Carpet Width Tolerance

The industry s gold standard resource for commercial and residential carpet installation the cri 104 and 105 standards provide installers retailers specification writers and building owners with detailed principles and guidelines for carpet installation.

Carpet width tolerance.

However the two areas are closely related. Selecting the right carpet tuft twist. 1 5 across 12 width skew. Get to know the basics below to decide which options are best for your home and lifestyle.

Carpet fibers also called yarn is either extruded or twisted to form a single strand or filament these filaments are similar in size to a human hair. A bunch of filaments are grouped together and twisted together to form tufts. Together they are key factors in your carpet s look and feel and they also influence its resilience and durability. Carpet density is basically a combination of height and thickness.

Extra heavy traffic conditions require a density of 5 000 or more. As nzs 1385 commercial tolerances for width and length do not apply to carpet tiles. For example a 1 8 gauge carpet has eight tuft rows per inch of width and a 1 10 gauge carpet has 10 rows per inch of width. The useable width of a carpet is the width of the pile surface that can be effectively used on the floor.

Our tolerances for patterned carpet are. 1 5 across 12 width pattern elongation. Other fixed widths include 13 feet 6 inches and 15 inches depending on the manufacturer. 1 5 in 12 down the length.

The standard width for wall to wall carpeting starts at 12 feet.