Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular selection of flooring, especially in rooms of your house where comfort is essential, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet refers to a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a large range of colours and designs to match any type of interior decoration, as well as in numerous different types of fibre and piles. A few of the more popular types of fibre materials include the man-made fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are normally available in short or deep pile and can be produced using a variety of manufacturing methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may be found in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these different kinds of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how well they are suited to different amounts of traffic. They are generally graded to be either medium domestic, meaning bedrooms or studies, heavy domestic, specifying living and dining rooms, and very heavy domestic, suitable for utility rooms or hallways. It is always recommended to install carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this will enhance the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.