Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular preference of flooring, in particular in areas of your house where comfort is important, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet identifies a variety of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a huge range of colours and styles to suit any type of interior decoration, as well as in a number of different types of fibre and piles. A few of the more prevalent examples of fibre materials include the artificial fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These kinds of carpet are usually available in short or deep pile and can be made by utilising a variety of manufacturing methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets can come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the various types of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how effectively they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are typically 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 fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this will improve the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.