Carpet on the decline?

Carpet does seem to be on the decline. 

Plus an indexed pension

you have to be either a native or an alein

You want to know if carpet sales are increasing or decreasing? Watch the price of oil. $50 oil or less and lots of carpet gets sold. Above $100 and not so much. By the time it hits $200(in 2014 according to a Military report I have read) there will hardly be any sold except possibly the high end wools and some commercial carpets. Make sure you are more than a 1 trick pony by the time that happens.

I've been mulling over the same thing, duckcountry. Such-and-such Home Textiles and Flooring Services may be a good way to go. The last iicrc course I took, Doug Heifferman was insisting that our industry is moving toward an "Indoor Environmental Specialist" concept. Although he's prone to overstatement, he's often right.

Hardwood fad will slow down and  carpets for main floors will come back....I am seeing this already in some new homes.

Benefits of carpets; filter sound, dander and dirt, and are warm and cozy on the feet.

I have customers who have hard wood floors and they are all scratched up,,,,Hardwoods are just to finicky....Carpets making a come back.


I also promote to my customers that carpets are healthier for asthma sufferers then hardwoods, it really grabs their attention. EPA and other agencies have done studies to prove this, know your material and just watch the interest in their eyes grow.

It depends on allot of factors. Area, Price, Quality, Marketing etc.  I believe the best way to go is to offer other services in the customers home that benefit them.