However because the nylon fiber itself is more costly to produce than the triexta fiber a given nylon carpet will likely be more expensive than a triexta carpet of equivalent quality.
Triexta carpet prices.
Generally speaking triexta is less expensive than nylon.
That s 3x more individual fibers than found in traditional nylon carpet.
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Triexta has actually been used in the clothing industry longer than it has been used in the carpet industry in the clothing industry triexta uses the tag line dry fit to reflect the non absorbent properties of the fiber.
Nylon vs polyester vs triexta smartstrand innovia carpet fiber comparison test results this was probably sponsored by mohawk but i appreciate that it gives.
Smartstrand carpet installation costs on average 6 75 per square foot for materials and installation however this doesn t include.
Part of what complicates the issue is the fact that nylon has a much longer history in carpeting than triexta having been introduced in the 1950s.
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Triexta is much newer and it s simply impossible to say a triexta based carpet can last 30 years or more since the fiber itself didn t exist that long ago.
Site preparation pattern changes padding tack strips and jogs in the room expect to pay an additional fee of 1 3 00 per square ft.
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The cost to install 1 200 square feet of mohawk smartstrand carpet will range between 2 748 and 5 376.
Once again that is not to say that all nylon carpets will be more expensive than triexta carpets.
In smartstrand silk each strand of carpet is packed with 700 silk like stain resistant fibers.
Now imagine all of the benefits of smartstrand forever clean combined with the added luxury of supreme softness.
The primary reason for triexta s high level of stain resistance is that the fiber is hydrophobic meaning that it does not absorb moisture.
How much does smartstrand carpet installation cost on average.
Mohawk smartstrand carpet prices range between 2 29 and 4 48 per square foot.
