Loop Carpets
Looped carpets are a popular flooring choice for homes and businesses alike. With a distinctive textured look, durability, and versatility, looped carpets can be a great addition to any space. In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of looped carpets, their different types, and how to choose the right one for your needs.
Benefits of Loop Carpets:
Looped carpets have several advantages, including:
Durability: Loop carpets are known for their long-lasting durability. They can withstand heavy foot traffic, making them ideal for high-traffic areas like hallways and entryways.
Easy Maintenance: Loop carpets are easy to maintain, as dirt and debris tend to sit on the surface of the carpet rather than getting trapped deep within the fibres. Regular vacuuming and occasional professional cleaning are all that are required to keep looped carpets looking great.
Versatility: Loop carpets come in a wide range of colours, patterns, and textures, making them versatile enough to suit any interior design style.
Types of Loop Carpets:
There are two main types of loop carpets: Berber and Level loop.
Berber loop carpets have a textured, flecked appearance and are made of small, tightly woven loops. This type of carpet is perfect for casual or rustic spaces.
Level loop carpets have uniform loops and a smoother appearance, making them ideal for more formal settings.
Choosing the Right Loop Carpet:
When choosing a loop carpet, consider the following factors:
Traffic: If the carpet will be installed in a high-traffic area, choose a durable option like Berber loop carpets.
Style: Consider the overall style of the room and choose a carpet that complements it.
Colour: Choose a colour that will hide dirt and stains, especially if you have pets or young children.
Quality: Choose a high-quality loop carpet that will last for years to come.
In conclusion, looped carpets are a great flooring choice for any space, offering durability, easy maintenance, and versatility. With different types and styles to choose from, it’s easy to find a looped carpet that suits your needs and style. So, if you’re looking for a new carpet for your home or business, consider a looped carpet for its many benefits.
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F.A.Q & Contact Information
Ordering Carpets
How long does it take to order carpet?
Do we have to have it fitted?
We offer a collection service which means your fitter, or yourself, can come and collect the carpet once it’s been delivered from our warehouse in Trowbridge. We have a large, insulated, warehouse which allows us to keep your carpet safe and ready for collection.
We can also deliver the carpet (Locally) to your home if required. Please contact us for more information on delivery.
Can i collect the carpet or have it delivered?
We have a large, Insulated, warehouse in Trowbridge from where you or your fitter can collect your carpet to have it fitted.
We can also deliver your carpet to your home within Wiltshire. If you live in Bath, Bristol or the surrounding areas please contact us for more detail on delivery options.
Do i have to have my carpets measured?
If you are happy for us to use your measurements, please note that we take no responsibility if the sizes prove to be incorrect.
Our measuring service is free of charge to help prevent any incorrect measurements or any other issues that could prevent the fitting being completed on the set day of fitting.
Do you have a showroom i can visit?
We have a showroom for Carpets, a Showroom for Wood flooring and yet another showroom for Luxury vinyl tile and Laminate flooring.
It does help to see the flooring in larger samples when unsure about your selection.
Can you bring samples to my house?
While we have many samples to choose from, sadly, we cannot bring all the samples with us to your home. Our experienced staff can help you narrow it down over the phone or by letting us know your requirements or what you are looking for from your carpet. Are you looking for something soft and comfortable, hardwearing, durable or something unique with a style or pattern to it? We can then bring a selection which meets your needs to help you make the right choice.
This also allows us to measure the areas for you and give you an accurate quote at the same time.
Please contact us to book an in-store appointment or a free home measure, or you can book one online via our website out of hours.
General questions
What carpet is best for stairs?
Ideally, the best carpet for stairs would be a very dense, short pile carpet. This would allow the carpet to look better for longer on your stairs. The short, dense bristles allow then to stay upright for as long as possible to delay flattening of the carpet.
A tightly looped carpet is also very good for stairs, this is less likely to flatten and look better for longer. It isn’t advisable to choose these if you have cats in the home. Looped pile carpets tend to offer some resistant for cats which promotes clawing at the carpet.
While long piled carpets are more comfortable and luxurious underfoot they will flatten sooner than other carpets on the stairs.
This is a risk you will knowing need to decide on when deciding on the stair carpet, either comfort or durability?
Underlay also plays a very important part in looking after your stair carpet.
What carpet pile is best?
Wool carpet tends to keep its shape for longer, with the twist pile bouncing back quickly as it’s a natural fibre.
Short pile carpet is less luxurious but looks better for longer as the shorter pile has less to flatten.
Longer pile carpets feel softer and luxurious, which allow you to feel the comfort and the pile getting between your toes. While the comfort levels can be very high, these tend to flatten quicker and less likely to retain their original shape because of the long pile.
To conclude:
Generally, the shorter and tighter pile is better as you can retain the softer feeling with a better or softer underlay while still retaining the appearance of the pile for longer.
Which carpet underlay is best?
Often when we are choosing a new carpet, we focus on buying a beautifully soft carpet that feels really luxurious and soft, only to be disappointed a couple of years later when the carpet feels really hard and flattened. While this is partly because of the type of carpet, underlay also plays a big part in the feel of your carpet. This plays an even larger part over time.
It’s definitely recommended to buy new underlay when you replace your carpet, rather than using the existing underlay. The best type of carpet underlay will provide thermal insulation, reduce noise, make the carpet feel softer underfoot and will help the carpet last longer as it acts as a shock absorber.
In short, we highly recommend the new blown rubber underlay. It’s recycled, recyclable and has great heat retention. It keeps its original shape for longer whereas PU (foam) underlays tend to flatten over time.
When choosing a PU underlay its very important to select one that is very dense and doesn’t give way very easily. While this will portray the effect of being softer now, it will give way very quickly and won’t look after your carpet as well in the years to come.
What carpets are easy to clean?
Carpets that are made out of polypropylene, can easily be cleaned by using a 20% bleach solution on any marks or stains. This makes polypropylene carpets the easiest carpets to clean, as with the bleach solution you can get almost all if not all stains out if treated properly and quickly.
Polymide mix carpets make for amazingly soft and luxurious carpets and make them easy to clean and maintain. sadly they don’t retain their shape over time and use due to their soft nature. Unfortunately, these can not be clean with a bleach solution.
Wool carpets have been dyed and lose their colouring when cleaned profusely. Wool carpets can be cleaned, but not by using chemicals. While wool is harder to clean when having big spills, it is however a natural product that sheds over time. Thus, you might find when staining or marking your wool carpet, they lighten or even disappear over time as the pile sheds (6-12months). Thus almost cleaning itself.
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Saturday: 10am-3pm
Sunday: Closed
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4-6 The Long Barn Barn, Paxcroft Farm, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6JB
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Sunday - Closed
Monday - Friday : 10am - 4pm
Saturday : 10am - 3pm