Think of choosing your favorite flooring among various options. If you made your decision and pick carpet for your common condo let’s admit that Carpets provide you with a warm and comfort area as well as stylish look you never get tired of.
Suppose that you selected the right Carpet for your house. Now, it’s time to choose the suitable type based on your needs. Doing so, there are pros and cons of both Broadloom Carpet and Carpet Tile in order to choose properly.
First of all we’ll take a quick look at merits and drawbacks of Carpet Tiles. Carpet Tiles as it’s obvious are available in pre-sized squares with their integrated baking. First each tile should be places directly on substrate and customized in a way that makes sense with your own pattern. You should know that cutting has to be minimal. Carpet Tiles can be easily installed without any Carpet pods in a space. When it needs maintenance, it is recommended to clean tiles individually and also this has to be done for replacement. It’s necessary to keep extra tiles in a storage space for further application.
There is variety of choices when it comes to choose Carpet Tiles in which some can’t be cost-effectively reproduced in Broadloom Carpet. Just one thing can influence the choice of design and that would be its visible seams compare to Broadloom Carpet. Also, Carpet Tiles doesn’t provide as much cushion as the separate pads used with Broadloom Carpet which is the other disadvantage of Carpet tiles.
Now, let’s check out advantages and disadvantages of Broadloom Carpet.
Choosing Broadloom Carpet is a wise choice as it ranges endlessly in design for wall-to-wall commercial and residential areas. In contrast with Carpet Tiles which are in small squares, Broadloom Carpet is a larger pattern or mosaic and it’s suitable for large spaces such as conference rooms. The minimum size is normally 12 feet wide in which Broadloom Carpet installation is done by lining up the places together and if it’s needed cutting. It can be done easily. Because, there’s a carpet pad below and makes it look impressive even if there’s minor flaws. A moisture backing provides extensive stain resistance in the higher quality Broadloom Carpets. Also, by welling, its seams can be hidden. Because of high quality underlying material, it feels softer and luxurious than Carpet Tiles.
Considering the price, Broadloom Carpet is cheaper per square foot than Carpet Tile but because of cutting the pieces it can be a waste compared with Carpet Tiles. At least, you need to consider that this waste can balance savings in unit price.
Another disadvantage is that it’s time-consuming as it needs a Carpet to be installed first. Also, repair expenses is high when it needs to be replaced, it should be removed completely in order to fix moisture problems.
To conclude, it’s your own choice between Carpet Tiles and Broadloom Carpet and more importantly it depends on your budget and what you desire to have for a perfect design. We are provided you with a detailed guide for your house. Contact us for further suggestion and information about our interior design services.
