Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular selection of flooring, particularly in areas of the home where comfort is essential, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet designates a kind of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a huge array of colours and designs to suit any design of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different kinds of fibre and piles. A number of the more prevalent types of fibre materials include the synthetic fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are generally available in short or deep pile and can be manufactured by employing a range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets are available in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the various types 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 can improve the look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.