The Carpetman :: Carpet, Rugs, Flooring for Southampton, the Hamptons, East End, Long Island, and New York City

If I choose carpet flooring, can I customize the color?

In terms of carpet color, you have a wide range of options to choose from because carpet can be readily dyed to whatever color you want. When choosing a carpet color, you have to remember that if you choose a light colored carpet, dirt and debris may show more evidently compared to a darker carpet. Multi-colored carpet and patterned carpet are best for hiding debris and dirt. You can use these kinds of carpet in high-activity areas.

What is the average cost of carpet flooring?

Carpet prices vary greatly depending on material and style but generally speaking, carpet can cost anywhere starting from $8 for regular carpet up to $200 for luxury carpet, these prices reflect the price per square yard of material minus the installation costs.

How do I deal with carpet flooring seams?

Carpet seams are unavoidable especially during installation, but you don’t have to worry too much about them. More often than not, seams are placed perpendicular to windows and in between doorways, so they won’t be as obvious. We do our best to place carpet seams in discreet places.

What is the difference between color fading and shading?

Color fading happens when oily substances are deposited on the carpet which results in the lightening of the carpet color because it is hiding underneath the oily film. On the other hand, shading is a less serious problem because the color of the carpet just changes as the direction of the pile changes which is usually the result of vacuuming or footsteps. You can fight both by regularly cleaning your carpet.

How frequently should I clean my carpet flooring?

There is no pre-calculated formula when it comes to the frequency of cleaning your carpet, but a lot of factors need to be considered before you can think that it’s time to clean carpet. These factors are vacuuming frequency, color and type of carpet, traffic and the amount lapsed between when you last cleaned your carpet and now.

What can I do to regularly maintain my carpet flooring?

To ensure that your carpet is still performing well, you have to regularly clean your carpet so that you won’t spend more on installing a new one. Basically, you can do five things which are vacuuming regularly especially in high traffic areas, use different techniques given by the manufacturers, place rugs and mats at the entry points of your room so that soil and debris will be deposited here and not on your carpet, steam clean your carpet on a regular basis and remove shoes before you enter a carpeted room.