Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular choice of flooring, especially in areas of your home where comfort is essential, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet defines a type of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets come in a large array of colours and patterns to suit any type of interior decoration, as well as in many different kinds of fibre and piles. A number of the more common 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 using a range 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 diverse kinds of carpet are rated according to their performance and how well 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 increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as extending its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.