room is a matter of pile height and density, which every style page lists.
Which is better, nylon or polyester carpet?
Nylon. Polyester is softer and cheaper but crushes in traffic lanes and does not recover. Spec polyester for a guest bedroom and nylon anywhere people walk.
What is the best low-pile carpet for bedrooms?
A dense nylon or wool cut pile at 1/4 to 1/2 inch, or a tight loop. Fabrica and Masland both make it; see the bedroom carpet guide.
What are the four types of carpet?
By construction: tufted, woven (Wilton and Axminster), flatweave and hand-made (hand-loomed, hand-tufted, hand-knotted). By fiber: nylon, wool, polyester and polypropylene. Our filters use both.
What is the best type of carpet that doesn't flatten easily?
A dense, low cut pile or loop in nylon or wool; a 1/4 inch loop in either outlasts a 3/4 inch plush. Compare with wool carpet.
