If you’re looking for a way to spruce up your home and add a few dollars to its resale value, home carpet has some interesting possibilities.
When folks think about home improvement, carpet isn’t always the first thing to come to mind. Because it’s underfoot, carpet sometimes escapes our notice. However, having quality, clean carpet can make or break home sales, as potential buyers are closely examining every aspect of your home when they’re out house shopping.
Consider the following benefits of home carpet:
Comfort
After a long day on your feet, nothing feels better than coming home and stepping on soft carpet. There’s a variety of carpets and foams available capable of making getting up from the recliner and heading to the fridge easier on your feet after a hard day’s work. A home improvement professional can help you find the best carpet to suit your needs.
It’s green!
Carpeting your home provides and added layer of insulation from the heat of summer and the cold of winter. The extra insulation can help reduce your power bills because of the increased energy efficiency of your home.
Also, the carpeting industry is working with green advocates to eliminate waste from their manufacturing process. Currently about 20 percent of the raw materials used in making carpet end up as waste. The Australian carpeting industry, largely based in Victoria, is working with green groups to reduce this waste. It’s a means of being environmentally and economically responsible.
Health benefits
According to the Carpet Institute of Australia, we spend an incredible amount of our time inside. As such, maintaining the air quality inside our homes is very important to our health. Airborne allergens can and do impact health, making us susceptible to more serious ailments and inhibiting our ability to enjoy life.
Wall-to-wall carpeting has been found to be able to reduce airborne dust more effectively than other flooring materials.
Also, building materials are often criticized for volatile organic compound emissions that can be released as gases. For example, some of the materials used in flooring such as laminates, adhesives, etc. can cause VOC emissions. Carpets are less likely to cause VOC emissions because of how they’re made. During their manufacturing process, carpets are baked at high temperatures, which purges them of most VOCs.
By installing the right home carpet, you can save on power bills, improve your personal comfort and promote better health.
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