Today a Emma writes: I am looking for carpet for our family room, bedroom, and steps in our basement. We are retired but have grandchildren and do use our steps and family room a lot. So I want something that will stand up and not mat down. The carpet I am looking at is Lees [...]
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Tags: Berber carpet, carpet fiber, Lees Carpet Good Vibrations, PET carpet fibers, stain resistance, Triexta carpet fiber 
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Today Kelly writes: Dear Diva, I’m looking for some environmentally friendly carpet tiles. But all I’m coming up with is the FLOR brand, are their any other brands or is FLOR my best bet? Thanks! Kelly, when it comes to environmentally friendly carpet tiles, FLOR carpet tileshas definitely got the most choices and is the easiest to find. Over half [...]
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Today Janet writes: Diva, We are looking for new carpet. I have not found a carpet I like yet, but my husband likes the Home Depot carpet installation prices. Is this a good place to buy carpet? Do you have any tips? Janet, rest assured Home Depot carpet installation prices are fair. Because Home Depot and other [...]
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Today Brenda writes: I have a daughter with special needs. At the moment, she is able to walk around the house wearing just her foot braces, which are plastic. We are going to put new flooring down and are wondering if it should be carpet, laminate, or wood flooring? I worry about the her slipping [...]
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Today Pamela writes, Hello Diva, Please help me as I’m confused on which eco-friendly/healthy carpet to choose for my bedroom! I know wool is good but I cannot handle the idea of bugs leaving eggs in it. After reading the blog I know my choices are: Mohawk Smartstrand vs Dupont Sorona vs Beaulieu’s Bliss. I even read [...]
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Today Bryan writes: Diva, We purchased a house that requires new carpet throughout. We have been looking and have decided to go with Mohawk/DuPont’s SmartStrand since it seems to provide good stain resistance and long life. The two decisions we have left to make are which type. We know we want cut (no Berber). My [...]
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Today John asks: Diva, I am completely stumped on this one. I was told that wood flooring looks nicer and will make my floors worth more than going with laminate flooring. Is this true? Should I go with the extra expense of hardwood vs laminate flooring? My kids are all moved out and it’s just [...]
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There a few different categories when considering environmentally friendly carpet. For example, do you want your new carpet to be made of recycled materials? Maybe instead you want it to be recyclable or made of more environmentally friendly material? Is this carpet made of pop bottles? Otherwise known as PET carpet fiber, these carpets are made …
Posted in Carpet Tags: Dupont Sorona, EcoByDesign, environmentally friendly, Environmentally Friendly Carpet, Green Label, GreenFloors, Nylon 6 carpets, recycled content, SmartStrand Comments Off
