Carpets

Quality carpets are either woven or tufted. We supply all the major manufacturers including “Brintons”, “Ulster Carpets”, “Axminster of Devon”, “Goodacre Carpets”, “Whitestone Weavers”, “Victoria Carpets”, “Gaskells Carpets”, “Adams Carpets”, “Cavalier Carpets”, “William Lomas”, “Ryalux”, “Greendale Carpets”, “Causeway Carpets”, “William Pownall” and “Cormar Carpets”.

We carry a large stock of carpet and always have multiple rolls and remnants at any one time.

Woven carpets are produced on a weaving loom - the pile and backing are woven together to create a strong, interwoven structure. Axminster and Wilton are both well-known types of woven carpets. 

Tufted carpets are made by stitching the pile yarn into a backing using with a method much like a sewing machine. The tufts are then sealed with an adhesive and another backing added. A relatively recent technique, tufting produces carpets more quickly than traditional woven techniques. Tufted carpets tend to be plain and can be produced in both cut pile and loop finishes. 

Useful Information about carpets

 Colour matching
Carpets are produced in batches, with each batch usually consisting of between 500m2 to 3000m2. The recipe for the colour for each batch is followed to the letter but in each separate production the colour will vary from batch to batch. The colour produced is always matched back to the master sample to ensure that it is 'within a commercial tolerance'. A sample held by an individual retailer probably will not be from a current production and therefore should only be used as a guide and not as an exact colour match. Most manufacturers will provide a sample from current production if asked to do so.

Shedding
New carpets will shed short fibres, especially if there is a high wool content in the carpets. This is quite normal and will diminish naturally after a few weeks. Carpets should be vacuumed regularly to remove this debris.

Shading
Shading occurs when the pile of the carpet has crushed or flattened. This causes the light to reflect at different angles on the carpet, creating light and dark patches. This will occur on all pile fabrics but it is most noticeable on plain or minimally patterned velvet pile carpets.

Pile reversal
Similar to shading, this occurs when the pile or nap of the carpet changes direction in some places, again causing the light to reflect at different angles. This can happen quite soon after the carpet is laid and despite years of research no conclusion has been reached as to what causes this problem. It can happen to every type of carpet construction and is not deemed to be a fault of manufacture.

Draught marks
Dust is carried on draughts and can soil carpets. Prevention is better than Cure. Gaps at skirting boards should be sealed prior to laying carpet. Gaps in floorboards can also present problems due to vacuuming drawing dust through the badly fitting boards into the carpet. This can generally be eliminated using modern underlay, with an attached plastic membrane.

Fading
Wool carpets can and do fade in use. The degree to which this can happen will vary, and will depend on the colour chosen and on the local conditions to which the carpet is exposed. Wool carpets can fade in normal daylight, as this exposes them to ultra violet rays. Direct sunlight will accelerate the fading and carpets should be protected from this.