Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular preference of flooring, in particular in areas of your home where comfort is valuable, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet identifies a type of flooring in which a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets are available in a huge range of colours and designs to match any design of interior decoration, as well as in many different kinds of fibre and piles. Some of the more popular types of fibre materials include the synthetic fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These kinds of carpet are typically available in short or deep pile and can be produced using a range 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 the various kinds of carpet are ranked according to their performance and how well they stand up to different levels of traffic. They are normally specified 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 fit carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can increase the look and feel of the carpet, as well as increasing its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.