The modern interior of houses and apartments, as well as offices and shops, imposes stringent requirements on the quality of floor coverings. The most reasonable solution is the choice in favor of quality. Carpet is fully able to meet these requirements. Special production technologies and the use of materials allow carpet covering to be located in houses and offices. Choose a coating on the floor now is not difficult. It is important to know the type of carpet, the structure and the way it is laid.
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Carpet covering: structure, composition and types
Among the wealth and diversity of floor coverings, carpet has a special position. Carpet is a floor covering of a soft structure, which is intended for flooring entirely.
Therefore, it differs from carpets of certain sizes with a finished pattern and specially crafted edges. The structure of the carpet covering consists of the following layers:
• pile of various heights and colors
• Primary base (woven material of man-made fibers)
• fixing layer (latex, acryl acetate, polyvinyl chloride)
• secondary base (contact with the floor).
Resistance to daily use of the coating depends on the parameters of the pile (thickness, length, the presence of machine haircuts). The most durable coating is a carpet with a thick dense pile and a special knitting design (bottom). Latex yarn and jute are used for the basis of carpet, polyamide, polypropylene and wool for the production of pile.
The standard ratio of carpet materials: wool with the presence of nylon fibers - 80%, synthetic threads - 20%. The structure and type of coverage depend on the quality and density of the yarn, the type of production and technology.
Types of carpet
Distinguish carpet is necessary by the way of manufacturing, which are of such types:
• woven
• Wickerwork
• tufted
• Needled punching.
Woven and braided carpets have a one-level type of pile characteristic structure of soft or twisted yarn.
Tafting carpet has a specific technique of production, in which a colored thread is introduced into the textile base (felt) by means of a needle of equipment. To distinguish this kind of carpet is simple: on the inside, the base has an AB-grid or white felt.
Due to low-cost manufacturing technology, tufted carpet is the cheapest, which, incidentally, does not mean the best. The quality of the pile of this kind of carpet is average, the loops can have different heights and lengths, which, of course, affects the product's appearance.
Needle-piercing carpeting distinguishes "curly" pile with an intricate structure of loops. The layering and interlacing of the needle-piercing fibers is the most prone to weaving.
At one point, you can pull the protruding thread, which will entail the disbandment of a number of layered fiber strands. By the way, in the formed bald patches it is possible to consider a secondary basis made of latex or rubber, by means of which the threads are fixed and the effect of the anti-skid coating is formed.
It is necessary to distinguish between carpeting for the home and carpet commercial.
How to choose a carpet for your home
When choosing a carpet covering for your home, you should pay attention to such parameters:
• comfort sign -5
• lint material and composition -100% RA (polyamide)
• pile height from 10 to 17 mm
• application class - 21 - 23
• length of roll (4-5 m)
• machining the edges.
"Five-star" carpet is the best offer for laying the floor covering of the house. Noble shades and colors of children's carpet allow you to create and maintain an original interior design.
For example, if you want to choose a rubber-based carpet for your home, it is advisable to pay attention to the following parameters: the surface of the carpet with the rubber base is very soft and at the same time resilient.
An increased index of elasticity and strength allows the coating to keep the shape. In addition, this type of coating has improved noise, sound and heat insulation qualities that provide a rubber-based coating to be the best kind of carpet.
Choosing a commercial carpet
Commercial carpet differs presentable appearance, good sound insulation and, naturally, high price.
Choosing a carpet for offices, hotels and salons, pay attention to such parameters:
• type of pile velor
• material - 40-60% RA (polyamide)
• pile height from 2 to 7 mm, pile is not a loop
• application class 33
• roll up to 5 m.
• machined edge.
The improved characteristics of the Natural carpet, the industrialized compositions, prevent mold spots, fungus and general contamination.
A mixed composition of carpet yarns may include a certain number of synthetic fibers of mineral and synthetic origin.
These are fiberglass, polyester, spillpropylene (PP) and nylon.
More information about carpets is provided in the video.
Laying the carpet with your own hands
Recall that the laying of the carpet can be made on the glue and under the plinth. For professional laying of the carpet under your skirting, you must use a special tool:
• tools for tensioning the coating
• Stretcher with two grippers
• A device for rolling the seam.
The technology of laying the carpet is simple. Carpets, matched to the size, laid out on the floor and placed on the long side of the room. Cover it for a while to straighten it. Then, using the tensioning devices, spread the entire area of the laid coating, especially at the corners and edges.
It is preferable to use a stretcher with two grippers, because crawling on your knees and straightening the material is laborious and tedious. With the help of a stretcher to stretch the cover of labor is not.
In the places where two parts of the carpet are joined, the seam is also rolled using a device that does not leave any marks on the outside of the carpet.
How to install skirting on carpet, shown in this video.
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