Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular choice of flooring, in particular in areas of the house where comfort is valuable, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet defines a variety of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a large range of colours and designs to accommodate any style of interior decoration, as well as in many different kinds of fibre and piles. Several of the more popular types of fibre materials include the man-made 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 produced by employing a range of manufacturing methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets can come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the different kinds of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how well they are suited to different amounts of traffic. They are typically graded 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 offering better sound and thermal insulation.