Carpeting
Carpet can offer more versatility, comfort, ease of maintenance and health benefits than other
flooring options. It is also more "budget-friendly" than most other choices and there are styles to
coordinate with every décor.
Carpet diem!
That's tweaked-Latin for "carpet day," a day in the life of a home remodeling project that is
well worth seizing. Few remodeling milestones are as fun or gratifying as the day wall-to-wall carpeting is
rolled out and stretched into place. Within a few hours, a bedroom awakens with color and style, a living
room radiates warmth and luxury or a family room grows quiet, cozy and comfortable.
According to The Carpet and Rug Institute,
more than 6 out of 10 American homeowners prefer
wall-to-wall carpet for those kinds of family spaces. To meet that level of demand, over one billion yards
of carpet will be produced this year, enough to run a 12-foot-wide swath around the Earth's equator. Six
times.
Why the popularity?
Carpet's benefits are obvious: it is comfortable, quiet, warm, relatively affordable and
quick to install, available in thousands of colors and styles, and it can unify a home's interior.
Carpeting can also be less durable than other flooring materials, depending on the wear it receives and
the material it is made from. It also can be more difficult to keep clean, depending again on the material
and the height of the pile.