Footprint Tracking
Footprint Tracking vs Shading vs Crushing (Carpet)
Floor Detective® Defect Guide
What You Need to Know
Several common carpet appearance conditions may present with similar visual symptoms but differ significantly in cause, behavior, and claim interpretation
Footprint tracking, shading, and crushing are frequently confused during…
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Unraveling / Runs (Carpet) Floor Detective® Defect Guide What You Need to Know • Unraveling is a condition in which...
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Roll-Core Crush / Pile Reversal (Carpet) Floor Detective® Defect Guide What You Need to Know • Roll-core crush, sometimes referred...
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Traffic Lane Gray (Carpet) Floor Detective® Defect Guide What You Need to Know • Traffic lane gray is an appearance-related...
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Top Cuts (Carpet) Floor Detective® Claims and Conditions Guide What You Need to Know • Top cuts are linear damage...
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