Carpets

Carpets are a very popular preference of flooring, especially in areas of your house where comfort is essential, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet designates a type 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 styles to suit any style of interior decoration, as well as in numerous different kinds of fibre and piles. A number of the more widespread examples of fibre materials include the synthetic 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 produced using a range 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 the various kinds of carpet are graded according to their performance and how effectively 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, suited to utility rooms or hallways. It is always recommended to fit 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.