The weaving of carpets has been in practise for many a centuries by people of different cultural backgrounds across the globe. By way of example, Chinese, Persian and Bedouin tribes used to make it for local as well as trading purposes outside their home countries. Such carpets usually used to be hand woven consisting of various designs and multiple color patterns which pertained to their specific tribes and origins giving each such carpet its own individuality.

One thing lead to another and carpet rolls were introduced by some local Georgian practices of using sewing machine and needles which kick started the trend and regular usage of carpets. This lead to the more commonly adopted practise of wall to wall carpets, which is still very much in vogue. What also came to fore was the usage and manufacturing of carpet squares which are basically square shapes of carpet (commencing with the standard size of 18 inches x 18 inches). Moving forward these carpet tiles were reformed by Milliken as the standard size was revised and increased to 36 inches x 36 inches. As compared to its predecessor, such enhanced carpet tiles can be easily stored, installed without much hassle and can be joined or combined with other patterns, patches and designs to give it a contrasting and unique look. Hence, the customization of such carpet tiles gives them an added advantage and certainly makes it more attractive for the public in general, particularly due to the cost effective nature due to easy installation mechanism.

The pasting or installation of carpet tiles or squares need to be done carefully by causing and ensuring that the bottom of such tiles is hard and sticky enough to be glued on to the surface of the floor to get the best look and longevity to such carpets and which together with other pieces would form one large piece of carpet (usually a wall to wall feature). With the foregoing in mind, the modern carpet manufacturers have endeavored to invest and design the backs of such tiles with durable gripping and of such property that it goes on to increase the cushioning and life time of such carpet tiles, subject to appropriate and consistent maintenance and cleaning of the carpet tiles.

The best part of carpet tiles is the ease of replacement in case a certain area is damaged or stained and requires to be replaced. This is not an option with one piece carpets.

Carpet tiles are ideally suited to be used in residences, commercial usage such as offices, hotels, malls, movie theatres, shops etc.