Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Nylon or Wool Carpet 7Mar 11, 2010 9:16 pm Haha. How did I know Ash would suggest a wool ? That's cool. I have two carpet shops in Melbourne. Have sold the stuff, made the stuff etc for 18 years. I also have a Labrador and a Golden Retriever. I would suggest either a SDN or Smartstrand IQ150 only. You want to let your dog be a part of your family and if (more like when) it vomits or urinates on your carpet, you don't want to worry. Those two carpet fibres are not stressed by bleach. My lab had some "accidents" when he was a puppy - not a blemish. No discolouration. No worries. Both fibres are also fade resistent big time compared to 6 or 66 nylon and wool. SDNs and Smartstrand are BCF yarns so you don't get heaps of "fluff" on your carpet (or on your timber / tiles). Wool is good for flame resistence and for appearance retention providing you don't have accidents (or if you do you get to them quickly). I wouldn't waste my cash on a regular nylon, unless you were after a unique colour (the fibre is all made white and then dyed to suit, so they can make colours to suit various tastes in small runs ie bright reds, deep greens, purples etc..). If you are after a beige, taupe, brown colour (80% of sales are in these colourways), then go a SDN or Iq150. In saying that, if you wanted a unique colour and If you can wait 12weeks for shipping, the iq150 Smartstrand range has roughly 6 -700 colours to choose from!!! Just beware that SDNs are NOT stain proof. They have 15 year limited warranty that still exlude strong dyes etc. Smartstrand has the highest level of stain resistence of any carpet currently made, worldwide (lifetime stain warranty Inc redwine, mustard etc). Good luck JJ. 1 10973 1 15704 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 6578 |