Carpets

Carpets are a hugely popular preference of flooring, in particular in rooms of the house where comfort is essential, like living rooms and bedrooms. Carpet defines a kind of flooring where a material is either woven or tufted to a backing cloth. Carpets come in a wide range of colours and patterns to match any type of interior decoration, as well as in a number of different kinds of fibre and piles. Some of the more common types of fibre materials include the artificial fibres polypropylene and nylon, and the natural fibres wool, sisal, or jute. These types of carpet are frequently available in short or deep pile and can be made 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 the different kinds of carpet are categorised according to their performance and how well they stand up to different amounts of traffic. They are usually 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 install carpet with a layer of underlay underneath, as this will enhance the appearance of the carpet, as well as extending its life and offering better sound and thermal insulation.