Berber Carpet: The Pros and Cons Part 1

Many people have a love affair with Berber carpet. This is not without good reason. Berber carpet has several distinct advantages over many other types of carpet and this makes it an attractive option for many home-owners. For one, Berber carpet is often perceived to be more durable than many other popular types of carpet. This is true to a certain extent but is not as true as most people might lead you to believe. The quality and durability of a piece of carpet is largely a product of the thickness and ounce weight of that particular carpet. This means that a light(ounce weight) Berber is not going to be more durable than a heavy(ounce weight) plush carpet. However, comparing apples to apples, when the ounce weight and other quality measurements are similar, Berber carpets tend to last on average slightly longer than many other types of carpet. So we see that durability can be one of the pros for Berber carpet. Let's look at some of the cons. One major con for Berber carpet is that it tends to be more pricey on average than other carpet options. It is also more expensive to install than virtually any other type of carpet. Again this is an apples to apples comparison for standard carpet weights. Now this just scratches the surface of Berber carpet; in the coming posts we will go into much more detail on Berber carpet and cover many more pros and cons.