I need to replace the carpet in all 4 of our bedrooms, hall, stairs and landing here in Canada.

I have bought plenty of carpet in the UK and have always been told to 'stay clear' of man made carpet and buy 80% wool, 20% nylon 'twist' carpet if you want it to last. Can I find any such carpet here in Canada? NO.

Has anyone successfully purchased a wool twist carpet for there house here in Canada, and if so, what make is it? All the shops here are trying to talk me into the polyester stuff with stain guard etc? That's what we have right now and it doesn't last. My parents have had the same axminster wool carpet in their house for the past 22 years and it still looks good as new, and that is with them wearing their shoes in the house, unlike here in Canada

A quick search on google.ca bought up many wool carpet providers, a lot of them are in BC.

Here are a few for you to be going on with.

http://www.cottagecarpets.ca/wool-carpet-gallery.html

http://www.naturescarpet.com/

http://www.bannercarpets.ca/contactus.cfm

http://www.happyfeetcarpet.ca/contact-us.html

http://www.crossleyax.com/contacts.php

Thank you for the links, I had seen a few of those but I still have not seen any twist carpets.

They all seem to be wool Berber

I shall call them tomorrow, meanwhile if anyone else has had a twist carpet laid in BC, please speak up!

Thanks

Actually Beber is the range of sandy colours rather its more correctly called loop pile. There's nothing inherently wrong with synthetic fibres, its just that they don't make very hard wearing ones so to keep the price down. To buy a wool Axminster or Wilton over here will cost you $400+ plus a square yard. Twist pile is a bit 1980s tbh and they are no harder wearing than other types, its about fibres per square inch. I'd go to a reputable carpet shop and find one that has a higher hard wearing index number (I think that what its called over here) and just realize you'll have to replace it in ten years.

This might help you decide on the 'type' of carpet you choose.

A twist pile is the actual wool twisted, not 'cornrows' http://www.yourfloors.co.uk/flooring-guide/carpet.aspx

http://extension.usu.edu/files/publi...heet/hi_05.pdf

http://www.carpet-rug.org/residentia...pet-primer.cfm

Or you could just go for the cheap version

http://www.carpetdeals.ca/residentia...et-offers.aspx

I was in the wholesale carpet business in Manchester and have sold carpet in the vancouver area with the same famous company for 47 yrs recently retiring...My trades were carpet and roofing...all based on square footages--so not unusual for me..... I made a very good living......The 80/20 carpet is indigenous to the UK and maybe Oz.?....Brit people will pay more and expect the carpet to last 20yrs or more..The wool in the carpet will shrug off dirt better than any other fibre and the 20% nylon gives it a strong backbone.....Canadians have a throw away society and will get tired of carpet lasting a long time....I personally sold since 1965 0ver 16000 wall to walls in the Vancr and Victoria areas....Polyester is a cheap fibre and can take dies that nylon cant..usually good for bedrooms..It does not have resilience that wool and even nylon has....The hardest wearing is Olefin -(polypropylene) but can only take so many colors --is cheap and is usually found in berbers..hard to dye ....not very resilient -thats why they bend the fibre over in a loop and call it a berber...When you bend a fibre it gives it resilience....Nylon is good but in the past attracted dirt because of static build up...Then they scotchguarded it....which helps to resist dirt but will not wear out......5 major shampooings will remove the scotchguard...A carpet should not be shampooed because it leaves a sticky residue which will pick up dirt...thats why when you shampoo a carpet it gets worse and worse...you have left a soapy residue on the fibre......Spots should always be treated with white vinegar and when it requires cleaning ..have a Professional to clean it but insist on no chemicals and a steam clean only.....They will also want to sell you scotchguard but as mentioned a steam clean done 5 times will remove the scotchguard so its a waste of money...cos it will be over maybe 20 yrs removing a factory scotchguard and by that time the carpet has long gone....

So which one will reduce carpet burn ????

ChapStick.

Thank you very much for your input, I think you have hit the nail on the head as I cannot find anyone over here who can get a 80/20 carpet for me. I am willing to pay double the price if it lasts twice as long.

Thanks again
Dan

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Ah, the voice of experience.

Bit of a passion killer

Have you tried contacting a company in the UK to send a roll over?
Maybe the vast majority of Canadian households see no need for 80/20 carpet and are content with the carpet offerings over here.
Anything can be got at a price.

I can't be bothered with all that hassle, I was hoping to find it locally but apparently there are no sheep in Canada. I'll stick with what the locals use and replace it all again in 5 years.

I have to respectfully disagree with this assertion.