I guess I have to chime in here, since I work for Shaw you need to take everything I say with my "homer" instinct.
FYI, the developer uses exclusively Mohawk carpet (I had a good time with Shaw's vice president of builder marketing with that one when I came back here from purchasing my home in TV - which will have all the Mohawk carpet replaced with Shaw engineered hardwood next week). The basic carpet in new TV homes is Mohawk polyester.
First of all, nylon carpet is the most recyclable of the three major players (nylon, polyester and polypropylene). So if you are into the eco movement nylon is the way to go. Shaw and Mohawk each make all three. Nylon is also the most durable and most expensive.
On the nylon side there are two choices nylon 6 and nylon 6,6. Both are recyclable, but only nylon 6 can actually be transformed back into caprolactam, the building block of nylon 6, and made back into carpet again. Nylon 6.6 can be recycled into other products, but not back into carpet.
Almost all Mohawk nylon carpet is nylon 6,6. Most Shaw nylon carpet is nylon 6. We do make some 6,6 for the "big box" (Lowes, Home Depot).
The flooring dealer I used was Floors of the Villages, also known as Roberto's Flooring. Since I am a Shaw employee I bought my hardwood directly from the company and they are doing the installation.
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