Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular preference of flooring, particularly in areas of the home where comfort is important, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet refers to a kind of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets come in a large range of colours and designs to accommodate any design of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different types of fibre and piles. A number of the more prevalent types of fibre materials include the synthetic fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These kinds of carpet are typically available in short or deep pile and can be made by using a range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these different kinds of carpet are categorised according to their performance and how well they are suited to different levels of traffic. They are generally specified 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 can increase the look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and delivering better sound and thermal insulation.