Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular selection of flooring, especially in rooms of your house where comfort is essential, like living spaces 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 huge variety of colours and styles to complement any type of interior decor, as well as in many different types of fibre and piles. Several of the more popular examples of fibre materials include the synthetic 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 range of production methods, such as twist, Saxony, loop pile, Berber, cut and loop, or velvet. Carpets may appear in patterned, plain or striped designs. All of the different kinds of carpet are categorised according to their performance and how successfully they stand up to different amounts 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, suitable for utility rooms or hallways. It is always recommended to install carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this can increase the appearance of the carpet, as well as extending its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.