Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular preference of flooring, particularly in areas of the home where comfort is important, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet is the term for a kind of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets come in a large array of colours and designs to complement any type of interior decor, as well as in a number of different types of fibre and piles. A few of the more popular 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 generally available in short or deep pile and can be produced using a variety of production 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 these various kinds of carpet are categorised according to their performance and how well they are suited to different amounts of traffic. They are typically 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 install carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can increase the look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.