Depending on measurements the words low pile medium pile and high pile can be used to describe carpets in your home.
Difference between high and low pile carpet.
For easy cleaning a level loop carpet utilizing short and densely packed loops is easy to clean as they prevent dirt from filtering into carpet.
Low pile carpeting has a relatively flat feel and appearance.
The reason behind this is that carpets essentially act as giant air filters within homes and low pile carpets trap much fewer allergens than high pile ones which means you won t need to spend nearly as much time running air filters or vacuuming to get said allergens out of your home.
1 4 inch to 1 2 inch.
A majority of carpets used in hotels offices and homes are of this type.
1 2 inch to 3 4 inch.
Generally used in 70s shag carpets were high pile carpets.
Low pile carpet has tighter loops made of shorter fabric.
Shag carpet for example is a well known high pile option.
If a carpet is called high pile it means the fibers are taller and looser.
Pile carpeting is a blanket term that conveys to someone else that a particular rug or carpet has a measurable height.
The difference between multi level loop pile and level loop pile is that with level loop pile all of the loops of yarn are at the same height and with the multi level loop the.
Low pile carpeting on the other hand has shorter carpet fibers and tighter loops.