Mohawk Smartstrand

[reactor]

Have any of you purchased the Smartstrand carpeting by Mowhawk? I will be installing carpet throughout the house soon. Mowhawk's ads with them installing their carpet, in the Dallas zoo, with elephant, rhinoceros and giraffes living and crapping on it in their enclosures for weeks is pretty impressive. It cleaned almost like new and was not matted down, even by the rhinoceros.

Real life and ads don't always equate, so I was hoping some of you might own this carpet and share your experiences.

Thanks. Barry

 

[parunner58]

Yes we have it in our main living area. It is been great, we had 4 adults, 2 older cats and it has held up. It is about 7 years old now, installed about 2016. Our house was a foreclosure and the bank had painted and put brand new carpet in it in 2010. It was builders beige and showed the footprints when you walked on. My wife could not stand that. we were use to hardwood and area rugs. Our neighbor who is a contractor, recommended not putting hardwood in due to termites and moisture in Florida, My wife wanted carpet but different color and style. we went with a local family owned business and they did the Mohawk in multi brown/beige cut pile. They also did the luxury vinyl floor in our one bathroom and kitchen.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Mamie Eisenhower hated traffic prints on carpet and in a PBS special about someone who had worked most of her life at the White House there was a scene with two people stationed outside Mrs. Eisenhower's bedroom doors with Bissel sweepers to make sure there were no foot prints on the carpet when her doors were opened.

 

[circlew]

I don't like cut pile carpet either because of it showing every footprint. Loop type carpets avoid this issue, and hold up well. My mom bought new Lee's carpet (nylon) for the living and dining rooms in 1968 to replace Mohawk wool carpets from 1949. The product chosen was a commercial multi-level loop in olive green, and that carpet was used until I took it up sometime around 2005. It had faded some, but showed relatively little wear to have been down over 35 years.