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Selecting Carpet for Comfort and Wear-Resistance in a New Home Many people don’t place enough emphasis on looking at carpet properties when selecting the new carpet for their home. There are certain factors in the construction of carpet that are very important to know. Buyers should read the carpet specifications, and become familiar with the different properties of carpets, to make a wise decision in the selection. If there is federal money involved in the financing of your new home; consequently, the carpet will have to meet two “Federal Specifications.” The two specifications are “Flammability Rating”, and “Pile Density Rating.” The carpet you choose for your new home has to meet these specifications for bank financing approval. Otherwise, you will have hardwood floors, and very little comfort under the feet. After settling these requirements the choices to consider next, are style, clean-ability, and wear-resistance. The most common carpet styles on the market today are the loop-pile, and cut-loop pile. The pile of the carpet is the fiber make-up of the carpets surface. Whether loop-pile or cut-loop pile is selected for the new home they both provide more comfort than wood or tile flooring. The cut-loop