Carpets

Carpets are a very popular preference of flooring, especially in areas of your home where comfort is essential, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet defines a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be found in a wide variety of colours and styles to accommodate any type of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different kinds of fibre and piles. A number of the more common 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 manufactured by employing a variety of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may appear in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the various types of carpet are graded according to their performance and how effectively they stand up to different levels of traffic. They are typically graded 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 can enhance the look and feel of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.