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Nylon Carpets
Hello,
I'm trying to replace the old swirly wool carpet on my hallway/stairs/landing as it is now wearing on the treads, it's aeons old and still is ok except on the stairs. Wool seems to be the best fibre for carpets. I wanted to go to a restrained pindot pattern ( grid of dots spaced at about 6" ) in wool, but have found out that for technological reasons, pindot wool carpets are only produced using woven Axminster or Wilton techniques, hence we're talking £30+/sq.metre which is a little steep for me. I could go to plain wool, but was really looking for at least a minimal pattern for interest and to hide dirt. I'm thrown back to looking at nylon carpets. I've heard they're a lot better than they used to be, and was pleased to find that they don't all have that shiny synthetic look. All the same I am worried about pile-crushing and wear, and wondered if anyone has had nylon carpets installed in heavy wear areas ( particularly stairs ) and is pleased with their performance and appearance? cheers, Andy. |
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