Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular selection of flooring, especially in areas of the home where comfort is essential, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet designates a type of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a wide array of colours and designs to match any style of interior decor, as well as in a number of different types of fibre and piles. A number of the more popular types of fibre materials include the artificial fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are typically available in short or deep pile and can be produced using a range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these different types of carpet are rated according to their performance and how well they are suited to different amounts of traffic. They are usually specified 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 look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.