Carpets add a sense of warmth, comfort and luxury to any home. Carpets are available in numerous colours, styles, textures and price ranges to accommodate any lifestyle or budget. Browse some of our favourite carpet collections available at Great Floors Strathroy 28420 Centre Rd, Strathroy, ON
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Made in Canada. Tryesse Pro is soft with a cozy colour palette…but don’t let its softness fool you – this carpet is tough! Tryesse carpets offer great benefits through their many protective treatments like Scotchgard and Scentguard.
Available in 24 COLOURS, you’ll find a perfect match for this loop carpet in any room. Get the look you love without breaking the bank with this collection’s affordable pricing and wide variety of colours.
This product from Europe is a wool and nylon blend that is perfect for stair runners and area carpets. Available in 4 colour choices of wool fibre and made up of millions of coiled springs that stretch & give, this wool carpet is timeless and naturally luxurious.
Chic Sophistication features a modern chevron pattern, adding movement to its neutral colour palette. This SmartStrand® carpet offers stain and soil resistance, without sacrificing beauty and comfort.
Essential Flair by Karastan is a textured, soft carpet that’s made with SmartStrand® Forever Clean fiber, which promises stain resistance and extreme durability. Essential Flair is available in 40 different colours, including neutrals, blues, purples and greens.
Nouveau Classic features ten different solid coloured, soft carpets with thick loops adding texture. This carpet is a SmartStrand® carpet, which is the only carpet with permanent built-in stain resistance and soil protection.
Are there carpet options that protect the environment?
Yes! Before exploring ‘green’ carpeting, there is the out-right benefit of all carpets that they are natural insulators, providing us with extra warmth in the colder months and lowering energy usage. There is also a wide range of carpeting available that is made with recycled or sustainable materials such as recycled nylon, recycled polyester, or wool.
Is it true that carpets may aggravate my allergies/asthma?
As with any surface, if the carpet is left unattended for an extended period it will eventually become dirty, causing allergic reactions to the contaminants in your home. When cared for properly, carpets actually trap dust particles instead of allowing them to continue to circulate in the air we breathe. Once the carpet has been vacuumed, the dust particles are permanently trapped and can no longer inflame symptoms of asthma or allergies.
“In 2002, two schools in North Carolina were the subject of a study conducted by Research Triangle Institue (RTI) and University of North Carolina (UNC) investigators. One school had mostly resilient tile floors, while the other was 70-75% carpeted. The study found that airborne contaminants, possible sources of allergens, were higher over the tiled floors than over carpet.
Also in 2002, Professional Testing Laboratory studied the effect of foot traffic on air quality, using commercial carpet and commercial vinyl flooring. Following 16 minutes of foot traffic over both surfaces, the particulate concentration over the vinyl floor was found to be four times that of carpet.
Other studies, including one using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), have reinforced these findings and concluded that carpets actually reduce exposure to particulates and potential adverse health effects.
In a recent paper, “Carpet, Asthma and Allergies – Myth or Realty,” Dr. Mitchell Sauerhoff, Ph.D., DABT, examined numerous scientific studies and other research contradicting some long-held beliefs on carpet’s alleged negative characteristics.
Sauerhoff concluded, “…based on the available science, carpet does not cause asthma or allergies and does not increase the incidence or severity of asthma or allergies symptoms. In fact, with respect to asthma and allergies, multiple studies have reported fewer allergy and asthma symptoms associated with carpet.”
Is carpet difficult to care for?
This depends on the type of carpet. Some carpets are designed for luxury and aesthetic, and are not intended to withstand high traffic or rough usage. Other types of carpet are very durable and stain-resistant, ideal for high-traffic areas, families with young children and busy lifestyles. The more ‘luxurious’ carpets will require more maintenance, and the carpets that are designed for durability and resistance will not require as much care.
