Carpet flooring: a lavish look to your floor

Carpet flooring are famous for their unmatched comfort under foot and exotic looks. Carpets are generally made from wool or silk. Carpets have shown a great increase in their share of the floor covering all around the globe in last one decade or two.

Carpets come in a wide range of colors and style giving you ample choice to decorate you home. If observed closely you will find a carpet is like heavy fabrics made from face yarns and backing carpets are generally made from synthetic fiber or wool.

Wool is quite expensive compared to the synthetic fiber but wool is considered durable and liked by many for its natural look. Synthetics are made from materials like nylon, olefin, polyester or acrylic. Nylon is famous for its durability whereas olefin is known for its easy care properties. Acrylics look like wool and its colors don't fade easily, that's why it is more expensive then nylon.

Installing a carpet flooring is little tough but not impossible. We will try to give some information to make your job easy. Carpeting is applied over padding most of the time. Dense (not necessarily thick) padding prolongs carpet life reduces noise and cushions the floor. Before laying carpet tack strips are nailed around the perimeter of the floor.

Don't install tack less strips in thresholds or doorways. One edge of the carpet is hooked on to the protruding points of the stripping, and then the carpeting is stretched tight, hooked onto the tack less strips at the opposite wall and trimmed.

If you are using more than one piece of carpet flooring, join the seams with seaming tape and a seaming iron. Lay the seaming tape with the adhesive side up, slide it under the seam, and centre it along the seam.

Heat the seaming iron to the temperature recommended by the tape manufacturer, and rests it directly on the tape for 30 seconds. Then slowly slide the iron along the tape and press the seam into the melted glue behind the iron. In case you find it a complex task and feel that you may not do it successfully then hiring a pro for installation is right choice for you. But always try to hire a contractor who has got some experience in carpet flooring installation.

General carpet floor care tips

Remove all the spills as they happen. Try to blot rather than rubbing. Use dry and clean clothes to soak excessive moisture then use a dry/wet vacuum if spill is large. Try to use warm water instead of hot water to stained area. Blot the area with clean cloth and repeat the process until no stain is evident.

For some obstinate stains you can use a solution of � teaspoon of detergent to one cup of water (lukewarm). Try not to use creamy detergents as then can leave a sticky residue. Carpets must be vacuumed regularly to clean up any accumulation of dust. Most manufacturers suggest having your carpets professionally cleaned at least once a year.