Carpets

Carpets are a very popular selection of flooring, especially in areas of the home where comfort is crucial, like living spaces and bedrooms. Carpet designates a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a huge array of colours and designs to accommodate any type of interior decoration, as well as in many different kinds of fibre and piles. A number of the more prevalent types of fibre materials include the man-made 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 made by employing a variety of manufacturing 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 different types of carpet are graded according to their performance and how successfully they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are usually specified 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 look and feel of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.