When choosing a carpet for your office you will need to decide what type of look you want. If you are looking for a Formal, Dressy or Elegant appearance to your office you will want to choose what is called a cut plush or velvet texture. This texture has a sheen to it and appears to change colors as it is viewed from different angles.

When selecting a cut plush:

• Face weight (the amount of yarn used in the pile of the carpet excluding the backing) 42 oz. is an ideal weight.
• Select 1/10" gauge. Gauge is the spacing between the needles across the width of the loom and affects density. With cut plush carpets the denser the better.

For a solid color Plush you will need to budget $30-45 per square yard.

If you choose a solid color cut plush you should stay with medium valued tones. Too light will show soil, too dark will show every piece of lint. Choosing a multi-colored cut plush or a plush with surface texture is a better choice for the orthodontic office.

If you are looking for a more casual feel to your office, you will want to choose a loop pile texture. Loop pile carpets do not have a sheen, the emphasis is more on texture.

When choosing loop pile carpet:

• The face weight of a loop pile carpet needs to be at least 28 oz. with a 32 oz. product more comfortable under foot.
• Select 1/8" to 1/10" gauge.

Because a loop pile has a lot of surface texture you can choose lighter colors. The texture helps hide soiling. The more texture the more it hides.

Due to technological breakthroughs we are now able to select from some beautiful loop pile designs.

For a low to mid quality loop pile you should budget $25.00 to $28.00. For a highly styled loop pile, budget $30.00 to $38.00 per square yard.

Loop piles will wear better than cut plush piles.

Some of the best quality carpets are made by:

• Shaw Commercial 1-800-257-7429
• Monterey Carpets, Inc. 1-800-678-4640
• Bentley 1-800-423-4709
• Lees Commercial Carpets 1-800-523-5647
• Atlas Carpet Mills, Inc. 1-800-372-6274

Use the 800 numbers to call for a carpet dealer nearest you. Some of our color and material collections feature products from the above carpet mills. To preview our color and material collections call:

Indesco, Inc. 1-503-629-5150
P.O. Box 91009
Portland, OR 97291-0009