Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular choice of flooring, especially in areas of your house where comfort is crucial, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet designates a type of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a large array of colours and styles to suit any type of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different kinds of fibre and piles. A few of the more widespread examples of fibre materials include the man-made fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These kinds of carpet are normally available in short or deep pile and can be produced by employing a range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may appear in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the different types of carpet are graded according to their performance and how effectively they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are generally 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 fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this will enhance the look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.