CARPET TALK 1

So being a giant flooring geek I thought it would be fun to send out a questionnaire to a couple of Rep friends and ask a few questions about carpet and get some outside opinion to offer you. This is the result of one on them.

I have known Treg since he became the territory manager for Tuftex, He and I have very similar backgrounds. He is from a floor covering family as well and knows carpet.

Flooring Savvy: In you opinion what is the best fiber used in carpet?
Treg: BCF Nylon.
(BCF = bulk continuous filament)
FS: What are the trends you are seeing in style and color?

Treg: Carpet trends are going to textures and LCL's(Loop Cut Loop).

FS: Why do you feel the tends are leaning towards textures and LCL's? And by the term texture to you mean friezes or more the shorter textured plush?

Treg: Total Tuftex LCL business went from 15% to over 40 % in 2009. Textures...both friezes and textured plush. Cables are non-existent and frieze business is way down.

FS: What do you foresee carpet prices doing in the future?

Treg: I think they are going up a little. Expect price increases beginning of 2010.

FS: Do the manufactures expect the increases to come from the petroleum or other chemicals used in the manufacturing process?

Treg: When oil goes up so do carpet prices.

FS: What is the newest technology your company using to prevent staining and soiling?

Treg: We are using a new type of yarn called TRB at Tuftex. It is a soft nylon yarn. As far as soiling and staining. R2X, Anso, and Stainmaster fiber, all day long baby!

FS: When will see TRB in samples soon? What does it stand for? Is it an ANSO yarn?

Treg: You will see TRB yarn soon. Twin Roller Box. It's inexpensive non-branded BCF nylon.

FS:What is the warranty differences between wear and texture retention?

Treg:Interesting question. For exact warranties, log on to shawfloors.com for exact warranties.

Thanks Treg I really appreciate you giving me some of your time.

If any of you readers have carpet/Tuftex questions please feel free to leave a comment and I will get an answer from Treg.

Mannington Laminate Flooring

Here are what I think are some really fun newer colors from Mannington Mills. Laminate flooring colors and patterns get better every year. Patterns like these are so fantastic, it's hard to believe they are laminate.

Laminate is a very durable flooring. It will not wear, fade or stain and is a great weekend "do it yourself" project

Asian Plum Collection

                                                                              

                                                      

 Time Crafted

These are just a few colors in a much larger palate. Make sure you follow the Mannington link so you can see the full color line and read about all Mannington has to offer.

Photography by Kam

It's about that time of year again when my family starts to think about having our portraits done. Last fall we had a good friend take our portrait and can I just say WOW! I have a very attractive family but she even made me look good.



Let me tell you a little about Kam and the work she does. Kam in addition to being the best photographer in Idaho and a brilliant artist she also is very philanthropic. She has a program called Little Heroes where she at no charge takes portraits of terminally ill children so their families have something physical to remember them by. Please check out her web site so that you can see the wonderful work she does http://www.photographybykam.com/. If you can watch her slide show without shedding tears I will be surprised.

Product Review: Next Big Thing

Next Big Thing

Tuftex is a mill based out of California that does a really good job creating carpet trends. NEXt BIG THING is a new 73oz Stainmaster introduction. It is a longer frieze with very small deniered (looks like spaghetti) yarn. Most would call it a shag but its not really that long. The 12 colors are predominantly earthy with two tones and a black yarn.

This type of carpet is very durable, However you will need to understand how the carpet will perform. The yarns will lay down and to get them to stand back up again you will need to vacuum. Don't panic this isn't a bad thing. When you walk on the sides of yarn it will becomes very hard for that yarn to come untwisted and bloom. When this happens it is very unsightly.

Also the tone on tone colors and black yarn will hide allot of day to day wear, stains and soil.

Another great option for this carpet would be to build area rugs. It is already equipped with a soft back to protect your wood.

Please come in and take a look!

Goodman Real Estate

One of the things I enjoy about blogging is the opportunity to show off my friends.



My friends Greg and Laree are the best realtor's in Idaho. I went to school with Laree and have known her a longer time than I care to admit. When my family was selling our commercial building in Nampa we choose to use 3 different commercial realtor's that had great reputations. So our expectations were very high..........picture us two years later at our wits end and having shown the building only twice. Bigger isn't always better.


Enter Laree and Greg. At the time they didn't have gobs of commercial experience having done mostly residential. No lie, it took them 2 weeks to sell our beautiful building. Since that time they have handled both my brothers and my homes. They are my Realtors because they have a solid work ethic, passion for real estate and the drive to help their friends and family accomplish their goals. I will not purchase property they will not be involved in.


So please, the next time you are looking to buy or sell call Greg and Laree at Goodman Real Estate. You will not be disappointed.