Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular selection of flooring, particularly in rooms of your home where comfort is valuable, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet defines a type of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a wide range of colours and designs to accommodate any type of interior decor, as well as in a number of different kinds of fibre and piles. Some of the more popular types of fibre materials include the man-made 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 produced using a variety of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets can come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these diverse types of carpet are rated according to their performance and how effectively they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are normally rated 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 enhance the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and delivering better sound and thermal insulation.