Who makes innovia?
Innotex™
Experience the beauty and brawn of Innovia carpet. Crafted from Innotex™, a natural-based flooring technology breakthrough that blends softness with lasting beauty, Innovia is the defining fusion of natural based fibers and hard-wearing, color-grabbing technology.
What is innovia carpet?
Innovia carpets are constructed with the patented INNOTEX fiber. This fiber has no dye sites and is a natural based fiber. Not only will your carpet retain its pristine look after years of use, but it is also stain resistant.
Is innovia a good carpet?
Soft, Strong, Eco-Friendly and Virtually Stain-Proof The Innovia Touch line is the softest carpet on the market because adding more filaments per bundle is like increasing the thread count in your sheets. It gives them a better “hand” or softness to the touch. Softness is only half the battle.
What is Triexta?
Triexta is a synthetic (manufactured) material developed by DuPont. While it shares many characteristics with polyester, triexta has several important differences in its chemical makeup that makes it a subclass of polyester.
What is the hardest wearing carpet?
Loop Pile. A highly popular choice, loop pile carpets are durable and practical while also looking stylish and sophisticated. For heavy wear areas that require serious durability, loop pile carpets are ideal as they hide footprints and require minimal maintenance.
How much does Triexta carpet cost?
Prices for Triexta carpets average between $2 and $5 per square foot. Polyester (PET) is a soft fiber that is extremely stain-resistant.
Is Triexta carpet expensive?
Cost. Generally speaking, triexta is less expensive than nylon. However, because the nylon fiber itself is more costly to produce than the triexta fiber, a given nylon carpet will likely be more expensive than a triexta carpet of equivalent quality.
What is the most popular carpet right now?
Twisted pile carpet is the most popular style of carpet and comes in a large variety of colors. The yarn has been tightly twisted and the loops are cut to become this style of carpeting.
What is the difference between Triexta and nylon?
When comparing a nylon carpet to a triexta carpet of equivalent quality, there is a slight overall difference in durability: Nylon is more resilient than triexta, meaning that it bounces back from compaction more quickly. So a triexta carpet will perform as well as, or better than, a nylon carpet of equivalent quality.
Is SmartStrand the same as Triexta?
Smartstrand = the brand name for triexta or Sorona carpet.