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Interior Design and Decorating Floor Finishes – Carpet

Author: Arch. Aria

8 May 2008 6,372 views 11 Comments

How Carpet is constructed

It is important to understand the two main methods of carpet construction as it is a large financial outlay for the client and they will have endless questions on why one costs more than another? Why one has a looser look, firmer feel, multicolored etc?

Today most carpets are produced by the tufting method of manufacture. It consists of hundreds of needles, which thread the yarn through the backing (jute or polypropylene), which forms loops or tufts to the required length.

The option then depending on the type of machine is to cut the loops to form a cut pile tufted carpet or leave the loops to form a looped pile tufted carpet.

The backing is then given a layer of adhesive coating to fix the tufts in position; another layer of backing is then fixed for added strength.

Axminster Carpet

Axminster carpet

Traditionally carpets were woven on a loom. Many still are and are named from the type of loom that they are manufactured from. Axminster, for example, different colored tufts are inserted into the weave from above so that they make up the pile but do not run in the back. By this method, many colors can be used and most Axminster’s are patterned. Wilton is another example, it is woven in continuous strands and only a small number of colors can be used on the loom. The pile yarn is woven so that the colors not showing on the surface lie on the back. It is a cut, looped or cut and looped pile. Patterned Wiltons are possible but at the high end of the quality and price range.

All woven carpets have the backing threads and pile woven at the same time, which means that the tufts are fixed in place. Weaving is a well-known method for producing patterns. Woven carpets are generally slower to make than tufted. You can generally distinguish between the two by viewing the back sides.

Both methods of construction are of a high quality and your choice will come down to the look that you require.

Carpets can be made by other methods, bonding and knitting. Bonded carpets are constructed by gluing tufts of pile directly onto a backing. Knitted carpets have a more complex construction method than Axminsters or Wiltons. Knitting the pile yarn and backing together achieve this type of method.

The combination of research and development in yarn and machinery married with specialist textile designers and the demand from the consumer is creating a burgeoning new wave of innovative and creative textures, styles, color combinations and patterns.

Just when you think you’ve seen everything - a new range is released and it opens up new doors for selecting schemes and creating wonderful new environments. The hardest job is keeping up with the choices! Overall the basics still apply and what you will learn here is a good grounding for appreciating the new product to come.

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11 Comments »

Gathot Kususanto said:

Design interior dan eksterior di architectaria kebanyakan adalah contoh foto-foto. Sedangkan untuk design rumah dan teks-nya, file-nya berupa file image, sehingga kalau di cetak hasil print-nya kabur/buram. Bisakah dibuat agar tidak kabur/buram jika di print? Terimakasih banyak. Salam

# 9 May 2008 at 5:05 am

S. Cholifah said:

Saya ingin memanfaatkan ruangan depan rumah yang berukuran 12 x 10 m untuk usaha rumah makan, mengingat lokasi rumah sangat strategis untuk usaha tersebut, mohon masukan / saran design ruangan,terima kasih

# 5 June 2008 at 11:56 am

yanti said:

Saya mau desain apartment subsidi yang ukuran 36m2 (ruangan luas 30m) dengan kamar 2, bisa bantu biar kelihatan bagus

# 5 July 2008 at 12:54 pm

dimas said:

saya ingin buat kamar mandi pada lantai dua bersebelahan balkon rumah. ukuran 3×2m bagaimana desain agar terkesan luas dan sirkulasi udara bagus?trims

# 5 September 2008 at 12:52 pm

Duni Musik said:

salam kenal, bro. boleh minta tukeran link. makasih

# 17 September 2008 at 11:24 pm

rio_item said:

salam kenal, kebetulan saat ini sedang renov rumah, disarankan oleh arsitek untuk pintu ruang tamu (2 daun pintu) dan pintu dapur (di depan) untuk dibuka kearah keluar dengan alasan bila terjadi kebakaran didalam rumah, lebih mudah untuk mendobrak keluar.
Yang menjadi pertanyaan, apakah aman membuat pintu dengan bukaan keluar??

Jawab:

Sebenernya alasan pintu dibuat dengan bukaan kedalam yaitu:
1. Membatasi bukaan pintu s/d 45 derajat. Karena biasanya terdapat dinding solid pada arah 45 derajat dari frame/kusen pintu tsb.

2. Selain itu yang paling penting kenapa pintu dibuat dengan bukaan kedalam adalah untuk melindungi latch bolt, lock bolt, dan strike plate sebagai hold dri kedua bolt terlindungi dibalik bilah frame/kusen pintu. Kalau pintu dibuat dengan bukaan keluar maka ketiga element kunci tsb lebih mudah untuk rusak atau dirusak.

Tapi jika bapak Rio ingin membuat pintu dengan bukaan keluar dengan alasan agar lebih mudah didobrak jika terjadi kebakaran, apalagi jika pintu tsb berada didalam rumah, mungkin saja ide seperti itu dapat diterima. Salam..

# 21 October 2008 at 3:23 pm

ndjndj8 said:

i have many children and we like many health,

# 31 October 2008 at 1:24 am

Feng Shui consultant said:

thank you for all the information! I’m sure I can put them all to good use on my home staging business!

# 6 January 2009 at 1:05 pm

kakah kurniani said:

salam kenal
saya ingin merenovasi rumah tipe 21 luas tanah 10×6 m,saya mau minta tolong dibuatkan sketsa rumah dan model rumah yang sederhana tapi asri.
Rencananya mau di renovasi menjadi 2 lantai .terima kasih atas bantuannya.

# 31 March 2009 at 12:42 pm

celebs said:

salam kenal makasih infonya

# 25 June 2009 at 1:52 pm

celebs said:

bro salam blogger master

biar tambah terkenal link mu sudah kupasang di web ku check disini hxxp://yoursmiless.blogspot.com/2009/06/high-pr.html

pasang balik punyaku yaa
hxxp://yoursmiless.blogspot.com/
makasih sebelumnya

ganti link xx dengan tt

# 25 June 2009 at 1:53 pm

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