Somerset Carpet Flooring

Somerset Carpet Flooring Specialists give advice on the range of different carpets available today.

Carpet flooring offers homeowners more warmth, softness and is much quieter than any other floor covering.

Today's carpet styles, colours and textures blend well with any room decor as well with a variety of other flooring products. From casual to formal you can always find a carpet style that will enrich any interior setting and your lifestyle.

There are carpets for all areas of the home including active areas where fashion and function are both important in your carpet selections.

Carpet manufacturers in Somerset offer consumers a wider selection of patterns, textures and colours than ever before.

Having a basic understanding of the various types of carpet construction will help you determine the best carpets for your specific situation.

Today's carpet manufacturers throughout the local Somerset area offer all types of carpets; some for high traffic areas and others to suit your personal tastes.

Carpet is basically constructed in two types of piles: loop pile or cut pile. Patterned carpet is a combination of both loop and cut yarns or variations of loops set to different pile heights. .

Somerset Carpets

Berber Carpet
Berber carpets are basically just big loops of yarn.

Berbers are generally made from polypropylene or wool and are ideal for active areas of the home. that are either produced in a level loop, or multi-level loop carpet construction.

Berber carpets are available in several styles including level loop, multi-level loops, or cut pile construction.

Woven carpets
For many years , wool has been woven into carpets.

From the simple, hand-operated looms of traditional craftsmen in exotic locations, to the modern, hi-tech operations of today’s multi-ti-national carpet manufacturers, woven carpets have earned a prized reputation for durability, longevity, practicality and beauty.

Over many years, carpet weaving has developed as a versatile, proven method of producing carpet, giving both performance and variety of patterns, styles and colourations.

Axminster Carpets- traditional carpets of many colours. Axminster is the weaving method which can produce highly patterned cut-pile carpets of many colours.

Axminster carpets provide high quality carpets across the UK and are mass produced just outside the Somerset area in Axminster, Devon.

Tufted Carpets - creativity and versatility all in one.

Tufted carpets offer versatility in terms of colour, pattern and texture. To make tufted carpets, tufts are individually inserted into a woven or non-woven backing using a needling technique.

The backing is coated with a latex compound to anchor the tufts. A secondary backing is almost always needed on tufted carpets to add dimensional stability and mechanical strength.

Patterning attachments give a variety of textures and patterns.

Bonded and Knitted Carpets - plainly beautiful and hard-wearing carpets available throughout Somerset and the local area.

Nylon Carpets: This is the most popular synthetic carpet fiber used today.

Nylon offers tremendous value, performance, & ease of maintenance. Nylon provides brilliant colours and hides soil and traffic well.

Soft Carpet Fibres: Some fibre manufacturers are producing fibres that feel as soft as cotton yet will outperform many other conventional carpet fibres.

The difference is the nylon filaments are really much finer than the typical filaments but twice as much fibres are packed into the strands of yarn.

This gives these carpets its softness and strength.

Olefin: This fibre is also called polypropylene. Olefin is extremely popular in Berbers, level loops carpets and outdoor turf products.

Olefin carpets are highly stain, static, mold, and mildew resistant. They can be used for indoor or outdoor carpets. Olefin's resistance to matting and crushing is not quite as good as a nylon.

Polyester: Gives excellent colour clarity with a soft feel to the carpet. The drawback with using Polyester carpets in your Somerset home is that it lacks the durability of a nylon carpet.

Acrylic: This type of carpet has a real wool look and appearance. Used mainly in level loops, bath mats, and some velvet carpet styles.

Acylic carpets offer good mold and mildew resistance with low static levels.

Wool: Although somewhat expensive, wool still offers great bulk, performance and an elegant look. Wool is not stain resistant and can smell when it gets wet.

Overall, as you can see there are many carpet flooring options available.

Any of our Somerset Flooring Suppliers will be happy to help you in your local area in deciding on the best choice of carpet for you tastes and needs.