Carpets

Carpets are a very popular preference of flooring, especially in rooms of the house where comfort is valuable, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet is the term for a kind of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a large variety of colours and patterns to match any style of interior decor, as well as in numerous different kinds of fibre and piles. Some 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 range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may come in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these diverse types of carpet are graded according to their performance and how effectively they stand up to different levels 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 can increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.