Carpet tiles, alternative eco flooring for all areas.

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Most people consider carpet tiles as a boring floor material. However, carpet tiles are a versatile and cost-effective option for flooring that provide installation and design benefits over conventional rolled carpeting. Carpet tiles are suitable for any commercial or domestic flooring and also provide a softer surface than traditional stone or ceramic tile but offer more design versatility than traditional carpeting.

One eco friendly innovations in decor is carpet tiles. Tiles come in a variety of materials, colours and patterns, many of which are sold in combined units to make colour coordination easy. Decorators planning the flooring for their commercial projects normally use carpet tile in place of ceramic, stone or exposed wood floors. There are several reasons for using carpet tile, ranging from space issues to safety, convenience for colour and they are easily recycled. Carpet tile manufacturers are now making tiles with recyclable backing.

Carpet tiles are versatile, affordable and easily adaptable to oddly-shaped spaces. They are easy to maintain, because you can remove a single carpet tile to replace it. Most carpet tiles can be washed in the sink when they get dirty. Some companies recycle carpet tiles. Many carpet tiles feature recycled or renewable materials. The nature of carpet tiles allows for variations on colour, theme, texture, size and pattern.

Carpet tile is not just a bland substitute for designer flooring. In fact, carpet tiles come in hip colours and designs. Try carpet tiles in a faux stone finish for a rustic look or animal patterns for a taste of the wild. Stripes, paisleys, geometric prints, abstract patterns, floral patterns, modern design and an array of solid colours allow mixing and matching.

Carpet tile in a long hallway or forgotten corner can add visual impact to a room or space. It comes in different grades to allow for light to heavy foot traffic. Eye-catching prints can be the focal point of the room while more subtle patterns and textures form a pleasing backdrop.

Carpet tiles are probably the most versatile flooring for design, it add a modern update to a room by creating a border of alternating colours. Borders are also well-suited for using carpet tiles with busy patterns; bold stripes and circles introduce visual interest without overwhelming the space through a whole-floor pattern.

The cost effectiveness and easy installation of carpet tiles makes them ideal for treating an entire floor. When you're covering an entire floor in carpet tile, experiment with tiles of various colours or patterns to create a truly unique space. Using different coloured tiles designates distinct areas in a space. In office spaces, select a solid colour tile and an accent tile with a pattern that incorporates the solid colour as well as an accent colour such as yellow, green or blue. Intersperse the accent tiles among the solid tiles to add colour and movement within the carpet.

Carpet tiles are the ideal choice for basement areas.

They can be loose laid over existing floor covering if it is smooth, eliminating the need for expensive uplift and added insulation.

Saving of up to 40% of material can be achieved in a space over conventional sheet carpet.

Carpet tiles do not need underlay, gripper, seaming tape or adhesive which makes a substantial savings. 

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Can carpet be funny?

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Here are few carpet jokes we found to share with you.

 

A carpet installer decides to take a cigarette break after completing 
the installation in the first of several rooms he has to do. Finding them missing from his pocket he begins searching, only to notice a small lump in his recently completed carpet-installation. Not wanting to rip up all that work for a lousy pack of cigarettes he simply walks over and pounds the lump flat. 

He decides to forgo the break continues on to the other rooms to be carpeted. 
At the end of the day he's completed his work and loading his tools into 
his trucks when two events occur almost simultaneously: he spies his 
pack of cigarettes on the dashboard of the truck, and the lady of the 
house calls out "Have you seen my daughter’s gerbil?"

 

A vacuum cleaner salesman insisted on showing a lady the latest model even though she told him she had no money.
He produced a bag of manure and stomped it into the carpet. Seeing her look of horror he said “Don't worry. I'll eat the manure if this machine doesn't leave your carpet cleaner than before I arrived."
“Do you want ketchup with it?' she asked
“Why?” said the salesman
“Because I had my electricity cut off yesterday,” she replied.

How are men like carpet? If you lay them properly the first time around, you can walk all over them for the rest of your life.

Why Sisal Is A Good Choice For Rugs And Carpets

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Sisal rugs and wall to wall carpet are an eco friendly flooring material for any home. The fibre is eco-friendly and biodegradable. Besides, you will find sisal carpets a perfect complement to your decor whether for your home or office.

Sisal flooring is carpeting made from the sisal plant. Production of sisal, not just for sisal flooring but for numerous other products has led to numerous locations of sisal farms, especially in Brazil and Africa. As a fibre, only cotton production exceeds sisal in the world today, and there are advantageous natural properties to the plant, because it is grown with the use of few pesticides, if any, and is mainly not even treated with herbicides.

Many people love sisal flooring, because it tends to be very durable, takes colour well, and requires very little care. Sisal fibres may also be blended with wool to create flooring that combines the softness of wool with the more durable sisal fibre.
On the other hand, sisal flooring is typically lower in price than some other eco fibre carpets, and it is resistant to static electricity, so it does not attract dust.
Sisal has become a widely used as an eco material for rugs and carpets for its many naturally occurring properties
Sisal fibre carpet were used in ships interiors as it is naturally resistant to salt water  and makes it ideal in areas of  high humidity.
Sisal fibres have the amazing property of absorbing or releasing humidity depending on climatic conditions.
Sisal flooring is naturally anti static and therefore does not attract dust, which makes it a superb material for most homes
Sisal flooring is available in many colours
Sisal floors very durable and can used to cover floors in high traffic areas bedrooms, etc. and match well in both contemporary and oriental ambiance and interior décor.
Sisal does not need as much maintenance as other fibre based floor covering all it needs is regular vacuuming to look bright and beautiful for years.
Sisal flooring has become quite affordable.
Generally sisal can be treated with stain resistant coating such as guardsman or scotchgard but the flooring gets a stain, this is difficult to remove. If the sisal rugs are placed in high-spillage risk areas, they need to be treated against staining. If you spill anything you have to act immediately to stop a permanent stain. Water will stain sisal therefore it is not advisable to have such flooring in areas where it can come into contact with water. 

Sisal feels rough to the touch, but it makes a superb massaging tool for the soles of your feet.
Sisal flooring expands and contracts because it absorbs or releases humidity depending on climatic conditions, therefore it is best to have it fitted by a specialist in the natural fibre flooring if you want to have it fully fitted as wall-to-wall carpeting.

Washing sisal with water leaves stains in the flooring, it should only be professionally cleaned. 

What is the Design Room

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Often we start a redecorating project and get stuck when it comes to the finer choices, such as what floor covering to choose, which an integral part of your decorating choices.

Whether you have wood flooring, laminate flooring or carpet?

We hope to help you overcome this hurdle with an inter active service on our website called the DESIGN ROOM.

This is a service to help with the type and colour of your new floor covering.

From our homepage, go to left hand of the page and select Design Room from the choices available.

Choose from the room options suggested and right click on which room you will like to see redecorate (living room, dining room or bedroom)

You will now be taken to a room setting with a carpet colour palette at the top of the page. Choose a colour from the options available, right click on the sample colour and see the floor covering appear in the room.

Alternatively go to the left hand of the page where there are further options for wood or laminate flooring.

Choose which floor covering you would like to see (wood or laminate) and the palette choices appear above the image of the room you chose.

Point to the colour of the floor covering you like, right click on it and see it in the room you have chosen. You can repeat this action till you like what is on the page. Make a note of the floor and then go to our contact us page where you can email us with your selection and the sizes of the floor area you will like the floor covering for a free online quotation.

We hope this will help with your choices for your home improvement project.