Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular selection of flooring, especially in areas of your house where comfort is valuable, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet is the term for a type of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be found in a wide variety of colours and styles to complement any type of interior decoration, as well as in numerous different types of fibre and piles. Some of the more common examples 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 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 these different kinds of carpet are categorised according to their performance and how effectively they are suited to different levels 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 offering better sound and thermal insulation.