STAINMASTER® Carpets Review and Rating

When setting out to buy a carpet, it is like anything else when it comes to shopping. You are quickly overwhelmed with the volume of choices between brands you have to make. Which brands are the best in terms of durability, warranty, and stain resistance?

Let’s take a look at a brand of carpet known as the STAINMASTER® Carpet. This is a well-known name in the carpet industry and has as its main selling point its resistance to stains and its ease of cleaning. No doubt you will wonder what is so special about this brand of carpet so lets see what they say about it. These are claims by the STAINMASTER® folks and the intent of this article is not to prove or disprove these claims in any way.

The STAINMASTER® Carpet is one of the industry leaders in the innovation of different types of carpet fibers for new styles. In fact, they claim that over half of the innovations in fiber come from STAINMASTER® which is pretty impressive. STAINMASTER® also has a nylon fiber known as Tactesse® which is said to be richer and softer than wool and adds durability and is luxurious.

When it comes to performance, the STAINMASTER® Type 6.6 nylon fiber is supposed to be highly-resilient and very durable. This nylon fiber is maintains its appearance and resists the wear and tear of regular and heavy household traffic better than most. Not only does it resist the wear and tear of traffic but it has a protection that is applied allowing it to resist stains and soil for a good length of time.

STAINMASTER® uses Teflon® Protectant that enhances the carpet’s ability to resist staining substances. It provides a resistance in the fibers from a substance discoloring them and it helps the carpet push the substances back to the surface where they can dry and be vacuumed up. This protection lasts long enough to where it does not have to be reapplied as often whereas other types of protection have to be reapplied after each shampooing.

With so many electronic items in the home these days, you want a carpet that is resistant to static electricity and the STAINMASTER® is renowned for being very static resistant. All of the carpets with the brand name of STAINMASTER® have this static protection.

Usually, with a product, the quality of the warranty leads to indications of the quality of the carpet. STAINMASTER® has a warranty on installation and replacement that provides 100% coverage in the event of defects in the product or service.

It helps to get a little information on the different brands and hopefully you know a little about the STAINMASTER® carpet now.

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