Flooring Glossary Jonesboro GA

The following glossary contains interior decorating terms and information you should know about flooring. Read on if you or a loved one is planning to put or replace flooring in his or herJonesboro home and needs help getting started.

Local Companies

A Atlanta Hardwood Flooring Company
(404) 880-0444
21 Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA
Johnson Wholesale Floors Inc
(404) 352-2700
1874 Defoor Ave NW
Atlanta, GA
Dalton Flooring Design
(770) 926-3890
Woodstock, GA
Busbee W L
(229) 435-5232
332 Martindale Dr
Albany, GA
Odom Hardwood Floors
(912) 897-4681
124 S Sheftall Cir
Savannah, GA
Adams Flooring
(478) 477-1860
4301 Interstate Dr Ste A
MacOn, GA
Maxcare
(678) 494-4910
1427 Londonderry Dr
Woodstock, GA
Rutledge Oak Flooring
(770) 935-7244
Lilburn, GA
Quality Floor Service
(912) 234-8770
Savannah, GA
Creel & Associates Llc
(678) 817-9082
191 Sams Dr
Fayetteville, GA

The following was sourced from Flooring America.

Axminster Carpet
A machine-woven carpet where an enormous variety of colors are used to produce colorful patterns.

Berber Carpet
The term Berber is applied to carpet that has the off-white, heathered look of cloaks used by the Berber tribes of North Africa. Berber carpets use flecked yarns most often in loop styles. The size of the loops varies from large nubby ones to smaller styles. Patterned Berbers are multi-level-loop as well as cut-and-loop styles. Berber styles are also available in pastels and dark tones as well as naturals.

Binding
A strip sewn over a carpet edge for protection against unraveling. Carpet is bound to form rugs.

Broadloom
A term originally used to denote carpet produced in widths wider than six feet. Today carpet comes in 6-foot, 12-foot, and 15-foot widths.

Brocade
A carpet or rug in which a raised pattern or engraved effect is formed using heavy twisted yarn tufts on a ground of straight fibers.

Carpet Backing
Fabrics or yarns forming the back of the carpet as opposed to the carpet pile or face. In tufted carpets, there are two backings: a primary backing into which the pile yarn is inserted and a secondary fabric backing laminated to the back of the carpet for reinforcement and dimensional stability.

Carpet Cushion
A variety of materials placed under carpet to provide softness and longer wear when it is walked on. In some cases, the carpet cushion is attached to the carpet when it is manufactured. Terms also used: lining, padding, or underlay.

Carpet Pile
Fibers that form the upper surface of carpet.

Carpet Squares
Loose laid or self-adhesive backed "tiles" of carpet.

Ceramic Tile
Made from clay or a mixture of organic materials, ceramic tile is finished by kiln firing. Made in many shapes and sizes, it is glazed or unglazed. For floors, tiles are set in a cement or mortar type mixture.

Cork Flooring
One of the earliest of modern resilient floor coverings, the flooring is made from the bark of cork oak trees, a replenishable material. Cork flooring is available in tiles and sheet goods in natural unfinished cork, waxed cork, resin-reinforced waxed and vinyl impregnated cork in many colors including natural shades.

Cut-and-Loop Carpet
A multi-level loop carpet, where the taller loops are sheared. The resulting uncut loops and sheared top loops create a sculptured pattern. The texture and often subtle, variegated colorings help hide soil and traffic wear.

Featured Local Company

A Atlanta Hardwood Flooring Company

(404) 880-0444
21 Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA

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