Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular selection of flooring, particularly in rooms of the house where comfort is valuable, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet refers to a kind of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a huge variety of colours and styles to accommodate any design of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different kinds of fibre and piles. Several of the more prevalent examples of fibre materials include the artificial fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are usually available in short or deep pile and can be made by utilising a variety of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets are available in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the different kinds of carpet are scored according to their performance and how well they stand up to different levels of traffic. They are usually graded to be either medium domestic, meaning bedrooms or studies, heavy domestic, specifying living and dining rooms, and very heavy domestic, suited to utility rooms or hallways. It is always recommended to install carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this will increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.