Carpets Product Knowledge Quiz

Would you recommend a Loop Pile carpet to a customer with Pets?

• Yes

• No

What is the industry standard for the ratio of Wool and Man Made Materials used in Wool Twist Carpets?

• 50/50

• 20% Wool 80% Man Made Materials

• 80% Wool 20% Man Made Materials

• 95% Wool 5% Man Made Materials

What best describes a Loop Carpet

• An unfinished Twist Carpet

• A continuous yarn forming loops

• Individual loops all stuck together

What are Chips?

• Finger sized pieces of potato - go well with fish

• Thin slices of potato sold in packets. Come in a variety of flavours

• Polypropylene pellets used in the manufacture of man made carpets

The wool from which sheep produces the brightest most colourful carpets?

• New Zealand

• British

• European

• Syrian

What is a Bull Nose?

• A carpet fault where a big lump appears in the middle of the floor

• The top step where a staircase meets the landing

• The Bottom step where the stairs meet the hall way. It has a curved edge to it.

• Where a staircase goes round a bend it is refered to as a bull nose

Shading is a manufacturing fault.

• True

• False

What is the maximum combined Tog of carpet and underlay in a room with underfloor heating?

• 0.5

• 2.5

• 5

• Unlimited

Which carpet will hold its shape better and is more hard wearing?

• Wool Blend Carpet?

• Polypropylene Carpet?

What is Pile Reversal?

• When a customer hoovers and there are shade lines in the carpet

• When a fitter fits the carpet upside down

• An unexplained phenomenon where the pile in one section changes direction permanently

• Where the carpet looks different at different times of the day