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Wall-to-Wall Carpet or an Area Rug

Wall-to-wall carpet is installed out to the edges of the room. An area rug is a sized piece you lay on top of another floor, and it does not have to reach the walls. FloorBox sells the fitted carpet as broadloom, in Broadloom Carpets, and also sells carpet tiles and sized rugs made for indoor and outdoor use. For a finished edge, shop Rug & Carpet Binding. The brand pages are Beaulieu, Standard Carpets, and Richmond Carpet Tile.

How do I choose wall-to-wall carpet or an area rug?

Choose wall-to-wall carpet when you want the soft surface to cover the room to the walls. FloorBox lists that roll carpet in Broadloom Carpets. Choose an area rug when you want a sized piece on top of the floor you already have. The sized rugs confirmed in the FloorBox catalog include indoor-and-outdoor pieces in Outdoor Carpet.

What does wall-to-wall carpet mean when I shop FloorBox?

It is carpet installed across the room, out to the perimeter. The FloorBox guide How to Install Carpet describes that installation, including tack strips around the room and a pad underneath. Shop the carpet in Broadloom Carpets and the pad in Carpet Underlayment.

When is an area rug the better fit?

When you want to cover part of the room, move the piece later, or put a soft surface on top of another floor. A confirmed FloorBox example is the Beaulieu Outdoor Rug Patio Brown 10′ x 12′. The product page says it is for indoor and outdoor use, lists a width of 10 ft, and lists Coverage (sqft) 120.00. More sized rugs are in Outdoor Carpet.

Are carpet tiles the same as wall-to-wall carpet or an area rug?

No. Carpet tiles are modular squares you install over the floor area you choose. They are not one finished rug and they are not one broadloom roll. Shop them in Carpet Tiles. The whole carpet range is in Carpet.

What should I measure before I pick a carpet or a rug?

For wall-to-wall carpet, measure the room’s length and width in feet and multiply, which is the method in How to Install Carpet. For a sized rug, compare the piece’s listed size and Coverage (sqft) with the part of the room you want to cover. The 10 ft by 12 ft Patio rug above is the example that was checked.

Do I need a pad under wall-to-wall carpet?

The FloorBox install guide says carpet underlay reduces sound, insulates, extends carpet life, and makes the floor more comfortable, and that a new pad goes in with a new carpet. Shop Carpet Underlayment. That page is for the pad. It is not an area rug.