The word carpet comes from the Italian word “carpita” which means “to pluck” and sometimes the word is also used as the synonym of rug. Before 18th century the carpet is usually used for table and wall covering. Nowadays carpet is the most popular and reliable way of floor covering.
A carpet is basically consisting of two layers, one is a pile of wool or man made fibre and the other layer is its backing mainly made by latex. Depending on the material and making of the pile the carpet type can be differentiated such as woven, needlefelt, knotted, tufted etc.
There are some standard sizes available in the market for a single carpet like 12X15 feet in USA and 4X5m in Europe. If you have to carpet your room then you have to professionally install it according to your room shape. After a successful installation of a carpet often there are many pieces left behind which you have to cut from the main carpet for fitting it in your desired area. These small pieces are called carpet remnants .Though carpet remnants are basically left over or scrap items but it has many benefits or advantages.
Benefits of carpet remnants
- More cheap and affordable than buying a carpet by square foot.
- It can be used as filler in your room if a appliance like furniture or electronic equipments has been removed from the room leaving a empty space in the room carpet.
- It can be used as a rug in stairs or hall runner.
- You can place it to protect high traffic areas against your kid with boot or muddy feet.
- If you can keep some carpet remnants after installation of a carpet in your room then it can be useful for patching it whenever there is damage in your carpet.
- Some carpet remnants are large enough to cover a whole room also if you are planning to carpet a small room.