There are many wool carpet benefits to think about. Some are obvious: fine wool carpeting is durable and easy to clean, for example. Others may be a surprise, such as how wool is fire resistant or can help to cushion a fall. Look at all of the benefits of wool carpet when you’re comparing it against other materials. You’ll see a big advantage:
- Environmentally Friendly
One of the best wool carpet benefits is that it’s perfectly natural. The shearing process is painless for the sheep – and they’re often relieved to get that extra coat off as it gets warm. They’ll regrow it so it can be shorn again next year. The sheep themselves are left to graze in herds, which creates the best wool. It’s friendly to the animals, and the wool itself is 100% natural.
- Comfort
Wool is exceptionally soft. It’s not abrasive like other materials can be. This is because wool is naturally crimped. Sit on it, and the material eases down. When you get up, it springs back up to return to its shape. This gives it a cushy kind of comfort that’s nice and easy on children and pets alike.
- Resistance
The crimp that enables wool to bounce back means that it’s harder to wear wool carpets. When people walk across, or when a heavy object sits on the carpet, the crimp returns the wool to its former shape. Over the years, many carpets begin to show use and wear patterns. Wool carpet is much more resilient. This means that fine wool carpeting holds its aesthetic for years longer than other materials.
- Sound Absorption
One of the least mentioned but most relaxing wool carpet benefits is how it absorbs sound. It will cushion footsteps more than many other types of carpet. That makes for an environment with fewer distractions. It’s often left off the list of benefits because luxury is often defined by what we see and sense. It can also be defined by the distractions that are taken away.
- Make Cleaning Easy
Wool carpeting contains natural oils that help it to resist dirt. It can even resist a number of spills that other materials would absorb more quickly. You still have to clean those spills up, but they aren’t as likely to stain.
Vacuuming is all that’s really needed to maintain fine wool carpeting, making it simple to clean. The last thing you want is a floor that makes more work for you, as certain other carpet materials do.
- Resistant to Fire
Should a fire ever break out, wool has a high burning point and slow ignition rate. This means that it will take a hotter fire to burn through wool and it will burn through slower than other carpet materials. In this way, wool as a carpet material can actually act to slow the spread of a fire. This means more time to get out and less damage will have occurred by the time first responders can get the fire under control.
- Fall Cushioning
Wool carpet is particularly cushioning. This can help prevent injuries in the case of a fall. What would be a broken bone on other surfaces may just be a bruise. Wool’s qualities help a fall to be less serious, which helps in homes and businesses alike.
Talk to the East Coast Flooring team today about these wood carpet benefits and whether fine wool carpeting is the right flooring to install in your country club, hotel, convention center, theater, or banquet and event space.