Carpets

Carpets are a very popular preference of flooring, especially in areas of your house where comfort is important, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet identifies a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a wide range of colours and patterns to suit any design of interior decoration, as well as in lots of different types of fibre and piles. Some of the more prevalent 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 by using a range 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 diverse kinds of carpet are scored according to their performance and how well they stand up to different levels 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 look and feel of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and delivering better sound and thermal insulation.