Broadloom Carpet
Broadloom is the traditional and still most popular choice of carpeting, and it comes with many design options, including patterns, colors, even mosaics. Since broadloom is installed over a carpet pad, it can look great even if your subfloor has minor imperfections. Quality broadloom that comes with a moisture backing offers superior stain resistance, and seams can be hidden well using chemical welding. Broadly speaking, you’ll find broadloom carpets are less expensive than carpet tiles.
Carpet Tile
There are so many reasons to choose carpet tiles, and we’re pretty sure that with this list, you’ll be converted to the carpet tile side too!
Ease of installation – Carpet tiles can easily be installed with double sided carpet tape or adhesive.
Ease of maintenance – Floor carpet tiles can be easily removed for replacement or cleaned like any other carpet.
Superior durability – Carpet tiles have been engineered to withstand high traffic and lots of abuse.
Eco-friendly – Most modular carpet tiles are made from recycled material and usually use less material than broadloom making them a convenient option you can feel great about!
Area Rugs
Most people are familiar with the common benefits of a rug for their interior decoration purposes, but there are a few other, less talked about benefits that are also pretty great.
They warm up your house and save on heating costs. Area rugs reduce echo and help with fatigue from standing or doing housework. They allow you to play on the floor if you have hardwood. They can also help with design decisions when picking out furniture as all you have to do is build a palette, based on the colors in the rug.
Natural Fiber Carpet & Rugs
The bulk of natural fiber carpets are made from either wool or natural grasses. Wool is the most common natural fiber flooring and is used in both carpets and rugs. This material is strong, resistant to stains, resistant to piling, resistant to fire, and has a coating that causes small amounts of water to bead up on its surface. Wool is also a wonderful choice as an insulating floor because its individual fibers tend to catch and retain air. This means that it has both sound and heat insulation properties.
