100% polypropylene carpet

[what..the?]

went to huge carpet warehouse today and looked for some 80% wool and 20% man made fiber mix as that was what the fitter said was industry standard, which on research it is. But none of them looked like my cup of tea and a lot of them molted a lot of fibers, I know this is because it has not been vac'ed yet, and I hear the molt does settle down eventually when the carpet in stretched. but it looked like too much loose fibers for my liking. The fitter also said a dyson is not recommended or over vacuuming, so bit worried about the life span of a wool fibers in the carpet I remember a carpet at a previous house I rented, it was brand new and how ever much you vac the molt would continue and when you dropped say a black t-shirt it would get covered in fluff.

So I didn't really like any of the plain coloured 80/20 mix but I saw one which was 100% polypropylene carpet, tight twist, it was nice and thick and had a nice colour and pattern, a pattern with would not date. It was described as suitable for heavy domestic wear. The guys there said it would last long etc etc, but I wondered if that is just sales talk and worry if 100% man made fiber carpet will have problems. The fitter just said get want you want and like when I asked him about this which isn't exactly helpful, I need detailed advice on the performance of different carpets.

Any help?

[rojash]

You might want to read this - it goes into quite a bit of detail:
http://www.carpetquot...ropylene-carpets.html

[what..the?]

thanks a lot for that

[AlBags]

I don't think you can beat a natural fibre treated carpet in a good brand.
I would not place much trust in any fully-synthetic carpet.

[gardeningfan1]

Dear what ..the?

Personally I've always gone for high wool content carpets, as wool always seems to clean itself (it seems to wear itself clean - for example where the dog always sits).

[annie0000]

Personally I wouldn't get a 100% polypropylene. It looks fine to start with and it certainly wont wear through, however, the pile flattens very quickly and it loses it's bounce. I think you would regret it. An 80/20 won't shed as much as 100% wool - I think you would be better off with that. I am in the process of changing my carpets at the moment. we have some 100% wool ones on the stairs and they have worn through and do shed fluff (9 years old) but I don't think the 80/20 are as bad. We replaced the play room carpet a couple of years ago with a polypropylene one and it looks crap now, its all flat and it's fraying at the door bar (that is probably due to poor fitting though) to be honest we got it through one of these big carpet stores and it was a total rip off. Now we are having to replace it again. We are going with an independent fitter this time and ordering our own carpet. We are doing the entire upstairs and the stairs and the playroom. It is costing a lot less that the big shop wanted for the cheaper carpet and all the extras such as gripper and door bars etc are getting thrown in for free.

It is working out £28 a sq meter for 80/20 wool twist 50oz carpet, top of the range underlay, gripper, door bars and fitting.