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CRI 105 - STANDARD For INSTALLATION of RESIDENTIAL CARPET Copyright © 2015 by The Carpet and Rug Institute, Inc.
Definition of Terms
Term
Definition
Tread
The horizontal part (walking surface) of a stair.
Trowel
Hand implement used for metering and spreading adhesive to the
floor or other substrate.
Trueness of
edge/Bow in
length
It is generally measured as maximum deviation from a straight line,
over a defined distance, between common pattern points along the
machine direction of the carpet.
Tufted carpet
Carpet manufactured by the process of inserting pile yarns into a
primary backing fabric through needles.
Unitary carpet
Carpet back-coated with a compound intended to increase physical
properties normally without the addition of a secondary backing.
Working time
(may be
referred to as
slip time)
The length of time available after covering the adhesive with carpet to
make adjustments or manipulate the carpet.
Woven carpet
Carpet produced on a loom. The lengthwise (warp) yarns and
widthwise (weft or filling) yarns are interlaced to form the fabric.
Carpet weaves, such as Wilton, Axminster and velvet, are complex,
often involving several sets of warp and fill yarns for the pile and
backing.