Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular choice of flooring, particularly in rooms of your house where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet defines a variety of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets can be found in a large variety of colours and patterns to accommodate any style of interior decoration, as well as in a number of different kinds of fibre and piles. Several of the more popular types of fibre materials include the synthetic 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 are available in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of these various kinds of carpet are rated 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 will increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.