Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular selection of flooring, particularly in areas of your house where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet defines a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a large range of colours and designs to suit any design of interior decor, as well as in a wide variety of different types of fibre and piles. Some of the more prevalent examples of fibre materials include the artificial 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 produced by utilising a variety of manufacturing methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may be found in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these diverse kinds of carpet are rated according to their performance and how well they are suited to different levels of traffic. They are generally 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 can enhance the look and feel of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.