Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular choice of flooring, in particular in areas of the house where comfort is valuable, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet identifies a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a huge array of colours and designs to accommodate any style of interior decoration, as well as in a wide variety of different types of fibre and piles. A few of the more common types 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 using a range of manufacturing methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may appear in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these various types of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how well they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are normally 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 install 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 delivering better sound and thermal insulation.