Carpets

Carpets are an extremely popular preference of flooring, particularly in rooms of the home where comfort is crucial, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet designates a variety of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets come in a wide array of colours and designs to accommodate any type of interior decoration, as well as in lots of different kinds of fibre and piles. A number of the more widespread types of fibre materials include the artificial fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are usually available in short or deep pile and can be manufactured by employing 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 rated according to their performance and how effectively they stand up to different levels of traffic. They are normally graded 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 look and feel of the carpet, as well as extending its life and providing better sound and thermal insulation.