Carpets

Carpets are a very popular choice of flooring, in particular in areas of your home where comfort is valuable, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet is the term for a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a wide array of colours and styles to complement any type of interior decor, as well as in lots of different types of fibre and piles. A number of the more widespread types of fibre materials include the synthetic fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are frequently 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 are available 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 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 fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this will increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as extending its life and delivering better sound and thermal insulation.