Materials

Polypropylene

A fairly inexpensive fiber used to create carpets. This carpet is perfect for outdoor carpeting due its resistance towards mildew, water damage, pilling, static staining and all of that at a lower cost than Nylon. It is widely used for the appearance and the durability. This material cleans very well but it is unfortunately weak when furniture or other objects move across it which can lead to crushing.

Wool

This is what is referred to as a "premium fiber" as it is very expensive fiber for carpet construction. This material however does provide excellent durability and resilience and very easy to clean but special care is needed when cleaning. Although wool does provide radiant colors it unfortunately wares down quickly, which in some cases it could appear as 'bald' spots as a result of heavy traffic. Wool is a natural stain resistant material but it needs to be moth proofed.

Polyester

A material typically used in your low to mid price solutions for carpeting. Polyester does have very good physical properties and it is hydrophobic, making it resistant to stains. The disadvantage of using polyester is that it crushes or breaks down very easy.

Nylon

The strongest fiber that is being used for carpets which makes it an excellent choice in high volume traffic areas such as an office or a commercial environment. This fibre has great strength that provides good resilience, stain resistant, provides great yarn memory for the perfect hold, excellent should hiding capability and works well with alot of friction and furniture moving across the fibers. This material is very weak against static but it does get treated to reduce the amount of static it produces.