New
Carpet Buyers Guide
Nov
Are your carpets shabby, seventies’ shag or just plain sad? Are you buying carpet but you don’t know where to start? Don’t worry – our carpet buying guide will help you select the best carpet to transform your floor coverings from frightful to fabulous!
EASY STEPS TO HELP YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT CARPET FOR YOUR HOME
Buying carpet for your home is a BIG decision. It’s not just about the carpet colour which works best with your interior style, there are several important factors to take into account when choosing the right type of carpet for your home.
Our carpet buying guide covers everything you need to know in order to pick the perfect carpet to bless you with many years of stylish, comfortable and functional flooring.
- Benefits of buying new carpet for your home
- Different carpet fibres available
- Different carpet types available
- Range of carpet colours – the fun stuff!
- Functionality and performance
- Clean and maintaining your carpet
- Carpet Cost – Your Budget
- Environmentally Friendly
- Installation
1. The benefits of choosing carpet for your home
Carpet is a versatile floor covering which gives more comfort than tiles, polished concrete, timber floorboards or floating floors.
- Carpet has the added bonus of improving your home’s insulation, creating warmth and softness underfoot.
- A good quality carpet adds value and a luxurious feel to your home’s interior, and is perfect for family homes with young children who play on the floor in bedrooms and living areas.
- Modern carpet types are easy to clean and maintain, treated with stain-resistant, soil-resistant and fade-resistant properties while retaining softness and style.
- Carpet styles in traditional or contemporary designs and colours complement any home’s interior theme.
- Performance carpets provide excellent durability and resilience, able to withstand the demands of high-traffic areas in active family homes.
Natural fibres such as cotton, jute or sisal are often used for rugs, with wool being the predominant natural fibre used in carpets.
Pure wool carpets are traditionally regarded as the best quality carpets and quite luxurious, but today’s innovative synthetic carpet fibres are strong competitors in every category including performance and style.
Wool carpets offer the benefits of being a natural product providing excellent insulation and warmth along with fantastic soil and stain resistance. Beautiful wool carpets stand the test of time in luxury homes and busy family homes, and are a great choice in cooler climates.
Synthetic carpets perform exceptionally well in any home environment. They are often preferred by allergy sufferers and in humid climates where their resistance to mildew is beneficial. They are manufactured in a range of fibre types, the most popular being solution dyed nylon carpet (SDN) – a colourfast carpet fibre with superior fade and stain resistance.
