Residential carpet grades explained.
Builder grade carpet weight.
Builder grade residential and commercial carpets.
That way you will know what you are actually buying and what you can.
If possible ask the builder for the carpet s specifications the face weight the twist level the manufacturer s performance rating etc.
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High quality carpet the type that lasts at least 12 years and often more has a face weight of 38.
These low cost carpets are only designed to last 3 to 5 years at best.
High quality carpet the type that lasts at least 12 years and often more has a face weight of 38 ounces or more.
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Weight and carpet style.
The higher the face weight the plusher and stronger the carpet.
Most builders typically use a plush carpet in bedrooms and often use them throughout the house except in the kitchen and bathrooms.
This is because most builder s grade carpet has a face weight of only about 25 to 32 ounces.
The length of the pile can affect this number.
Builder s grade carpet will typically be a wall to wall.
The face weight is the number of ounces of fiber in a square yard of carpet.
In general the higher the weight the better the carpet.
There are at least 3 grades of low end carpets designed for apartments and rental property and is typically called builder grade or apartment grade carpet.
When you upgrade with a builder before buying a home your carpet weight will increase slightly perhaps up to a 30 ounce berber or a 40 ounce saxony carpet but you re still not going to get the truly high weight.
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Avoid judging a carpet by its weight however when it comes to builder s carpet that may be virtually all you have to go by.