Why Wool?
For style and beauty: The natural beauty of wool carpet, including its ability to yield clearer colors than do synthetics, comes from its complex fiber structure, totally unlike synthetic/plastic carpet fibers.
For safety: Wool is the only carpet fiber that is naturally flame resistant. Wool meets flammability and low smoke emission standards that prove difficult for synthetic carpets to match.
For appearance retention: The basic character of wool, admired for centuries, has not changed. Synthetic, or plastic carpets such as olefin, nylon, polyester, etc., need frequent cleaning. It's a fact that soil from industrial emissions and petroleum sources, particularly those in the air, are attracted to the petro-chemical based synthetic fiber carpets. This can cause "greying" or dullness in traffic areas, requiring frequent cleaning. The synthetic carpets that require stain "protectors" seem the most vulnerable to this rapid soiling. Stain resistant finishes are not recommended on wool carpet. The appearance retention qualities of wool have long been known to makers of fine oriental rugs.
Why choose wool?.........Nature did.
For style and beauty: The natural beauty of wool carpet, including its ability to yield clearer colors than do synthetics, comes from its complex fiber structure, totally unlike synthetic/plastic carpet fibers.
For safety: Wool is the only carpet fiber that is naturally flame resistant. Wool meets flammability and low smoke emission standards that prove difficult for synthetic carpets to match.
For appearance retention: The basic character of wool, admired for centuries, has not changed. Synthetic, or plastic carpets such as olefin, nylon, polyester, etc., need frequent cleaning. It's a fact that soil from industrial emissions and petroleum sources, particularly those in the air, are attracted to the petro-chemical based synthetic fiber carpets. This can cause "greying" or dullness in traffic areas, requiring frequent cleaning. The synthetic carpets that require stain "protectors" seem the most vulnerable to this rapid soiling. Stain resistant finishes are not recommended on wool carpet. The appearance retention qualities of wool have long been known to makers of fine oriental rugs.
Why choose wool?.........Nature did.
Why Rubber?
Natural: The Bridgestone Airstep underlay we use is manufactured with pure natural rubber from rubber trees, a sustainable resource.
Anti-Microbial:
Airstep underlay, without the addition of chemical additives, shows a natural resistance to fungal growth and therefore doesn't need to be treated with chemicals. Airstep rubber underlay has been shown to not only resist the grothw of bacteria, mould and mildew, but to positively affect connecting surfaces, thus reducing the growth of allergens.
Reduced noise transmission:
Airstep underlays have a unique waffle design which absorbs sound, reducing normal noise transmission between floors by up to 80%.
Ventilation:
Airstep underlay's unique design allows air to circulate, helping to eliminate any dampness or moisture that may have accumulated.
Clean:
Airstep underlay is dust free, lint free and fibre free, the elements so troublesome to the allergy prone.
Natural: The Bridgestone Airstep underlay we use is manufactured with pure natural rubber from rubber trees, a sustainable resource.
Anti-Microbial:
Airstep underlay, without the addition of chemical additives, shows a natural resistance to fungal growth and therefore doesn't need to be treated with chemicals. Airstep rubber underlay has been shown to not only resist the grothw of bacteria, mould and mildew, but to positively affect connecting surfaces, thus reducing the growth of allergens.
Reduced noise transmission:
Airstep underlays have a unique waffle design which absorbs sound, reducing normal noise transmission between floors by up to 80%.
Ventilation:
Airstep underlay's unique design allows air to circulate, helping to eliminate any dampness or moisture that may have accumulated.
Clean:
Airstep underlay is dust free, lint free and fibre free, the elements so troublesome to the allergy prone.
