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Types of carpet: which fiber suits your room?
Choose Nylon for commercial installations (federal carpet specification, 2024); Triexta (PTT polyester) for residential installations (federal carpet specification, 2024); PET polyester for light wear areas, not moderate or severe wear areas (federal carpet specification, 2024); Wool for a need for a natural fiber that is inherently flame resistant, forming a char that will neither melt nor drip (federal carpet specification, 2024).
The right choice depends on how much wear the room gets: light, moderate or severe, whether the carpet goes in a home or a commercial space, and whether a natural, inherently flame resistant fiber matters to you.
| Type | Best for | Main advantages | Main drawbacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nylon | commercial installations (federal carpet specification, 2024) | typically abrasion resistant and durable in all pile configurations using filament fiber (federal carpet specification, 2024); good stain removal characteristics (federal carpet specification, 2024) | no official source names one |
| Triexta (PTT polyester) | residential installations (federal carpet specification, 2024) | permanent stain resistance, bleach resistance and colorfastness built into the fiber help make it easy to clean (federal carpet specification, 2024) | its long term performance has not yet been tested, the specification notes (federal carpet specification, 2024) |
| PET polyester | light wear areas, not moderate or severe wear areas (federal carpet specification, 2024) | recycled PET fiber has permanent fade resistance and is permanently colorfast (federal carpet specification, 2024); impervious to harsh chemicals (federal carpet specification, 2024); EPA's federal purchasing rule designates recovered-fiber polyester carpet "for use in moderate-wear applications such as single-family housing and similar wear applications" (40 CFR 247.12(d)) | once crushed under continued high pressure, it is less likely than nylon carpet to rebound (federal carpet specification, 2024) |
| Wool | a need for a natural fiber that is inherently flame resistant, forming a char that will neither melt nor drip (federal carpet specification, 2024) | rapidly renewable and resilient, and its scaly fiber scatters light, reducing soiling visibility (federal carpet specification, 2024) | wool carpets may not meet accepted performance requirements of commercial carpet (federal carpet specification, 2024) |
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Sources for the facts on this page
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NAVFAC and AFCEC, Unified Facilities Guide Specifications, Section 09 68 00 Carpeting (November 2024), government, read 22 October 2026.
- 16 CFR 303.7 (FTC, Textile Fiber Products Identification Act rules), 2024 CFR edition via govinfo.gov, government, read 17 October 2026.
- 40 CFR 247.12 (EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guideline, construction products), eCFR current text, government, read 22 October 2026.