We ll help you understand weight and ber pricing so you can get the most carpet for your money.
What does 20 oz weight carpet.
Ounce weight is the biggest factor in carpet cost affecting thickness.
Carpet dealers define the face weight of a carpet as the ounces of fiber attached to the backing material per square yard.
A higher face weight means more yarn says grable and more yarn makes for a longer lasting product as an example within one product line the good level carpet has a face weight of 40 oz.
Face weight 18 oz 24 oz 30 oz 36 oz 40 oz 45 oz 50 oz 60 oz points 10 15 20 25 30 35 35 35 tuft twist 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 7.
You look into it more and the misleading carpet fibers are twice as tall as the durable carpet.
The misleading carpet has a 40 oz face weight and the durable carpet has a 35oz face weight.
Does face weight matter.
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A higher face weight does not automatically mean the carpet is a better grade.
Or is more costly.
Face weight makes a difference but only when comparing similar products.
The photo to the right shows a typical product specification for a popular commercial carpet.
These values represent the weight in ounces per square yard of carpet.
To put it simply the only time carpet face weight has relevance across carpets is when they have the same style.
The best level weighs in at 63 oz.
Saxony the berber s going to come out ahead in most cases.
It tells us that the pile weight is 24 oz.
Is a higher quality.
The short tight pile will be much more durable even though it has the same face weight as the other carpet.
These weights differ from total weight in that the latter includes the backing of the carpet in the weight value.
Which face weight is best for me.
Weights are available in these instances the weight will indicate the quality of the carpet with the higher weight being the better quality.
Berber against a 30 oz.
Once you change the style you.
The misleading carpet is the more durable carpet right.
This number has nothing to do with the density of the carpet because a long sparse pile can have the same weight as a short thickly stitched pile.
Weight values range from 20oz and 30oz up to a whopping 80oz carpet.
However if you pit a 30 oz.
Most carpets have a face weight somewhere between 20 ounces and 100 ounces but the average face weight for a residential carpet is about 35 to 60 ounces.