A beater bar is used to push every row of tufts and weft shots tightly together to form the carpet. The rows or “beatup” as they are known can vary from as low as 5 to 14 rows per inch, if required they can be higher. Dependent on the design different coloured ends of yarn can be selected from the yarn carrier; this is raised or lowered by means of a punched card mechanism or jacquard. Using this weaving method many different colours can be used. The more modern looms have electronic punched card mechanisms enabling the manufacturers to produce very complicated designs with an almost infinite pattern repeats.

It`s worth noting that Axminster carpets are only made from a blend of wool & man made yarns usually 80% wool & 20% man made yarns.

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What overall look are you trying to achieve – the type of carpet or flooring should compliment your room.

Is it easy to maintain – some carpets and flooring will need regular treating and resealing; before buying your flooring consider whether or not you will have time to maintain your flooring type if not consider a less maintenance type of flooring.

Take a sample home – this will reassure any doubts you have about the flooring type as you will be able to see if it suits your homes personality

For enquires about carpets and flooring fill in CarpetnCare free assessment form

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• Vacuum your carpets weekly – If you do not vacuum your carpets regular you are at risk of letting dust, dirt, food crumbs getting grinded into your carpet; by letting these grind into your carpet you are at risk from harmful bacteria and mold brought in by everyday activities which can multiply and become harmful.
• Air circulation – by allowing air to circulate throughout your home it helps prevent dust particles from being fixated into the carpet, circulation helps to filter the dust.
• Taking off your shoes – taking off your outdoor shoes helps prevent outside dirt from being trodden onto the carpet.
• Cleaning spilled liquids – when cleaning up spills do not use detergents, the best way to clean up spills and maintain your carpet is by using warm water and blot out the spill.
• Professional cleaning – invest in professional cleaning at least once a year. Professional cleaning helps remove dust mites, spores, bacteria and mold; it can also help  allergies.

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Underfloor Heating

Underfloor heating is becoming increasingly popular in the UK as more & more people realise the benefits that it can bring. In this article we aim to find out just what is underfloor heating & its various types, thadvantages of underfloorheating, & fianally the disadvantages of underfloor heating

What types of underfloor heating are there?

There are 2 different types of underfloor heating that are avaialable in the UK. These are electric underfloor heating – this is where wires are layed into the flooring screed as its being layed & is then insulated & “hooked” into the mains to provide flooring heat. This is probably one of the best ways to do underfloor heating as it doesnt require as much maintainance as a regular heating system or water driven underfloor heating system option. in fact on average this system generally only needs a maiantainance check every 10 years or so which should be carried out by a fully qualified electrician & on all electrical items to ensure full electrical safety within the home

As I said before there is however a second option this is the water driven solution that I spoke about earlier. The way that this option works is that piping (instead of wire) is layed/ plumbed into the mains & added under the floor in a coil fashion (just as with the wire option) whilst the flooring screed is being layed. This is then plumbed into the boiler (for an underfloor heating system its perferable to have a condensing boiler as these are far more effiecient for this type of operation), before the connection is made to the boiler though to complete a curcuit the system may need to go through a pump that has a higher rating than is currently installed in your heating system. This is because the back pressure from the UFH system can be much higher than in a conventional heating – your installer should be able to advise you as to what will be the best for you system being installed & your current heating system

What are the benefits of UFH?

There are many benefits to having UFH installed in your home such as:

• Better Cosmetic Design of a room
• Provide healthier living environments
• A much better safety record than a typical central heating system

UFH provides a better cosmetic design within the room, this is because ugly, unsightly radiators can be removed as they would no longer serve a purpose. Now that the radiators have been removed you will have more wall space which can be as you like, you may even choose to add a new plasma TV in that space or leave it blank. There are now limitless design ideas that you can bo with the free space you have gained

With UFH now installed your living area health would also be massively improved as well becasue there is now no breeding ground provided for microscopic nasties. A regular heating system causes warm, dampish environments behind radiators which are a breeding ground for dust & microscopic nasties. With UFH that has been correctly installed there is no breading ground available for these microscopic nasties – this will dramatically improve the health of your living rooms & of yourself particularly if you suffer from alergies

The safety record of UFH mainly comes from the fact that once installed there is little to go wrong with the system (provided that the system has been installed correctly). For a lot of people though its the child friendly aspect of UFH. UFH has an impecable safety record wher young children are concerned, this is because there is no chance of grabbing hold of scalding hot pipes or radiators.

Are there any downsides to having UFH

As with anything else there are a few downsides to havig UFH installed but these are few & pretty much limited to these below:

• UFH will take a while to warm up
• UFH can realistically only be installed in rooms that are going to have fixed furniture – such as bathroom or kitchen

Due to the way that UGH works as I have said before it can take quite a while for the flooring to heat up – this can be a bit of a bind particularly if you are in a hurry, there is though a plus side to this as well in that it take UFH a similarly long time to cool down as well after it has been switched on for some time. The length of time that it takes to warm up & cool down though does depend on the type of flooring that UFH has been installed under.

Realistically when installing UFH you need to ensure that it will be uinstalled in a room that will have fixed furniture such as a bathroom, this is because if it is installed in a room that has dynamic furniture (such as a living room) the you could inadvertantly do some dame to the furniture within that room – the wooden furniture inparticular could beome damp & suffer from rot. Ideally UFH should also be installed only on vancant floor space such as the space between a bath & sink or space that wouldnt have furniture build on it

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Carpet Cleaning as we have said before can be quite a chore for many of us (most of us). Well Vanish have come up with a great solution for helping reduce the time for getting those annoying stains & marks out of your carpets. Its the Vanish Stain Remover Carpet Power Shot, advertised on TV this little beauty will speed up your cleaning times & ensure your carpet will look its best.

Where can I get this 400ml wonder well this 400ml wonder is available in most supermarkets & is available for as little as £3.50. This little carpet cleaning beauty will speed up your carpet cleaning & any other floor care that you have to do that is carpet based such as a rug.

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Carpet-care is one of the most avoided areas of house work; this is due to the fact that many people are unsure of how to care for their floors.

Floor care can be one of the easiest areas in the house to look after; many people simply use a Hoover other people look at getting professionals in to do the work particularly when it comes to deep cleaning carpets and other types of flooring such as linoleum, Amtico, carpet tiles and laminate flooring.

There are many ways in which it is possible to clean your floor such as:

1. Steam cleaning
2. Shampoo
3. Vacuum
4. Carpet beaters

Steam cleaning works by using hot water that is blasted at the carpet at a higher pressure which is then treated using an alkaline pre treating agent, this is then massaged into the carpet by the beater/brush bars of the steam cleaner. The steam cleaner then uses this high pressure hot water to lift the treating agent out of the carpet, in lifting the pretreating agent out of the carpet it also helps to lift the ground in dirt out of the carpet as well as lift the pile so that it gives the illusion of having a new carpet just fitted.

Once the pretreating agent has been lifted out of the carpet the steam cleaner then uses detergent based solutions rather than soaps to further clean the carpet. By using detergent based solutions it helps to avoid saturation of the carpet which can cause problems when the carpet is drying. Inexperienced carpet cleaners can leave the carpet over saturated with detergents which can cause residual stains to rise to the surface even after the carpet has been cleaned. A professional carpet cleaner will be able to get the solution mixes & saturation rates right so that there is less chance of residual stain coming up to the surface.

Drying times for a steam cleaned carpet are a little longer than those of conventional methods. This is due to the use of hot water to clean the carpet. In using hot water to clean the carpet when drying the water has a tendency to evaporate, however not all the water can leave the carpet in this way the carpet will remain damp to the touch for another 3-4 hours after the treatment has taken place. This is the water that couldn’t evaporate with the hot water & should be left to dry naturally.

Shampooing a carpet on the other hand takes a lot longer; this is usually around 24 hours. This is because although a shampoo treatment is used to take the dirt out of the carpet the shampoo its self is actually left in the carpet because as it dries it dries to a powder that continues to collect dirt after the treatment has been administered. This means that once the treatment has been administered the consumer will need to vacuum the carpet 24 hours later so as to get rid of all the dried shampoo & the dirt that it has collected. Because of this it is often believed that the carpet gets dirtier quicker, in reality the opposite is true once the dry shampoo has been removed from the carpet, it will also make it easier to clean as a lot of the dirt that would be left in the pile is drawn to the surface so that a vacuum can easily remove the dirt from the carpet.

The vacuum (otherwise commonly known as the Hoover) cleaner comes in many different forms from the traditional bagged machine to the less traditional but more modern bag less machines such as Dyson machines. The vacuum is the most traditional way of cleaning your carpet. Everyone can use a vacuum cleaner there is no special training that is needed to use a vacuum cleaner. Although effective at its job a vacuum cleaner will only lift off the surface dirt that the brush / beater bar can get to if there is any dirt that is below the level of the beater bar it won’t be able to pick up the dirt/ debris & can cause the carpet to get dirty quickly as well, on older carpets make the carpet look tired as well as having the appearance of being dirty – this is because there is still dirt in the backing of the carpet which slowly works its way back to the surface of the carpet.

Carpet beaters were the first way of cleaning a carpet & date back from the ancient Egyptians who used to use them for beating rugs. The carpet beater is a method of floor care that is used very little these days with the introduction of vacuum cleaners & steam cleaners. Some people still use the carpet beater on older carpets that cannot be cleaned with modern cleaning methods such as the vacuum cleaners. This older method is more commonly used in stately homes that are within the UK. Many of these stately homes can be found in the Yorkshire area with many in & around the Leeds, Halifax & Bradford areas of Yorkshire particularly in the Northern parts of the county of Yorkshire

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The Art Select flooring range is made up of three distinct collections.

Hand Crafted Wood

This stunning collection creates the look and feel of hand crafted wooded flooring planks.  Available in three different colours, this collection of wood laminate flooring creates a rich, natural feel to a room.

Island Limestone

A luxurious collection of floor tiles in four different shades.  The natural tones in this collection will add elegance and ‘wow’ factor to a room.

Oak Royale

Each plank of this wood laminate floor looks like a hand crafted piece of oak. Each plank has a unique grain effect and replicates a hand scraped look.

Four natural colours are available, so can select the oak floor that perfectly complements your room.

Call Carpetncare today for full details on this exciting and popular range – 0800 731 5608.

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The Van Gogh laminate range from Karndean International is a sensational collection that echo’s the look and feel of real wood.

Inspired by species from all over the globe, the wide planks have the knots and textures of real wood and create beautiful floors in either contemporary or traditional styles.

This range of laminate planks is durable and ideal for areas that receive heavy traffic.  The wide planks also mean it is quick and easy to install.  Great for the home or a business.

Take a look at the gallery below and then contact Carpetncare for more information on this fantastic laminate flooring range.  Call free on 0800 731 5608.

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The Natural Base collection from Woodward Grosvenor is as series of carpets and rugs made using natural materials such as coir, jute, sisal and seagrass.

Woodward Grosvenor have sourced these materials from all over the globe and the carpets in this range add beautiful textures and tones to any room in the house.

Take a look at the gallery below and then contact Carpetncare for full details of the carpets in the Natural Base collection.

Call us on 0800 731 5608.

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The High Definition range is infused with striking, contemporary, natural designs such as wood, stone and cork.  The unique structure of Flotex offers considerable noise reduction over other vinyls as well as the softness under-foot of textile floor coverings.

The range has 6 design themes with 20 colour options offering there is something that will look stunning in any room.

Talk to Carpetncare about the High Definition range of vinyl floor coverings from Flotex.  Call us free on 0800 731 5608.

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