Carpets

Carpets are a very popular selection of flooring, in particular 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 designs to match any style of interior decoration, as well as in numerous different types of fibre and piles. A number of the more prevalent examples of fibre materials include the man-made fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are usually available in short or deep pile and can be produced by using a variety of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the different types of carpet are graded according to their performance and how well they stand up to different levels of traffic. They are usually specified 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 install carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.