Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular preference of flooring, in particular in rooms of your house where comfort is valuable, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet designates a variety of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be found in a huge variety of colours and styles to accommodate any type of interior decoration, as well as in a number of different types of fibre and piles. Several of the more popular examples of fibre materials include the synthetic 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 manufactured by utilising a range 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 types of carpet are scored according to their performance and how successfully they are suited to different levels of traffic. They are normally rated 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.