Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular preference of flooring, in particular in areas of the house 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 are available in a wide range of colours and designs to complement any type of interior decor, as well as in a wide variety of different kinds of fibre and piles. Some of the more widespread examples 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 utilising a range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets can come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these various kinds of carpet are graded according to their performance and how successfully they are suited to different levels 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 offering better sound and thermal insulation.