Carpets

Carpets are a very popular preference of flooring, in particular in rooms of your home where comfort is important, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet is the term for a kind of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a large array of colours and patterns to match any design of interior decor, as well as in many different types of fibre and piles. Several 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 types of carpet are generally available in short or deep pile and can be made by using a variety of manufacturing methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets are available in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these various kinds of carpet are categorised according to their performance and how successfully they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are usually 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 improve the appearance of the carpet, as well as extending its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.