Sunday, February 10, 2013

Carpet, Nice Choice For Home Decorating

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Benefits Of Decorate Home With Carpet

The fact is, carpet has outsold every other type of flooring for more than 60 years. Carpet offers you several advantages that other flooring options can't compete with.  Below, you will find many of the features that carpet will add to your home. Insulation : Both carpet and carpet padding will provide an extra layer of much needed insulation between the  floors of your home.  Safety : Carpet offers a slip resistant surface that will prevent accidents along with a natural cushion in the event of someone falling.  Reduction in sound : Carpet will also reduce noise better than any other type of flooring.  Carpet works to dampen noise in three ways:  Reduces surface noise from foot traffic, Absorbs airborne sound, and Blocks transmission of sound
These qualities are valuable in apartments as well as semi-detached homes.

Surface : Adding carpet to a room can also disguise any existing damage to the floor and also hide any other problems such as warped floors.  Clean air : Research has proven that carpet can indeed improve the quality of air by trapping allergy causing dust and allergens if it is properly cleaned and maintained. 

Variety of use : Carpets aren't only for floors anymore, which is a really great thing.  Flexibility : Carpet is the primary foundation in almost any room.  Low cost : Carpet doesn't cost a lot of money, as it offers an economical alternative to the other types of expensive flooring.  Unlike hard surfaces, carpet can keep you comfortable if you decide to lay down on it.

Life span : The carpets of today are very durable and can outlast most other types of flooring available on the market.  Warranty : With most manufacturers, you can get great warranties with your carpet purchase.  This way, you'll be protected when you install your new carpet. 

How Carpet Is Made


Carpet can be manufactured in one of two ways;  weaving or tufting.  Carpets that are woven are primarily wool and are very durable, and very expensive as well.  The woven carpet types can be hand produced, as it has been for centuries, or by machine.  The yarn for the carpet is woven through or around vertical fibers known as warps, and then locked into place with horizontal strands known as wefts. The woven carpets can utilize a variety of colors as well to create intricate patterns in the highest quality of carpets.

Once the fibers have been locked into place, the carpet is dyed using a variety of methods that will create patterns or effects.  For cut pile carpets, the final stage is stretched, cutting the pile loops.  The carpet will also receive a secondary stretch backing as well to give it stability and allow it to be stretched during the installation process.  The way that a carpet is made will greatly affect how the carpet is installed.  The carpets were great, although there wasn't any colors or textures that we have to choose from today.

The carpet manufacturers of today have a lot of technology at their disposal, which makes lifeat the plants easy.  The continuous fibers found with carpet are heat set and twisted at the mill to give a tightly twisted product that is commonly found with frieze carpets.

Installing Carpet For Home Decorating

A great way to ensure a professional installation of your carpet is to buy from an authorized carpet retailer or dealer.  Most of the time, your carpet retailer will have an installation staff that is very experienced with installing carpet. If the retailer doesn't offer an installation service, they can still guide you to a reputable and experienced installer.  Even though private contractors may offer a lower rate for carpet installation than your retailer, the services of post installation may be very poor.  No matter what happens, if you choose an independent carpet installer, you should always make sure that the installer follows the standard for installation of residential carpet CRI 105.

Choosing the right installer for your carpet will entirely depend on your specific needs.  If you like to change your carpet type every few years, you may be better off to choose an independent carpet installer. 


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