Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular preference of flooring, particularly in areas of the home where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet refers to a kind of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a wide variety of colours and patterns to suit any type of interior decor, as well as in a wide variety 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 generally available in short or deep pile and can be manufactured by utilising 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 kinds of carpet are graded according to their performance and how successfully they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are normally 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 fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can enhance the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and delivering better sound and thermal insulation.