Mikey P
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Bold claims for a Nylon..
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Lee Stockwell
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Good stuff!
Jim Pemberton
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Solution dyed nylon is as good as it gets.
I don't think we appreciated how wonderful nylon was until we had to deal with polyester and triexta
I don't think we appreciated how wonderful nylon was until we had to deal with polyester and triexta
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These home owners were qouted 8k for 1500 sf of this nylon and $6700 for a 75% PET / 25% Triexta blend.
I talked them into the Nylon
I talked them into the Nylon
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Bob Pruitt
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I would love it if nylon made a come back.
they will never install it in the cookie cutter tract/development homes, the only reason they even install carpet at all is because its the cheapest thing they can cover the plywood with in the upstairs bedrooms.
high end homes around here usually always have nylon or at a least a decent stainmaster carpet of some sort that isnt totally cheap.
high end homes around here usually always have nylon or at a least a decent stainmaster carpet of some sort that isnt totally cheap.
hogjowl
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Recommending solution dyed nylon has put me at odds with my best referring carpet store often over the years. They push triexta hard. I’m surprised they haven’t stop recommending me by now.
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This is a problem that continues to plague our industry: Referrals from carpet stores, furniture stores, and designers are helpful to our businesses. On the other hand, its difficult to keep our mouths shut when it comes to our customers buying any of the "polys", or in the case of rugs, viscose.
In the end, tact is critical, and of course you'll be referring them to buy the preferred fiber from the the people who refer you.
In my opinion, your direct customer is the most important party. Just watch out how you say things when it comes to the "other choices" (a better word, for example, than "garbage") that the stores and designers are enamored with.
hogjowl
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Yeah
Tactful
Roflmao
Tactful
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ruff
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I was under the impression that the carpet shops get a higher margin of profit on Triexta and the likes. They make more money on it, therefore have a short term financial interest in promoting that inferior product.
Disgusting but likely true.
Disgusting but likely true.
Hack Attack
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hopefully the polyesters and tri's stay a minority here, there was a backlash when they 1st got pushed.. but people have short memories
hogjowl
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Larry
I’m sure they get promotional discounts for selling it
I’m sure they get promotional discounts for selling it
Hack Attack
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Thats the only thing that stands out as different to me?
It looks like they have 4 different types of carpet
https://www.dwcarpet.com/wp-content.../12/PureColor-Brochure-6.28.17.compressed.pdf
And their two reviews aren't very accurate on which carpet the bad review was on. But that review shows how much they back their warranty
dream weaver carpet
https://www.dwcarpet.com/wp-content.../12/PureColor-Brochure-6.28.17.compressed.pdf
And their two reviews aren't very accurate on which carpet the bad review was on. But that review shows how much they back their warranty
dream weaver carpet
Shaw Industries shut down their carpet mill, but...
https://www.dwcarpet.com/our-story/
Is this Shaw Industries in the carpet side or did someone buy out the carpet side of Shaw? Either way, I'm glad a leading flooring company is investing back into carpet. Hearing that Shaw shut down their carpet mill kinda scared me
https://www.dwcarpet.com/our-story/
Is this Shaw Industries in the carpet side or did someone buy out the carpet side of Shaw? Either way, I'm glad a leading flooring company is investing back into carpet. Hearing that Shaw shut down their carpet mill kinda scared me
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I gave up on being a carpet inspector years ago over how warranties are sold and the expectations they create over what actually happens when there is a claim.
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sweendogg
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Shaw is still producing... they may have shut down one of their mills, but they have several more.
hogjowl
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LOL!
Waaay funnier than Chavez
I am plagued more and more with crap poly. I love when I get an old Nylon. The wear issues with poly and Olefin and what the retailers are telling their customers are creating a lot of problems. People are having wear issues after a year when they think they got a 20 year carpet. I had on retailer (Design Times) tell a customer that the wear in front of the couch was from improper cleaning techniques. They had this lady so mad at me it was unbelievable. I made a second trip out there and showed her under a jewelers loop how the fivers were worn.
When recommending a carpet any type of flooring just state the facts as you have seen them in your experience as a carpet cleaner. Your opinion doesn't matter because it is just that an opinion. Let the customer make up their own mind. You are a floor care person get the homeowner talking about their floors and how long they have been down pretty soon you will have an abundance of knowledge as far as durability and cleanability of any type of floor. Homeowners may want your input just not your opinion.
