How to Select the Right Carpet for Your Room

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Tim Gipson, and I'm going to talk to you about how to select carpet for your room. Now, when you're selecting carpet it really depends on what type of room. Now, in this particular room we've got wall-to-wall carpet, and then we've also got an accent rug that's been put in here. Even in areas that you have hardwood floors, or even tile you may select some area rugs that bring some elements of warmth and design into the room, but also prodeck, protect your main carpet in high traffic or high wear areas. So, when you're looking at selecting your carpet for your room a basic consideration is how much traffic are you going to get in, and that may depend on the type of carpet that you go with. And also, if you're recarpeting a room you might want to keep in mind as far as the style and the type of carpet that you use if you're looking to add a resale value to your home. There are very temporary, contemporary carpets, and there are very traditional carpets, and so, if you go to extremes of design or style then you may limit your prospects as far as when you get into the resale value. So typically, on your wall-to-wall you may want to pick carpets that are more neutral, and something that you can add area carpets that can be accented so that they will maintain the valuable and the resell ability of your of your home. Now, if you happen to have particularly high traffic areas then you may want to con consider carpets, such as a Berber, that tend to be more wear resistant, or if you go with some kind of a wall-to-wall carpet that has a shag you may want to go with a really low pile. The lower the pile then typically the more wear resistant those carpets will be. So, I'm Tim Gipson, and that's some tips on how to choose carpet for your room."