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.