Warm, soft, sensuous and cosy, carpet has long been recognised as providing that special welcome. As well as adding beauty to your home, it also has numerous practical benefits:
Choice – A limitless array of colours, textures, designs and qualities. It’s a case of any colour you like with carpet!
Luxury – Soft, tactile, comfortable and cosy, nothing quite matches the feel of padding around on a soft, sumptuous carpet. It is sheer luxury underfoot!
Sound – Noiseless underfoot, it absorbs sound. Due to its soft cushioning properties, carpet virtually eliminates impact noise and results in a calmer, stress free environment. Properly laid carpet absorbs up to 45db resulting in a quieter life! Hygiene – In our opinion carpet is no less a healthy material than any other type of flooring.
Carpet Maintenance
The more care you take of your carpet, the longer it will look good and the longer it will last. Vacuum your carpet regularly and certainly at least once a week. Indeed, heavy traffic areas should be vacuumed daily.
Many new carpets ‘fluff’ initially. Don’t panic – this is perfectly normal! Indeed, with a new carpet you should vacuum it daily. Remember that you do need to look after your vacuum cleaner as well. Belts and brushes or beater bars need to be in good condition and correctly adjusted for height, most importantly, filters and dust bags need to be emptied regularly.
As to what vacuum cleaner to use, for cut pile carpets, an upright with a beater bar brush is recommended or cylinder vacuums with a turbo head attachment. For loop pile carpets, a suction only cleaner is preferred. Vacuum cleaners are now available that incorporate high levels of exhaust air filtration, such as HEPA filters. We strongly recommend these
if you have pets or a respiratory condition.
