Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular choice of flooring, especially in rooms of your home where comfort is crucial, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet identifies a variety of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a huge range of colours and patterns to complement any type of interior decor, as well as in many different types of fibre and piles. Some of the more popular examples of fibre materials include the synthetic fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types 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 are available in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the various kinds of carpet are graded according to their performance and how effectively they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are usually 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 increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.