What you should know to lay a carpet at home

A carpet is a dense floor covering that occupies the entire area of ​​the room, but resembles a carpet in its properties. It has soundproofing properties, all kinds of designs, various pile thickness, strong enough for everyday use, does not crease from furniture. What else do you need to know about a carpet before purchasing it?

Carpet and room features

When choosing a carpet, you need to pay attention to the density of the pile, the higher it is, the longer the coating will last. There are several varieties that are designed for different types of rooms.

For the living room, a tufted carpet with different pile heights or a short haircut is suitable. In the kitchen they lay an needle-punched look with bright colors. For a bedroom it is better to choose a covering with soft and fluffy pile. For the bathroom, flocked rugs or a carpet with a rubberized base are suitable. Wearproof options from a palm tree or sisal are chosen on a balcony.

What to look for when buying

The service life and appearance depend on the material of manufacture. The carpet is made of natural, mixed and synthetic fibers. The first include coatings of sisal, cotton, flax, coconut, jute, as well as silk and wool. To artificial ones - from polyamide, polyacryl, polypropylene and polyester.

Wool carpet absorbs moisture well, does not burn, perfectly retains heat. Of its disadvantages are the formation of static electricity, the possibility of mold when improper care.

Synthetic coatings have more advantages - they are more wear-resistant, do not crease, do not absorb odors, pollution on such a carpet are not very noticeable, their cost is much lower than natural analogues.

Mixed carpet is made from 70% artificial materials and 30% natural. It combines the advantages of both options.

A kind of pile carpet also says a lot:

• Felt - this coating is practical, but prone to contamination. When buying felt pile, water-repellent sprays are immediately purchased;
• Velor - velor carpet is soft and beautiful, easy to care for. But all spots on it are very strongly visible;
• Frize - a curly-nap coating that requires thorough cleaning.

Both the cost and the resistance to fading of the floor covering depend on the painting method. There are three technologies:

• The most reliable dyeing is done at the stage of thread production. Dry coloring powder is added to the material before the carpet granules melt;
• A cheaper method is to dye a finished yarn;
• A ubiquitous option is to apply paint to the finished coating using inkjet printing or a stencil. A carpet of this quality quickly dims and fades.

How to determine the quality

There are standards developed by the Association of Manufacturers of Carpets, if the letter L is indicated on the carpet, this means that it is of good quality and has passed all the checks.

Also about the properties of the pile, dyeing components and other characteristics can be found in the accompanying documentation that is provided upon purchase.