Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular selection of flooring, particularly in rooms of the home where comfort is essential, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet defines a type 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 accommodate any style of interior decor, as well as in many different types of fibre and piles. A number of the more prevalent examples of fibre materials include the artificial fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These kinds of carpet are commonly available in short or deep pile and can be manufactured 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 different types of carpet are rated according to their performance and how successfully they are suited 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, suitable for utility rooms or hallways. It is always recommended to fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can improve the appearance of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.