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Carpet Colour
If a room is your interior design canvas, carpet is your paint brush. It can be neutral, complementing the other visual elements in the room. Or, it can be a bold, focal point of the room, making a statement. Because carpet comes in nearly every color imaginable, the choice is yours. The ever-popular beige carpet can make a room look spacious. For a bolder statement, you might match your carpet to a common color in your furniture and draperies. Environmental colors, like blues, deep greens, rosy quartz and stony neutrals are becoming...
read moreFrom The Store To Your Floor
You’ve decided that carpet is the best flooring choice for your home. Now what? There’s a lot to consider and many great options from which to choose. Today’s carpet offers a wide variety of choices in style, fiber composition and color. Here is some information that will help you find the perfect carpet for your needs. Where to Start Before purchasing carpet, you should answer the following questions: How is the room going to be used? Will it have heavy or light traffic? Will the room be the center of activity for family and...
read moreCarpet Is A Sustainable Choice
The carpet industry is minimizing carpet’s impact on the environment through the “3 Rs” – reduce, reuse and recycle. When carpet reaches the end of its long life, it is reused to make new carpet or is recycled into a variety of products, ranging from roofing shingles and railroad ties to automotive parts. Following NSF/ANSI 140 The industry supports NSF/ANSI 140, the Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard (NSF/ANSI 140). Intended for commercial, hospitality, and similar carpets, designers, facility managers, and government...
read moreIndoor Air Quality
Although we might not normally associate carpet with improved indoor air quality, it does have a very positive effect. Gravity causes common household particles, such as dust, pollen and pet and insect dander, to fall to the floor. Carpet fibers trap the particles, removing them from the breathing zone and reducing their circulation in the air. Proper cleaning with CRI-approved vacuums effectively removes dust and allergens from the carpet and helps keep them out of the air we breathe. Asthma and Allergies A misperception is that people...
read moreCarpet Enhances Your Home
Provides Warmth and Comfort Guys playing chess on carpetCarpet provides actual thermal resistance, or R-value. In colder climates or seasons, it retains warm air longer, an energy conservation benefit. Carpet also provides a comfortable place to sit, play or work and gives a room an overall warmer feeling. Adds Beauty and Style You can choose from many thousands of carpet styles and colors. That means your ultimate choice will reflect how you want to personalize your living space. Carpet can be a neutral foundation, or it can be a...
read moreBrintons FAQs
Browse the questions and answers below for valuable information on a range of carpet related subjects. I have purchased a Brintons carpet and would like advice on cleaning and how to care for my carpet? Regular cleaning and maintenance ensures your carpet will continue to impress and remain a stunning addition to your home for many years to come. We have created a carpet care guide to help you maintain the luxury of your Brintons carpet. It is advisable to have an Anti Stain treatment on my Brintons carpet? Wool rich carpets are...
read moreBrintons Anti-Stain Policy
Wool rich carpets are inherently soil resistant, they have a natural ability to repel liquids and subsequently have a reduced tendency to stain. Therefore, they generally require less cleaning than many synthetic fibre carpets. Carefully selected and professionally applied treatments may resist stains as long as they are tackled immediately. The use of inappropriate or poorly applied treatments will have a detrimental effect on the appearance and performance of our carpets. Therefore, we do not actively promote the application of...
read moreBrintons Shading Statement
Cut pile carpets sometimes show a shading effect that appears as light and dark patches due to different pile direction. This effect can be exaggerated by such things as room lighting and certain types of traffic across the carpet. Shading is a natural phenomenon which cannot be totally eliminated in the production process and is therefore not considered to be a manufacturing fault. Brinset Brinset guarantees against permanent random shading effects in domestic installations on all Brintons cut pile products for up to 2 years...
read moreBrintons Carpet Terms
Carpet manufacturing involves many processes and therefore the jargon used can sometimes be a little overwhelming. Below you will find a list of the carpet terms we use both on this site and in our brochure, with clear explanations of what they all mean. 80:20 The 80% wool/20% nylon mix developed by Brintons in the 1950s; the softness of wool combined with the strength of nylon creates the perfect carpet yarn. axminster Brintons is the world's leading manufacturer of axminsters. Axminster is a weaving process that offers great...
read moreBrintons Stain Wizard
Spillages are more easily removed if tackled immediately. Use a blotting/dabbing action or even better, if available, a wet suction vacuum cleaner. Please do not rub as this will cause the pile to burst, causing it to appear slightly fluffy and lighter in appearance. Useful items to keep in stock for emergency use are: WoolSafe-Approved shampoo solution suitable for use on wool rich carpets, available from most supermarkets. Stain removing spray for grease or oil spots, available from Boots. How to tackle specific stains Select the...
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