Carpets

Carpets are a very popular choice of flooring, particularly in rooms of the home where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet is the term for a kind 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 patterns to complement any style of interior decor, as well as in lots of different kinds of fibre and piles. A number of the more widespread examples of fibre materials include the artificial fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are commonly available in short or deep pile and can be made by employing 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 kinds of carpet are rated according to their performance and how effectively 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, suitable for 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 extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.