Residential and Commercial Carpet
Carpet is a popular choice for flooring in areas where warmth and comfort are of the highest priority. It also provides excellent sound dampening and insulation.
Carpet should be evaluated not only on its look and feel, but also on its construction, material, stain protection, and overall durability.
At Monarch Floor and Window Coverings we offer nylon, polyester, olefin, and wool carpets. These are available in textured, berber, cut & loop, and frieze designs, and thousands of colour options.
Whether it is for a residential or commercial application, we can help you select a quality carpet that you’ll enjoy for years.
Carpet Design
Cut Pile Carpet
This is the most popular style of carpet. The carpet is twisted and looped through the backing and the loops are then cut so that carpet piles stand straight up. This is an economical design that is both durable and comfortable. Variations of cut pile carpet include plush carpet, where the pile is less twisted and is cut level in order to give a very soft and uniform texture; textured carpet, where the pile is cut at a slightly varied height and is often of a two-tone appearance; and flecked carpet, which typically involves a lighter shade of carpet with darker flecks of colour scattered throughout
Looped Carpet (Berber Carpet)
Looped carpet is a hard-wearing design that is suited to high-traffic areas. Level loop carpets are looped at a consistent height to provide a uniform appearance. Multi-level loop carpets vary in height in order to produce a more textured and patterned appearance.
Cut & Loop Carpet
Cut & Loop carpets combine cut pile and looped pile in order to produce patterns and designs that feel soft underfoot and are aesthetically pleasing. Waves, checkers, and many other patterns are produced with this style of carpet.
Frieze Carpet
Frieze carpets are made with heavily twisted pile to provide added strength and texture. A frieze carpet with a high pile height is commonly known as shag carpet.
Carpet Quality
In addition to considering a carpet’s look, feel and price, it is important to consider how well a particular carpet will perform over time. Here are some attributes to consider when assessing the durability of a carpet:
Carpet Fibre: Various types of carpet fibres will perform differently over time. Nylon is a strong fibre that is also stain resistant. Olefin is also strong but is limited in terms of its design due to its susceptibility to matting. Although polyester is not as strong as nylon or olefin, it is very stain resistant. A well-made wool carpet can be very durable, while retaining its luxurious look and feel.
Carpet Density: Carpet density refers to the number of yarn tufts per square inch. Generally speaking, the more dense the carpet, the more wear-resistant it will be. It is not overly helpful to compare density across different materials since each performs differently. Density is sometimes confused with face weight and pile height, however these criteria differ significantly. In most cases, density is a more effective measure of a carpet’s durability.
Stain Resistance: Most carpets are chemically treated to improve their stain resistance. Stainmaster and R2X technologies are two well-known treatments that are performed on the majority of the carpets that we sell at Monarch Floor and Window Coverings. These treatments are applied during the manufacturing process in order to protect the full length of each pile, as opposed to simply the surface of the carpet.
Carpet Backing: A good quality carpet backing improves the feel of the carpet underfoot, makes for a stronger construction, and improves sound absorption and insulation. Many of our carpets come with Shaw’s Softbac Platinum backing, which performs exceptionally well in each of these respects.
Carpet Fibre
The carpet we sell at Monarch Floor and Window Coverings are made of four different fibres: