The Advantages of Carpeting in Your Home

by | Jul 22, 2019 | Carpets

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Although carpeting on the floors of your home can hold dirt and other debris and as a result require periodic steam cleaning, it has far more advantages than this minor inconvenience. Manufacturers offer the consumer a wealth of styles as well as colors that can be tailored to fit almost any budget. Full room size Mohawk carpet in Skokie, Illinois as well as carpet squares and area rugs offer the homeowner many floor covering solutions.

Carpet squares, often called carpet tiles are favored by some as they do not require the services of a professional carpet installer, installation is quick and straight forward, so much so that just about anyone can install them. Carpet squares are ideal as floor covering in areas that tend to take a lot of abuse such as a recreation room or a mud room as they can be taken up for easy cleaning or replacement and they are reasonably inexpensive to purchase. Carpet squares are readily available from almost any carpet retailer in a wide range of colors and sizes.

Area rugs also have their own advantages. Many people find them ideal if it becomes necessary to cover stains or badly worn areas of their existing wall to wall carpet. Because area rugs tend to have bold colors and patterns, especially what are known as Oriental rugs they can be used to add a dash of color or pattern to any room. Because an area rug is not permanently fastened it is easy to move it from place to place be it a new home or simply into a different room in the house.

Wall to wall Mohawk carpet in Skokie, Illinois helps very much to soundproof and insulate the room, this is especially true if the padding under the carpet is thick and the carpet pile is dense. Wall to wall carpet is ideal in homes where there are either toddlers or senior family members who are more prone to slipping and perhaps injuring themselves in a fall. Carpet on a staircase provides a safe surface for everyone. Wall to wall carpeting has the tendency to make any room look inviting and warm and in many cases it is actually less expensive than other flooring options such as hardwood and who can forget that wall to wall Mohawk carpet in Skokie, Illinois is warm on the feet.

Most carpet is actually very easy to maintain; once a week or so the carpets can be given a thorough vacuuming and once or twice a year, depending on how many people live in the home, the carpets can be professionally cleaned.

American Carpet Distributors is your home for carpeting in Skokie, Illinois. They carry some the top brands of carpeting including Shaw, Mohawk, and many more.