replacing carpet in living/dining room - any suggestions?

[newholidayx2]

What would you suggest for rug in the living/dining room? Its been recommended to get Burbur. Best/higrade padding. Carpet at least 1/2way (to 2/3rds) up the line. Any other suggestions?
We have light blue and lots of dirt, spots, stains. Surrounding rugs are a darker blue.

 

[luvdzne]

That's sounds like my carpet. We have light blue ugly dirty carpet. No amount of cleaning helps. We have been here since Aug. and I keep going back and forth as to what I want to do. The ugly blue goes upstairs into bedrooms too We had put burber in the bedrooms of our other house. I loved it! It didn't show any stains. Just be careful if you have pets. My dog often got his nails caught. Also always pay the extra for the very best padding. You will be glad you did. There is definitely a difference.

 

[SplshMtn99]

I have what's called "cut & loop". Its 2 threads that are a loop, then 2 threads that are cut. Then repeated. It's short. Its been in 10 yrs & has held up extremely well to crushing, fading & stains. People still think its fairly new. Its showing some dirt on edge of each stair where you come in from garage & front door, but otherwise very good. The stuff in the bedrooms was put in same time & its yuck! Sorry, don't remember who made either.

It told the store I needed something to stand up to high traffic locations (paths), staining (cat puke) & fading from sun. Got EXACTLY what we asked for.

Paid a bunch for it too. Bedrooms I went a bit cheaper...and you get what you pay for.

Upgraded to best pad available. Still very cushy.

BEST INSURANCE FOR WALL TO WALL is a Bissell Little Green Clean Machine. It gets ALL my stains out. I've had 2 other people buy them after seeing the job mine does. The night we ripped out old carpet, we bought the bissell & decided to test it. We poured ketchup, mustard, choc syrup onto the old carpet & pushed it in. Then used the bissell to get it all out. I've had cat puke (with red food coloring in the food) that I couldn't get to until I got home from work....and it's all come out. I live the bissell set up for pet sitter while I'm gone on vacation. Come home to find an accident that sitter didn't see....and it still all came out.

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

Definitely go with a good quality padding, something in the 6-8 lb. range. Think of the padding as a shock absorber. It takes some of the traffic and impact and helps extend the life of your carpet.

I'm not a huge fan of berber, though. Most berbers are made of olefin or an olefin/nylon blend, and olefin can be a pretty rough fiber. Olefin is a solution-dyed fiber (dyed while being made into the yarn instead of after the carpet is made) and repels stains easily. Nylons are strong and polyesters are very stain resistant, and both give wider ranges of color than olefin.

There is a new line from Mohawk called Smartstrand. The thing about this carpet is that it has a limited lifetime stain warranty. The stain protection is built into the fiber instead of just being applied during production. It also has a great soft feel and nice performance ratings. What impressed me most was hearing one of the salespeople from one of my sister stores (a guy I've known for years from when I worked as a sales rep for one of the carpet companies) rave about this carpet. This guy has always been strongly pro-nylon, but he's raving about a polyester. It's like Ronald McDonald raving about Wendy's hamburgers.

Also, check the fiber twist, density, and PAR (Performance Appearance Ratings) and make sure the carpet is good for where it's going. Low traffic rooms like bedrooms can get by with lower PARs, but you definitely want a good PAR and a good density on stairs and in family rooms and hallways.

SplshMtn99, it even got out the mustard and pet accidents? Those are strong staining agents and usually among the exclusions in the manufacturer's warranties.

 

[newholidayx2]

thank you

 

[SplshMtn99]

SplshMtn99, it even got out the mustard and pet accidents? Those are strong staining agents and usually among the exclusions in the manufacturer's warranties.

Yup, and that was on the old cheap carpet we were tearing out. HOWEVER, we were right there & ready to remove stains after we applied them.

But, I've picked up catfood puke (sorry) after no idea how long its been there...and all removed. I had one kitty who was sick alot. My bissell has gotten 10 yrs of use. Best carpet insurance. And its portable.

I used to use Resolve on the old carpet. NEVER USE RESOLVE. It ruined the carpet & thats why it had to be replaced. Any where that resolve had been sprayed, eventually faded to pink from the sun. (blue carpet)

I've had 2 other people buy the Bissell Little Green Clean Machines after seeing mine in use. One with kids & one with pets. (Brand new very light carpet color). Just thought of another, make that 3 people.

I even brought it to work the next day on 2 occasions when things have gotten spilled.

Hey Obi, maybe get one for your store to try out? Then you could sell them to every new carpet purchase.

 

[DawnCt1]

Would it be possible to have hard wood floors in the dining room area and carpet the living room?