How To Keep Your Carpet Safe In Harsh Weather Conditions

Irrespective of the reason you are considering getting a new carpet for your home, adequate care must be taken to understand that it is a long term investment which will require planning and expertise. As earlier stated, carpets come in different varieties and styles which are better adapted to different climatic or weather conditions, purpose and area of room to be covered. The type of carpet you install in your home during in a specific climatic condition will determine the level of comfort you receive.

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Climatic conditions such as severe heat or cold may affect your carpeting by cracking up the walls and also accumulating humidity which may damage the floors in your house thus leading to a damage to your carpeting. These and many reasons are why adequate care must be taken to choose the best carpets that are better adapted to your climate and floor types. Let’s take a look at the common flooring and the best type of carpets that suits them.

  1. Concrete Flooring:

Carpeting provides adequate insulation against climatic conditions in summer and winter. Since carpeting provides the needed barrier that keeps the chill drafts away, it is important to also keep them as safe as possible. They come in handy in keeping the bedroom and low-traffic areas as comfortable as possible. Carpets can be prone to mildew in extremely humid climates, it is important that you set up a floor using humidity buffer and adhesive to your carpet to dehumidify and help reduce the occurrence of dampness in your carpets.

  1. Hardwood Flooring:

Hardwood floors are wonderful floor types which are useful in places where moisture is a prevailing challenge. These hardwoods can be perfect in gentle climates and in moisture levels between 35-60%. While subjected to intense humidity, the floors may cause a few conditions that might cause difficulties with hard wood.  Carpeting these floors does not just beautify them but also keep them as safe as possible with a lowered strain and reduction in dampness.

  1. Vinyl Flooring:

This works well in all climatic conditions and can be installed in virtually any situation either below or on grade. The surface of this flooring is moisture resistant, durable and can stand well in high volume areas. As good as this flooring may sound, it gets discolored when exposed to sunlight thus the need for a good carpet to keep it as safe as possible.

4.      Linoleum Flooring:

This flooring type can withstand any form of climatic condition as long as it is pinned or installed correctly. The added benefit of having linoleum carpeting is found in the fact that it tends to resist growth of bacteria, mildew, mold or fungi. To make it last long, a vapor barrier between the floor and sub-floor should be installed.

Conclusion

There are different carpeting for different floors and climatic condition. Kindly consult with a Carpet store near you or send us a message for more information on the subject matter, we will love to hear from you.

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