Whether you're looking for a colorful shag carpet for a teenager's bedroom or a serviceable Berber carpet to cover the basement floor, you'll find styles galore. When
browsing for carpet, it's a good idea to start with perennial favorites. Tough and durable nylon is the most popular synthetic fiber while wool tops the list of natural fibers. Inherently stain resistant triexta is a newer fiber that deserves a second look. You can find trendy carpet flooring at A.W. Bergey & Sons Inc. in Harleysville, Pennsylvania, including brands that were designed with pet owners in mind.
Fiber density and fiber strand length, or pile, help determine durability. Carpet is made by sewing loops of fiber onto a backing. A short loop pile, or Berber, is the most durable type of carpet. When loops are cut at the tips, fiber strands are twisted or turned, to increase durability. The turns per inch (TPI) number found on a label should be between 4.5 and 6.0.