When you enter a home, hands down one of the first things your eyes notice is the flooring. Carpet is the largest surface area in the house, and since you’re in constant contact with it, floors are quickly scrutinized by your guests and potential home buyers.
Over time, carpet color fades, wears, and begins to look dingy. If your carpeting is faded, discolored, stained, or simply an undesirable color, you should refurbish it. What if your carpet is in good shape but looks horrible? Do not waste your money to replace an already quality pile. Often, carpet dyeing is one of the best ways to restore, as well as the most economical.
Even with regular vacuuming and cleaning, your carpet may look old before its time. If your carpet is made of nylon or wool, dyeing the carpet fibers can be an effective way to make it look new again, extend its life, or simply change it to fit a new home decor. Do not dye your carpet if it is made from any of the following:
- Acrylic,
- Polypropylene
- Polyester
There are many carpet dying companies that offer dyes and solutions that are non-toxic, and odor-free. This is a perfect solution for households with young children and pets.
Also, time is not an issue when it comes to carpet dying. Freshly dyed carpet may be walked on almost immediately. Though the carpet will be slightly damp, the color dyes are immediately colorfast. The carpet fibers will fully dry in a few hours. These benefits make carpet dying an easy process.
It is much cheaper to have your carpet dyed than to replace it. Carpet dyeing will typically save you more than 50%, when compared to the cost of new carpet replacement. About on average carpet dyeing saves approximately 65% compared to having new carpet replacement.
Different Dying Techniques
- Solution Dyed: Synthetic yarn that is extruded, and the filaments are injected with pigment. This is know for outstanding color fastness.
- Yarn Dyed: Yarn dyed is before the carpet is manufactured. Yarn dying includes multicolored space dying and solid color yarn, or skein dye.
Post Dying Carpet Methods
(Dyestuff: a substance that yields a dye or that can be used as a dye, especially when in solution.)
- Beck Dyeing: Carpet is dyed in a piece, using a large beck or vat of water and dyestuff.
- Continuous Dying: Involves the application of dyestuff as the carpet moves in open width under the dye applicator.
- Printing: Printing involves the application of colored dyestuff using inkjets, rollers, or screens onto the face of the carpet.
If you’re wanting to spruce up your carpets and maybe change the decor, try checking out carpet dying. It’s much more cheaper than completely replacing your carpets.
