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Just A Little Information I IVIflka W ? ? W WW About Carpet Basil' Construction Of (arpot Most carpet is made by one of the follow ing four methods. Tufted Carpet is made on a machine that stitches loops of yarn through the backing. It is then coated with a latex coating that locks the loops in place. A secondary backing, usually "action back", is applied for strength. Mos^ carpet manu factured today is made by this method. Woven Carpet is like weaving a fabric on a loom. Needle-punched Carpet is carpet fibers punched through a fabric back by thou sands of needles. This process is used the production on most indoor-outdonr car. pets. Hand-knotted Carpet is an age'-old ? method used for centuries, before Tnodem day equipment was invented. It is now a very expensive procedure. _ Basic Padding Requirements For Carpeting Don't cut corners by "skimping" on the padding. The padding is just as important as the carpet if not more so. Different car pets can require different pads depending on the construction of the carpet and the type of area it is used in. f ? I *"? better and make your carpet last longer than a thick soft pad. We have a selection of pads to fit every instruction. Basic Care And Maintenance Of Carpet 1) Prompt clean-up of spills 2) Frequent thorough vacuuming , particu larly traffic areas. 3) Periodic professional cleaning approxi mately every 18 months. /Iff . K - By Fredrick N. Michael "We Dreamed Of Owning A Home. But We Never Dreamed We'd Rnd AWay." If you are like most Americans, vou have dreamed of easier for you to qualify than with traditional mortgages. owning your own 'home. Vou want to furnish your family And we provide a free home buyer education class to help with a stable, comfortable place to live. But you re afraid you determine how much of a home you can afford. that the up-front c osts and monthlv payments of a mortgage might prevent you from buying a home. That's why we have created affordable mortgages that If you have thought you would never be able to afford a home. or if you're simply confused by the steps that are involved, call us at 1-800-344-0632, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to enable you to overcome the biggest obstacles to buying a 8:00 p.m. (EST). We want to hear from you. And we want home. We're the people of NationsBank. And we make it to tell you how our help can make the difference between easier for you to get into a home by providing assistance dreaming of owning a home and living the dream. with down payments and closing costs, as well as reduced loan fees. We offer more flexible credit guidelines, so it's The POWBT Tb Make A Difference." C1993 NationsBank Corporation. Mortgages offered through NationsBank Mortgage Corporation Equal Housing Lender fit
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