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In this video learn the differences between popular styles of Cut Pile, Frieze, Berber and Patterned carpeting. Learn how texture and luster can affect color, traffic wear, and appearance of soil. Why Frieze is considered the easiest carpet to maintain and patterned carpeting is an excellent choice for a custom made look.

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Video Overview: Styles of Carpet

  1. Cut Pile Carpet
    • Cut pile carpet is manufactured with looped material and cut for a smooth finish. This is a very basic style of carpeting, where the knotted pile weaving is cut.
    • This textured carpet hides soil and traffic patterns, a desirable trait for rugs and carpet cleaners. This carpet is a very basic style of carpeting and easy to work with.
  1. Freize Carpet
    • Freize carpet is a textured rug with twisted yarns for textured look. Freize is also a durable carpet, these textured yards and fibers providing this trait.
    • Freize carpeting makes for rugs with a large volume. This style of rug or carpet is ideal for aesthetic appearance. Examples of Freize carpeting include Mohawk rugs or wall to wall carpeting.
  1. Berber Carpet
    • This carpet has variety of colors and densities. Durability is also a selling point of Berber carpeting.
    • Berber carpeting has more commercial look, providing for professional looking rug. The Berber carpeting look and texture is created by thicker yarns, which also hide both foot prints and vacuum tracks.
  1. Pattern Carpet
    • This carpet is a combination of cut pile and Berber rugs. This run or carpet is manufactured by machines, melding cut pile and Berber styles of carpeting to both need and order.
    • Pattern carpet can be made with a definite picture and is customizable. Pattern carpeting is the easiest to customize due to the heavy material components from Berber styles of carpet, the durability of the cut pile design, and advanced manufacturing processes.

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