Carpets

Carpets are a very popular selection of flooring, in particular in areas of your home where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet defines a variety of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a huge variety of colours and designs to suit any design of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different types of fibre and piles. A number of the more common types of fibre materials include the man-made fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These kinds of carpet are commonly available in short or deep pile and can be made by employing a variety of manufacturing 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 diverse kinds of carpet are categorised according to their performance and how effectively they are suited to different levels of traffic. They are usually rated 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 will improve the look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.