Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Apr 22, 2009 3:33 pm Hi there, We are building a new house and the builder is giving us the Polypropylene. But it seems this is one of the worst types of carpet as i was told by a sales guy in Carpet Court. I just need more advices on this as i would need a durable and easy to clean carpet. We have a 2 and half year old baby. I'm sure the Solution Dyed Nylon carpet would be more expensive and if its worth it. Thanks in Advance Re: Polypropylene or Solution Dyed Nylon carpet 2Apr 22, 2009 6:05 pm Polypropylene is virtually indestructible. It is solution dyed and can only be solution dyed (they make coloured plastic and extrude it into a fibre so the colour is locked in) It will not fade. It is almost totally non-absorbent to water based stains. Dye stains from cordials and wine, beer, fruit juice and the like cannot penetrate and permanently stain the polyprop fibre. That's the good points. Bad points. It is highly absorbent to oils. Oils from cooking fumes, sweaty feet, food spills, pollution all soak right in. When you try to clean it, your normal water based cleaning fluids cannot get in to get to the oils. So it looks great after it has been cleaned because you have removed all of the surface dust that was sticking ot the oils. but within a short period of time the dust starts sticking ot the oils that work their way back out of the fibre. It takes a highly skilled carpet cleaner to clean them effectively. Polyprops don't have the resilience of nylons or wool. This means they flatten quite quickly. They are usually sold in a very short pile height, so you don't tend to notice the flattening as much, only because there is less distance for it to flattten. In 6 months time they will look 5 years old, but in 10 years time if they are well maintained and cleaned regularly they will still look 10 years old. Solution dyed nylons are dyed in the melt, the same as polypropylene, but they can still be stained by the acid dyes in drink spills and the like. They do however resist staining a little bit better than flood dyed nyon (dyed with water based dyes after manufacture). But with a bit of care the SDNs can look good and stay upright a lot longer than a polyprop. But naturally the cost is a bit more. Hope this helps cheers Col Nation For information on caring for wool and other carpet and upholstery go to www.woolsafe.com.au Hi We are building in the Hunter Valley, our soil test is H1, our builder has advised us they need to have a letter signed for Fair Trading as the new drainage standard… 0 3551 Sorry! I'm new to this forum and have made a mistake in my posting! I'm looking for a structural solution to a stand alone wooden pickets fence with no structural rail… 1 3290 1 11004 |