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Carey Mitchell

U.S.

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Expertise

Any question regarding carpet, including specifications, maintenance, installation, regulation.

Experience in the area

43 years experience in carpet manufacture, technical and research. Served 33 years as Director of Technical Services for the world's largest carpet manufacturer.

Organizations

The Carpet and Rug Institute, Technical Chair - 12 years, American Society for Testing and Materials (40 years), American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (41 years), Society of Cleaning and Restoration (Board of Directors), US National Textile Research Consortium, Cleaning Industry Research Institute (Board of Directors and founder), The Fiber Society, Alzheimer's Association of NW GA (Board of Directors), Trout Unlimited, Federation of Fly Fishermen

Publications

Textile Chemist and Colorist Journal; Journal of the American Industrial Hygiene Association; International Journal of Flooring Sciences Cleaning Digest; Cleanfax Magazine; Floor Covering Weekly; Floor Covering News; Proceedings of the Technical Conference of the Polyurethane Association; Proceedings of the Symposium on the Science of Cleaning;

Education/Credentials

BS in Chemistry and Business Administration

Awards and Honors

Carpet and Rug Institute, Smrekar Award, 1998; Carpet Industry Leadership Award, 1994; Cleanfax Magazine Person of the Year, 1996; Cleaning Digest, person of the year, 1997; Institute of Inspections,Cleaning and Restoration Certifications award,1997; ISCT Lipscomb Award, 2004

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

We must learn something new every day........

Average Ratings

Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
lee777	02/13/12	8	10	10
Ron	02/07/12	10	10	10
Donna	01/30/12	10	10	10	Thanks.
Richelle	12/27/11	10	10	10

Recent Answers from Carey Mitchell

2012-04-18 carpeting seam criteria:

Spoke with a friend at Mohawk, parent company of Karastan. Your carpet is made of a Smartstrand fiber, and the stitching is done in a complex zig-zag. If you can send me your email address and phone

2012-04-11 carpeting seam criteria:

I am finally able to access this site ! James, you don't say what the carpet construction is; cut pile, loop pile, berber, etc., as this can have some impact on seam visibility. Just how does the seam

2012-02-09 shaw capets:

The comment about not buying Shaw products was the personal opinion of the expert and had no business being posted - experts should be objective and put their personal feelings aside. The performance

2012-01-25 outside carpet:

Just ran across this question, and so will answer it. Carpet over carpet is a very bad idea, indoors or outdoors - the result is rarely satisfactory - you end up with a problem with more money invested

2012-01-23 Mohawk Everstrand and Smartstrand:

Sorry for the delay, was travelling all last week and email was sporadic, except for the new iphone, and I don't type very well on it yet - probably never will. Everstrand is a polyester, while Smartstrand

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