Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular choice of flooring, especially in rooms of your home where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet refers to a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a large variety of colours and patterns to complement any style of interior decor, as well as in a wide variety of different types of fibre and piles. Several of the more popular examples of fibre materials include the man-made 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 utilising a range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may be found in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these different types of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how well they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are generally 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 improve the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.