Comments on: What Does The ‘gauge’ Mean When Buying Carpet?

By: Br Cv

Br Cv — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:56:09 +0000

In knitting, gauge is the number of rows and/or stitches per length/width of a knitted fabric, e.g., “5 stitches/inch and 7 rows/inch in stockinette stitch”. Alternatively, the gauge may be given in metric units, e.g., “22 stitches and 30 rows in 10 cm of stockinette stitch”.

By: raul_duk

raul_duk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:53:37 +0000

I know what the gauge means when eating carpet.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:08:36 +0000

it is the decity of the carpet eg= In tufted carpet, gauge, or the reciprocal of the number of tuft rows per inch of width, is a major density factor. For example, a 1/8-gauge carpet has eight tuft rows per inch of width and a 5/32-gauge carpet has 6.4 rows per
you get it now =)

By: keefbeef

keefbeef — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:54:37 +0000

I think its the thickness of the carpet, but unsure exactly in what measures they mean.

By: resigned

resigned — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:47:25 +0000

It’s the number of tufts per square inch.

By: jason c

jason c — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:51:21 +0000

Gauge is the term used to describe the thickness of the pile in a carpet.

By: Just Bein' Me

Just Bein' Me — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:17:33 +0000

It means how thick the pile(carpeting) is. If is is indoor/outdoor carpeting then it is often flat. But the higher the guage the thicker the top part where you walk on it is. The thicker kind is more expensive and harder to vacuum. The dirt falls into the pyle and you can’t vacuum it up as easily.

By: mary h

mary h — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:02:54 +0000

i believe it means the depth of the carpet?

By: S Csparky

S Csparky — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:16:31 +0000

its the Hessian on the back of the carpet.!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:08:30 +0000

That is how thick it is. 1/8 would be thicker than 1/10. Do you want thin carpet that will wear through, or thicker that will take more abuse?