The face weight of the carpet has no value as a criterion when comparing carpets of different styles but it is of some value when comparing two carpets in the same construction category.
Carpet oz weight.
The misleading carpet has a 40 oz face weight and the durable carpet has a 35oz face weight.
Judging carpet quality.
The last consideration is face weight weight of the carpet pile per square yard.
Fiber face weight is not the same as total carpet weight which includes the weight of the carpet backing and the fiber face weight.
And i think you can see where i m going with this.
The misleading carpet is the more durable carpet right.
Berber for example is most likely going to outperform a 28 oz.
The best level weighs in at 63 oz.
Don t use one factor alone as an indicator of a carpet s overall quality.
For example a carpet with a 50 ounce face weight and a pile height of 1 2 an inch would have a density of 3 600 ounces per cubic yard 50 x 36 0 5 3 600.
Most carpets have a face weight somewhere between 20 ounces and 100 ounces but the average face weight for a residential carpet is about 35 to 60 ounces.