Carpets

Carpets are a very popular choice of flooring, in particular in rooms of your home where comfort is crucial, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet designates a variety of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a huge array of colours and designs to accommodate any style of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different kinds of fibre and piles. A few of the more popular types of fibre materials include the synthetic fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are commonly available in short or deep pile and can be made by utilising a range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets can come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these various types of carpet are rated 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 improve the look and feel of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.