basement baraber carpet from Home Depot?
Reinaldo Valenzuela
Home Depot has barber types from $14 to $22 per sq feet, installed.
Are these any good? what should I look for?
Should I go to a carpet store instead?
Thanks!
Reinaldo
John Kostecki
Here in WI, HD is pretty expensive and the market is pretty
competitive. I would at least check out someone else to see if you
think HD is giving you good value.
JK
Steve
Berber. That seems like a fairly high price for used pop bottles.
"Berber" is just a fancy marketing name to make recylced pop bottles seem
elegant. (The carpet is made of spun fibers of polypropolene plastic -- the
same plastic used for throw away bottles. It's a soft plastic -- and Berber
carpets are notorious for showing the burn marks from the friction of
furniture being dragged over them.
NOVA produced a program on PBS some while back in which they explored how
many products we use each day are made from yesterday's refuse -- polyprop'
is one of those plastics that has found many new uses -- particularly in the
building industry -- and there's a lot of it "out there" simply 'cuz it
lasts forever in landfills. Recycling is great and necessary, but I don't
want a carpet made of my old Dr Pepper bottles.
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Steve
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Mesa, AZ
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: I would like to replace my basement carpet.
no1herenow
Not even close.
Berber - A term that originally referred to the traditional
handweaving of North African tribespeople who used handspun yarns made
from undyed wool of local sheep.
The following types of berber rugs are commonly available throughout
the US:
--Wool
--Nylon
--Olefin
--Nylon-olefin blend.
Many berbers are multilevel loops. Multilevel loops have many
advantages over level loops and offer pattern and random effects.
These styles range from casual to ultra-elegant.
Polypropylene is very inexpensive (but doesn't stain easily) and is
only one of many materials used to make a rug.
There are 'fake' materials everywhere; laminate flooring, vinyl
siding, plastic wood moldings, rugs etc. An 'oriental rug' can be made
of virtually anything, though traditionally they are wool and/or silk.
Shopping at places like HD, Lowes etc. give many people the perception
that an oriental rug, (or berber, as the case is here), is only made
of synthetic (inexpensive) materials. Unfortunately, low price over
good quality tends to be a driving factor for many US consumers. A
good (wool as an example) berber rug can last for generations, and is
priced accordingly.
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Christopher Green
Per square foot? Man, it better be Cashmere for $14 to $22 per square
foot!
More likely it was per square yard, and this is pretty cheap carpet.
Look to the warranty: better carpets have longer warranties; anything
that looks and feels good to you and has at least a 10-year warranty
is quite reasonable at $14 to $22 per square yard.
Wool Berber is a luxury carpet; synthetic Berber is, well, a cheap
imitation of a luxury carpet. It it's a well-made cheap imitation,
this is not a bad thing.
Berber may not be a good idea if you have a dog or a cat, as their
claws tend to snag in it.
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Chris Green
Cindy hamilton
>Unfortunately, low price over
> good quality tends to be a driving factor for many US consumers. A
> good (wool as an example) berber rug can last for generations, and is
> priced accordingly.
But I don't have any kids. Why should I care what happens to my rug
after I die?
That bit of humor aside, I'd *love* a good wool rug. I'm seriously considering
it when I replace the worn, cheap, pink wall-to-wall that came with my house
(and is covering up some lovely old red oak flooring).
Sorry this is digressing from the OP's question.
Cindy Hamilton
Reinaldo Valenzuela
I like something that will not stain and can be cleaned
without much trouble. Durability is not an issue,
as the kids are gone and we may sell the house in about 5 years...
So, it looks like plastic berber may be OK if we find a stile we like.
and yes, of course it was $22 per square yard..
Reinaldo
no1herenow
If you have hardwood flooring, then (IMHO) you can have the best of
both worlds; a classic layout in a room is to have a large area rug in
the center, leaving about 2' or so of exposed hardwood around the
edges. Another option is to have several rugs, leaving wood areas
exposed. In every house I have owned I would rip out the wall-wall,
install hardwood (myself), and decorate as described above. (You can
install select/better oak hw for the same price as cheap wall-wall,
about $15/yard if you DIY). Area rugs go with you when you move to
another house, and thus one can justify (or at least I do) very high
quality rugs that will last a lifetime.
(Very off-topic)
We too don't have any kids, nor will we. This situation does not
reduce our appreciation and enjoyment of things that are both high
quality, and made to last. I hope the non-profit organizations we will
donate all our possessions to will appreciate (i.e. get a good price
for) them.
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moths? crickets?
RussellJ400
>Berber. That seems like a fairly high price for used pop bottles.
>
>"Berber" is just a fancy marketing name to make recylced pop bottles seem
thats one type of berber. there are nylon berbers there are
olifiyln , polypropolyn , which your refefering to as plastic>
>Berber. That seems like a fairly high price for used pop bottles.
he is referring to sy price. If it were 22.00 a sf it
would be 198.00 a sy . da. this is not beverly hills.
RussellJ400
. i have seen area 5 x8 rugs that are wool priced above
and beyond 500.00 and up . i could imagine if were wall to wall
for a basement wow!
RussellJ400
>claws tend to snag in it.
there are tighter twist berbers out there , to take the
abuse of pets claws . Just dont bye a wide loop beber with pets
. Any associate or salesperson who sell s carpet will , or should
ask you if you have any pets ,l what type of rooms there going in.
Is it a high traffic area ect.
Christopher Green
True, but don't count on this level of service or expertise at Home Depot.
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RussellJ400
where at h/d the associate was nowledgeable about price and fibers.
and there not comm salespeople . seem to know there product .
These employee get plenty procduct knowledge from the vendors of carpet
co. and the cabinet associates know there stuff also.>True, but