The condition can resemble staining or water marks even when the carpet is clean. Foot traffic, vacuuming, furniture, and carpet construction can change pile direction. Some forms of shading are normal characteristics of soft textile flooring. Permanent pooling or watermarking may develop unpredictably in some cut-pile carpets. Color variation should be viewed from multiple directions before a defect is assumed.
Key considerations
- carpet pile reversal shading
- carpet looks darker in spots
- carpet watermarking
- carpet shading
- pile reversal
- carpet color appearance