Nylon
The workhorse. It springs back after furniture and foot traffic, so it is the usual pick for stairs, landings, and busy halls. Type 6,6 (Anso, Wear-Dated) holds its shape a little longer than type 6.
Carpet
Feel the pile in your own light.
A professional sales team member brings full-size samples — Shaw, Mohawk, and the rest — so you can see density and color next to your furniture. Quoted the same time we measure.
Brands we sample
The mills we carry through the door.
Shaw
Anso nylon and Caress. Soft underfoot, built for stairs, halls, and everyday rooms.
Mohawk
SmartStrand triexta and EverStrand polyester. Color stays put. Spills wipe up.
Anderson Tuftex
Shaw’s dressier line. Tighter patterns and a quieter, tailored hand.
Stanton
Styled nylons and wools for bedrooms and formal rooms that need a softer finish.
Dream Weaver
Engineered Floors. Plush polyesters and nylons that feel thick without a luxury price.
Dixie Home
Family color lines. Easy to picture next to paint, bedding, and trim.
Fiber
What the yarn is made of matters more than the name on the back.
Triexta
Mohawk’s SmartStrand. Made in part from corn sugar. Soft, and the fiber itself resists stains — red wine and coffee sit on top instead of soaking in. A strong bedroom and family-room fiber.
Polyester
The plushest hand for the money, and the color does not bleach out in a sunny Shore room. It crushes sooner in a main hallway, so we steer it toward bedrooms and lower-traffic rooms.
Wool
Natural, quiet, and a little warmer in winter. It costs more and wants gentler cleaning. Worth it when the room is a showpiece, not a mudroom.
Olefin
Solution-dyed polypropylene. Color goes through the fiber, so bleach spots and sun fade are less of a worry. It flattens faster. We use it in basements and indoor-outdoor spots.
Stairs, bedrooms, or the whole floor.
Tell us the rooms. We’ll bring the books and leave a clear installed price.