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Hard-wearing carpets

When looking for a hard-wearing carpet, you want to look for a carpet that has short fibres or 'pile', and that is also very dense. Density is key here, the denser your carpet is, thread count per square inch, the longer your carpet will look better. This density in effect, keeps the other fibres standing up, and in so doing makes the carpet look newer for longer. Some carpet suppliers will take to you about ounces or gages. These can be good indicators but this is not always the case. The best method is to actually look and feel the carpet. if you can brush the carpet and you see movement in the pile or fibre, the quicker it will start showing traffic. if you see little or no movement in the carpet, and you struggle to get to see the backing, you have found a very hard-wearing carpet. To see more about hard-wearing carpets, click on the link below.

Bleach Cleanable Carpets

Man-made carpets or synthetic carpets are all bleach cleanable. Now, before going any further we must clarify. When it's said to be a bleach-cleanable carpet, that means you can use a 10%, or 20% at most, bleach solution to clean your carpets. A solution of 10% bleach and 90% water will work, you can go up to 20% for tougher stains. If you use bleach directly, your carpets will not be covered and they will most likely show damage. 

Bleach cleanable or Easy Clean Carpets are very trendy and less expensive than wool carpets. Ideal for young families or when buying your first home, as they are easy to clean and maintain for busy households. 

Sitting Room Carpets

 Not all sitting rooms are equal, and neither are our customers. Meaning, some sitting rooms are closed off and just used for the family to relax in, while others have access in them to the garden or other rooms. This will create a different need in your home as the traffic of walk-through access will create more wear. The larger families will also create more traffic and thus wear or more accurately, flatten. We normally advise having it soft and luxurious in your lounge or sitting room as the whole family meets and relaxes in this part of the home. While we prefer to advise each family on their own preferences and how they’d like to enjoy their time in their own home, we’d say stick to a good underlay and a feel that’s comfortable. To find our more about Sitting Room Carpets, follow the link below.

Stair carpets

 Stair carpets take the hardest knock in any home. This is due to the way we walk on the stairs. It is very different from how you would walk around a room. It takes your full weight and more as you come down the stairs on each step and then again we use a conserved effort to press ourselves up the stairs when climbing them, thus more pressure on each step on the stairs. Thus a hard-wearing carpet is needed to last on the stairs, or appreciate that if you do go for comfort on the stairs, it won’t look as new for longer. Your stairs can also be used as a feature in your home, as it’s the first thing you normally see when coming into the home or from the door. Splashing something adventurous on the stairs will make you the envy of the neighbourhood. To find out more about stairs and carpets on stairs, please follow the link below.