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Berber carpeting is one of the most popular carpeting styles. Berber Carpeting has features of low profile, loop pile structure that can have a flake of colors throughout the fibers. The style of Berber Carpeting praises almost any type of decoration, from country to contemporary.
In this article you will get an idea of Berber carpeting to help you guide about it.
Cost
There are many reasons due to which Berber has become very popular in home fashion. The first reason is that Berber is comparatively inexpensive than cut-pile carpet. That doesn’t means that all Berber carpeting’s are cheap quality, rather, Berber carpeting tends to offer more good quality compared to other styles of carpet. There are some reasons for this.
The first reason being Berbers are made from olefin fiber. Olefin is less expensive than any other fibers like nylon or wool.
Another reason that Berbers tend to offer quality products is that they are less expensive to manufacture. All carpets starts as a looped style. In order to achieve cut-piles like Saxony and friezes, the top of the loops are cut-off.
Durability
Another main reason for Berber carpeting’s popularity is that Berber is more durable than any other styles of residential carpeting. It is very much true that a looped style is more durable, but be aware of generalizing. A lower quality Berber will not be as much durable as a good quality Saxony.
Pros
A great advantage of Berber carpeting is that it is gently easy to clean. Because of its looped structure, spills are likely to sit on top of the pile, so if you acquire to them early, you will probably be able to stop them from going down into the fiber. Many Berber carpeting’s are multi-colored, which makes them great in concealing soiling and any blemishes that do occur.
Cons
One big disadvantage of Berber is its vulnerability to snagging. With a looped structure, it is possible to get seized in the loop and pull it out. It actually requires a bit of force to snag a Berber.
Berber Carpeting design ideas
The modern classic Berber carpet comes in a simple block of neutral colors that gives the fiber a more natural look. You can also go with Berber style carpets with bold colors or that have an inherent design pattern made by weaving loops of various colored fibers.
