Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular preference of flooring, in particular in rooms of your home where comfort is important, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet is the term for a type of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be found in a huge range of colours and styles to match any style of interior decor, as well as in a number of different kinds of fibre and piles. Several of the more prevalent types of fibre materials include the man-made fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are typically available in short or deep pile and can be manufactured using 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 the different kinds of carpet are rated according to their performance and how well they stand up to different amounts 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 install carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this will enhance the appearance of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.