Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular selection of flooring, in particular in areas of your house where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet designates a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be purchased in a wide range of colours and designs to complement any type of interior decoration, as well as in a number of different kinds of fibre and piles. A few of the more common types of fibre materials include the man-made fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are generally available in short or deep pile and can be produced by employing a variety of manufacturing 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 various kinds of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how successfully they are suited to different levels of traffic. They are usually 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 fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can improve the look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.