Heartland Steam Cleaning now offers carpet sales, carpet service, carpet repair and installation. We will help you pick out the perfect carpet for your home or business. We'll even come to your home with samples of many different carpet styles.

What to consider when buying new carpet

• Consider higher density over the amount or weight of the face yarn. This would mean more face yarn per square inch.
• Avoid blends - Blends might offer the best of both worlds in garments but not on floor coverings.
• Avoid installing carpet in bathrooms and kitchens.
• Read the "WEAR WARRANTY" carefully. Most ware warranties are for the reduction of faceyarn. They have nothing to do with the way the carpet will look or for appearance retention.

Types of carpet

There are really only 4 types of carpet that are found in residential homes: nylon, olefin, polyester and wool.

• Nylon Carpet

  As the most popular carpet, nylon makes up about 90% of all carpets in residential homes.
  
  

  Pros	Cons
  Excellent Strength	Easily Stains
  Abrasion Resistant	Suseptible to Bleaching
  Static Resistant	Suseptible to Fading/ Color loss
  Retains Dye Well

  
  

• Olefin Carpet

  Olefin is a very versatile carpet fiber. It is the least absorbent of all carpet fibers. It's found in carpet backing, as well as carpet face yarn.
  
  

Pros	Cons
Moisture Resistant	Not Resilient
Chemical Resistant	Heat Sensitive
Fade Resistant	Difficult to Dye
Cleans Easy	Prone to wicking & Re Soiling
Inexpensive

• Polyester Carpet

  Polyesters popularity has gone up and down like a roller coaster. Because it's inexpenseive to produce, manufacturers are regularly introducing the fiber in different styles to the carpet industry. Although it has excellent qualities for clothing and upohlstery, it does have some limitations as carpet.
  
  

  Pros	Cons
  Resists Bleach/Fading	Dye Resistant
  Heat Resistant	Does Not Resist Oil Stains
  Stain Resistant	Crimp Loss
  Enviro-Friendly
  Low Absorbency

• Wool Carpet

  It's rare, but you will occasionally see wool carpet in residential homes. Wool is the only natural fiber typically found in carpet. It comes mostly from the fleece of sheep and lambs. Also the oldest fiber used by man, dating back to 2000 BC. It is still one of the finest fibers available for carpet.
  
  

  Pros	Cons
  Hides Soil	Expensive
  Resilient	Prone to Fiber Distortion
  Natural Crimp	Stains Easily
  Good Absorbency	Chemical Sensitive
  Flame Retardent	Heat Sensitive
  Responds Well to Cleaning	Expensive to Clean

Carpet Sales, Repair and Installation FAQ's

• Do I have to buy my carpet from you?

  Absolutely not. You can purchase your carpet from anywhere. We will even pick it up from the location you bought it.

• How do I get those wrinkles and buckles out of my carpet?

  The best way is to have them power-stretched. Unfortunately there are many contractors who will install the carpet using only a kicker. This is not a good practice because it does not give it the necessary stretch to preven those wrinkles in the long run.

  Can you repair seams?

  Yes we can. Keep in mind that stretching is normally needed when repairing a seem.