CARPETS

We have many different manufacturers in stock, visit our showroom to see our large selection. To help you 'The Carpet Foundation' have produced this guide to carpets. For more information visist their website www.carpetfoundation.com.

Pile Yarn Fibers There is a wide range of fibers available and each has its own specific characteristic. Fibers are sometimes blended together to produce yarns, which give the best all-round properties for a particular use. The Quality of the carpet depends upon the type of raw materials used and how well the carpets is made. Typically the following fibers and blends are used in carpet manufacturing today.	'
	Wool Wool has been used for centuries in carpet manufacturing and its natural crimp gives it a resilience, which enables it to recover quickly from compression caused by furniture and foot traffic. Warm and soft, it is durable, does not soil easily and its naturally flame retardant with good appearance retention. It is generally acknowledged that the best carpet wools come from Britain and New Zealand.
Nylon Nylon is extremely hardwearing and resilient with one of the highest abrasion resistance fibres. It offers enormous flexibility and is available in a wide variety of yarn types, textures, colours and designs aimed at a wide range of markets. It's outstanding durability, ease of dyeing are reasons for its popularity.
	Polypropylene Polypropylene is inherently stain resistant with high abrasion resistance and wear performance. It is used mainly in plain twists, loop patterns and saxonies offering, very good value for money budget products.
Polyester Polyester is light and bulky with good stain resistance, wear properties and a lustrous appearance. It is mainly used in plain very think luxury saxony type carpet and is suitable for most living areas A special melt-bond version is used in blends to enhance texture retention.
	Pile Yarns All these yarns are used in 100% format but a number of blend options are now available to give specific pile yarn characteristics. These are usually technical (to enhance performance), textural (to give a particular look of feel), or economic (to reduce price).