Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular selection of flooring, in particular in areas of the house where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet designates a kind of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a wide array of colours and designs to suit any style of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different types of fibre and piles. A few 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 using a range of manufacturing methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may appear in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these various kinds of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how effectively they are suited to different levels of traffic. They are usually rated 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 fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can enhance the look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.