Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular selection of flooring, particularly in rooms of the home where comfort is essential, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet designates a variety of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be found in a huge array of colours and styles to complement any style of interior decor, as well as in a number of different kinds of fibre and piles. Several of the more prevalent types of fibre materials include the man-made fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These kinds of carpet are normally available in short or deep pile and can be made by using a variety of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may appear in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these different types of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how well they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are typically 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 install carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this will increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and delivering better sound and thermal insulation.