Sisal Carpet

Enter the home of a truly environmentally conscious person, and you are bound to find sisal carpet. Whether used as carpet tile - sisal tiles are quite easily installed – or on a roll, sisal carpets are the answer for those who want to eschew the manmade fiber that has invaded the textile industry to such an extend that finding a sisal carpet, wool aficionados mourn, is becoming easier, while some of the other natural fibers are beginning to go by the wayside.

Sisal carpet is manufactured from the agave plant, a succulent that occurs wild mostly in Mexico and the hotter regions of the United States. Other plants that produce the material for sisal carpet tiles are also found in South America. Not to be mistaken for the yucca, agaves are known for their medicinal properties. Those who know about sisal carpet also know that what is actually being sold as sisal wool carpet in the stores is little more than sisal carpet made from the actual hemp like fibers of the agave. Oftentimes mixed with wool – in some cases also with manmade fibers – agave fibers are made into a yarn that is considered to be high quality and is then used within the carpet making industry.

Environmentally aware individuals eschew the brightly dyed sisal carpet options that are now flooding the market and instead stay with sisal carpet tile or sisal carpet rolls that are sold in earth tones, such as muted beiges, browns, and reds. Cleaning sisal carpet is so easy that it is referred to as the quintessential “stretch it and forget it” product during sisal carpet installation. A good vacuuming twice a week is usually all that is needed to keep sisal carpet tile looking like new, but if heavy traffic has added some dirt, consider dry cleaning sisal carpets.

Since grey wool sisal carpet and all kinds of pure sisals are susceptible to storing some moisture within the fibers, washing of sisal carpet is not recommended. Additionally, this kind of carpeting is not recommended for areas where there is a high moisture content, such as in the bathroom, or where wet spills are known to happen, such as in kitchens and dining rooms. All other areas of the home will greatly benefit from this kind of earth friendly material that is durable, attractive, and so easy to care for. Take a look at the attractive sisal samples available at your local carpet outlet the next time you are in the area – just feeling the fiber is well worth the trip!