Carpet Bcf Polyester

Both triexta ptt and olefin polypropylene.

Carpet bcf polyester.

Mohawk industries has had tremendous success with its carpet styles made from triexta which has been the fastest growing fiber ever in the carpeting industry according to seth arnold residential brand director for mohawk expanding upon the success of triexta mohawk recently introduced several styles of broadloom made from a blend of two fibers. Because it is a staple chances are many of the features you like about it would be drastically changed were the same carpet made from bcf because bcf and staple do have different appearances. Triexta ptt blended with pet polyester. According to mohawk the manufacturer of triexta carpets triexta is as strong as nylon so a triexta carpet will perform as well as or better than a nylon carpet of equivalent quality.

Shaw introduced the first bcf ptt corterra residential carpet in the united states in 2001. Rare wonder on the right. Again this is comparing two carpets of equivalent quality. I chose the same cut and loop style in a close color pictured above are my carpet samples.

This makes it much. Ptt features good resiliency and excellent inherent stain resistance. The forever clean triexta carpet style. Starcrest on the left and a polyester carpet style.

Stapled carpets differ from bcf in that they are made from several strands of fiber instead of one long piece. Nylon vs smartstrand nylon vs polyester. Bcf carpets don t shed. The difficulty in making a true comparison between the two fibers lies in triexta s relative youth.

Overall nylon is the most expensive synthetic fiber to produce and so a nylon carpet usually costs quite a bit more than a comparable polyester carpet. Recently some manufacturers have begun applying a topical treatment to ptt carpets. Regardless of what the product line claims polyester including bcf polyester heat sets at a much lower temperature then nylon. Carpet fibers polyester carpet worst carpet.

If the carpet sample does not indicate that the fiber is made from a bulked continuous filament strand bcf then you can assume that the carpet pile is made from staple fibers and therefore will shed and fuzz for a period of time after installation. Another determining factor in selecting a carpet is the cost. It depends on what you want to call durable. Browse our polyester carpet styles polypropylene olefin carpet fibers unlike other fiber types.

Nylon and polyester can be made in either bcf or staple form depending on the desired end product. Since mohawk manufactures forever clean i decided to keep things as fair as possible and selected another mohawk carpet for the comparison. Bcf bulk continuous filament.