From: ron@shell.core.com (Ron Peterson)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Should I buy nylon or poly carpet?
Date: 30 Oct 2003 10:27:32 -0800

rkim007@hotmail.com (R.K.) wrote in message news:...
> Looking to place carpet in 3 bedrooms and the family room - ideally w/
> the same carpet.  Trying to decide between nylon or polyester.  From
> research, I'm finding the ONLY advantage poly has over nylon is its
> stain resistance.  Is this true?

I think that polypropolene would be the best because it uses recycled
materials.

Nylon carpets in a fire generate cyanide gas.

Wool makes a good carpet except for cost and difficulty in keeping
clean, so I wouldn't use it in the family room.

-- 
   Ron