Carpet flooring. Carpeting and carpet floor fitters.

A carpet is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering. The term carpet was also used for table and wall coverings, as carpets were not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century. The hand-knotted pile carpet probably originated in Central Asia between the 3rd and 2nd millennium BC. Carpet-making was introduced to Spain in 10th century by the Moors. The Crusades brought Turkish carpets to all of Europe, where carpets were primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of Persian rugs and carpets introduced to Western Europe floors.

The global carpet market for domestic and industrial end use is dominated by several manufacturing processes, such as woven, tufted, needlefelt and few other.

Carpeting is an attached floor covering made of a heavy, thick fabric, usually woven or felted, often wool, but also cotton, hemp, straw, or a synthetic counterpart. Modern carpeting is often attached to the floor (or stairways) of a building and, when carpetry or carpet considered permanently attached, would be part of the real property which includes the building.