All about carpets
Subtitle: everything you need to know, a consumer guide
By: Glenn Revere
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: RFI Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780988888234
Subjects: Carpet backing; Rug and carpet industry; Carpet laying; Care; Rugs; Handbooks, manuals; Carpets
Description: What every consumer needs to know about carpets: carpet options, types of carpet, buying carpet, cleaning carpet, carpet warranties. Revision of the 1988 edition issued by Tab Books.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes glossary.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1.; title: How Floor Coverings Are Made --; title: Woven Carpet --; title: Tufted Carpet --; title: Carpet Backings -- -- 2.; title: Carpet Yarns --; title: Natural Fibers (Wool) --; title: Synthetic Fibers -- -- 3.; title: Carpet Styles & Textures --; title: Loop Pile --; title: Cut Pile --; title: Carpet and Interior Design -- -- 4.; title: Colors That Dazzle --; title: Creating New Colors and Styles --; title: Dye Methods --; title: Color Considerations -- -- 5.; title: Carpet Padding --; title: Types of Padding --; title: More Benefits of Padding -- -- 6.; title: Buying Carpet --; title: Shop Smart --; title: Let's Go Shopping! --; title: Labels -- -- 7.; title: Carpet Installation --; title: Do-It-Yourself Installation --; title: Professional Installation --; title: Carpet Installation --; title: One Lats Reason for Professional Installation -- -- 8.; title: Carpet Maintenance --; title: Vacuum Cleaners --; title: Spot Removers --; title: Proper Spot Cleaning --; title: Odors --; title: Do-It-Yourself Cleaning --; title: Professional Cleaning -- -- 9.; title: Carpet: Characteristics & Defects --; title: Shedding --; title: Pilling --; title: Shading --; title: Pile Reversal --; title: Crushing/ Matting --; title: Bleeding/Crocking --; title: Cornrowing --; title: Snags/ Sprouts --; title: Weak Tuft Bind --; title: Buckling --; title: Line Flaws --; title: Delamination --; title: Side Match --; title: Stains/Color Change: Color Addition or Color Removal --; title: Filtration Soiling --; title: Final Thought -- -- 10.; title: Making a Claim --; title: "The Squeaky Wheel" or Effective Complaining.