Flooring Interviews

Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter and the Actual Face Weight of Carpet

Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter and the Actual Face Weight of Carpet

May 26, 2005—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter, President, LGM Technical Carpet Services discusses the meaning of the face weights as published in carpet company specification. Lew answers the burning question in the industry: Is the actual weight of carpet as published in the specs the tufted weight or the finished weight, which can vary by as much as 7 percent.