Carpets

Carpets are a very popular preference of flooring, in particular in rooms of your home where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet refers to a type of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets come in a large variety of colours and designs to match any type of interior decoration, as well as in many different kinds of fibre and piles. Some of the more popular examples of fibre materials include the artificial 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 made by using a range of manufacturing 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 different kinds of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how successfully they stand up to different levels 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, suited to utility rooms or hallways. It is always recommended to fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can increase the look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.