Vernal Express | 1977-10-13 | Page 13 | Corner Consumer

CONSUMER O 0 R N E R New Now Guide To Carpets Choosing the right carpet can be confusing confuting There are many questions concerning texture design fabric price and just a u as important is the matter of performance In other words what kind of job will the carpet do once its it's Installed la Is it the Lite right quality quality qualIty ity for the right room O Ot t One of the country's largest carpet manufacturers Sanford Bigelow-Sanford has produced produced pro pro- produced a small booklet that provides valuable tips in selecting selecting ting carpet according to the amount of use it will receive Consumers should evaluate three critical factors when considering carpet perform perform- performance ance 1 How much traffic generally does the home receive re- re receive re reo 2 How often will the carpet be cleaned 3 Which are the heaviest traffic areas are Once those questions have been answered you have a guide to selecting the proper grade of carpet As a further help Bigelow labels its carpet carpet- according to performance light moderate general and heavy The booklet provides guidelines on how color and pattern relate to carpet performance performance per per- performance and recommends the use of oC chemical soil retardants retardants retardants re- re such as For a free Cree copy visit a Bigelow carpet dealer or write Sanford Bigelow Inc Dept of oC Consumer Information information tion PO P.O. Box Greenville Green Greenville ville yule SC