Indoor-Outdoor Carpet
Carpet
Indoor outdoor carpet for covered patios, loggias and sunrooms
Indoor outdoor carpet is broadloom made from solution-dyed synthetic yarn on a backing that tolerates moisture, so it can be installed wall to wall on a covered porch, a loggia or a sunroom and still read as a finished interior floor. Interiors carries 243 indoor and outdoor carpet styles, all made to order and shipped from the mill, from Couristan (44), Prestige Mills (42), Stanton (36) and Fibreworks (33).
Fiber is the spec that matters. 140 of the 179 styles are polypropylene, which does not absorb water and will not fade in sun; 53 are polyester, a softer hand for a sunroom that is really an indoor room. Construction runs to flatweave (79 styles), machine woven (76), Wilton (41) and hand-loomed (34), so you can hold a stripe or a lattice outdoors without a printed face. Bloomsburg's Folly, Southport, Kiawah and Seabrook are the kind of flatweave we spec for a coastal loggia; marine carpet, the needlepunch sold for boat decks, is not what these are.
Most are 12 or 13 foot 2 inch rolls that can also be cut and bound as indoor outdoor rugs through our Design Studio, which is the usual answer for a dining terrace. None of it is waterproof as a system; the carpet sheds water, but the slab must drain and the adhesive must be rated for exterior use. For loose rugs in the same fibers, see outdoor rugs and polypropylene rugs.
