Types of carpet

Before everyone sooner or later, the question arises of how to make their home more comfortable, warm and cozy. And one of the options for solving this problem is laying carpet on the floor. But often questions arise that make it difficult to make the right choice. To help better understand this relatively new type of coating (it appeared in the 50s of the last century), it is worth considering all its features and distinctive characteristics.

What are the types of carpet

When choosing a carpet, you should immediately be aware that this coating can be both natural and synthetic. And each of them has its advantages and disadvantages.

Cotton, wool, sisal, jute, linen, bamboo, coconut fiber give the environmentally friendly and natural coating. Provide its good hygroscopicity. They are not subjected to strong electrification, respectively, does not attract and does not retain dust and dirt on its surface. But their wear resistance is much less than that of synthetic carpets.

As synthetics, polyacryls, polyester fibers, polyamides, olefins and others are used to make this type of coating “inedible” for various types of insects. A synthetic carpet serves much longer than its natural counterpart, and besides, there is much less dirt on it.

In addition, such a carpet may differ in surface structure. Distinguish:

1. Woven surfaces - these old technologies allow you to create a fairly strong structure. Not subject to rapid abrasion. As a basis, jute is used, into which the thread is woven. But such a technology is quite high in price.
2. Tufting. In another way, such a surface is also called needle-stitched. This method is the most common and affordable today. It also has a base, which is most often used - jute, felt, rubber.
3. Needle-piercing technology allows you to get the texture of the upper layer, reminiscent of felt. The fiber on such a carpet tangles, forming as if a single mass.
4. The flocked surface is the newest and obtained by the action of an electric current on a synthetic fiber, which occupies the correct position under its influence, after which it is attached to the base. The result is a velvety, densely packed texture.

If we talk about the splendor and softness of the carpet, then they depend on the height of the pile pile, which can range from 2 to 12 mm.

Characteristics of different types of carpet

If you need to choose a carpet, then first of all, you should consider what room it will lie in. This is an important point, since different rooms have their own specific operational requirements.

If the room is excessively exposed to moisture, then it is worth choosing synthetic fibers, since in natural spores of mold and fungi can be divorced very quickly. And the problem can be eliminated only by removing such a coating and treating the floor under it with special solutions. For example, for the kitchen or dining room, it is better to choose synthetics in the flooring.

If this is a children's room, it is better to choose natural materials with a medium height pile, they will help maintain an environmentally friendly environment in the room where the children are. Such materials do not emit any harmful substances into space.

For living rooms, you can choose any material. Here, they rather rely on the requirements of the style of the room.

For the bedroom, you can also choose both synthetics and natural material. In this room you can lay such a carpet, which has a higher pile, thereby providing more comfort.

How to produce different types of carpet

Depending on the production technology, the carpet can have both one pile height and be multi-level. Thus, great artistic expression is achieved.

If we talk about the methods of coloring, it is worth noting that the carpet can be painted after the formation of the surface, and can use pre-dyed threads, which, interwoven in a certain order, form the intended pattern.

Most carpeting use this kind of technology, in which a thread is woven onto the selected base in one way or another. Nodules can form on the reverse side, which can then be cut with subsequent fixation. But in this case, it is important how many stitches (or, more simply, punches with needles) are produced per square inch. In order for the product to last as long as possible and not wear off too quickly, there must be at least 800 such needle strokes, that is, stitches. It is optimal when this parameter is in the range from 800 to 1200.