CARPET PERFORMANCE RATINGS ARE USED BY MANUFACTURERS TO INDICATE QUALITY * RATING SCALE OF 1 TO 5 REPRSENTS THE CARPET'S ABILITY TO WITHSTAND EXTENDED WEAR *THE HIGHER THE RATING, 4-5 INDICATES THE CARPET WILL MAINTAIN ITS APPEARANCE FOR A LONGER TIME *HIGHER RATED CARPETS ARE DESIGNED FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC RATINGS BELOW 2.5 OF CARPET ARE DESIGNED FOR LIGHT TRAFFIC SUCH AS BEDROOMS