Prayer room carpet selection starts with the room's dimensions, qibla direction, use and material requirements. In a shared building, knowing the manufactured width and prayer row layout helps you understand how the carpet will fit the space.
Kalida Carpet manufactures in Demirci, Manisa, Türkiye, with carpet-making roots going back to 1954 and exports to 59 countries. Fitting is possible for projects in England. Fitting is not included in the carpet price and is calculated separately when requested.
How do room dimensions affect prayer room carpet layout?
Room dimensions and manufactured carpet width determine how the carpet widths fit across the floor. Kalida's mosque carpet has a manufactured width of 4.00 m; a wider layout requires more than one width alongside another.
For a university, hospital, airport, workplace or school prayer room, the total floor area gives only part of the picture. The room's length, width and shape affect the carpet layout. Columns, recesses, doorways and separate areas also have a place on the measured plan.
For example, a long room and a wider room can have the same total area but different width arrangements. Showing each wall and recess gives the manufacturer the geometry needed to plan the carpet's width direction.
Where the covering spans no more than 4.00 m across the carpet's width direction, one width is a possible arrangement. For a wider covering, the measured plan determines the position and number of joins alongside the prayer row direction.
How does the qibla direction affect prayer rows?
Prayer row lines run perpendicular to the qibla direction, which may not run parallel to the room's walls. Kalida's 4.00 m manufactured width contains a layout of three 1.33 m prayer rows, so the room shape and row direction matter together.
Kalida offers design and layout planning based on the space's dimensions and prayer row arrangement. If you want visible prayer row lines, showing the qibla direction on the measured plan gives the manufacturer a specific direction for the pattern.
For example, a workplace prayer room may have walls that face a different direction from the qibla. The wall lengths alone do not show which way the rows should run. A qibla mark on the plan helps the manufacturer arrange the carpet around the direction of prayer.
You can also explain how prominent you want the row lines to appear. The 1.33 m row width describes Kalida's manufacturing layout; the measured room plan provides the basis for the arrangement in your space.
Which carpet materials are available for a prayer room?
Kalida's mosque carpet collection offers 100% pure wool or 80% wool and 20% polyamide. The collection uses Wilton face-to-face weaving and 3-ply pile yarn; a quality sample lets you examine the selected material at close range.
Wool options include Turkish, British and New Zealand wool. The material composition, wool choice and quality name describe different parts of the product. Giving those details when requesting a sample helps identify the carpet you want to examine.
Your room's pattern of use is also useful information for quality selection. For example, a university room might see concentrated use between lectures, alongside a different pattern on Fridays. Describing those actual conditions gives the manufacturer a concrete account of the room's use.
You may want a neutral appearance or a colour associated with your organisation. Examining a sample under the room's lighting helps you judge its appearance against the walls and furniture. You can also ask for the material details belonging to that sample's quality name.
What should you check in fire documents and samples?
Kalida's mosque carpet technical information gives a Bfl-s1 reaction-to-fire classification under EN 13501-1. The product description and scope of the test report or classification document provide the information to consider against your building project's specification.
A prayer room carpet specification can name the material composition, quality, weave and fire classification.
For example, if your school specification calls for Bfl-s1, you can include both that class and EN 13501-1 in your enquiry. Requesting the document for your chosen carpet gives the manufacturer a specific product and requirement to address.
Kalida's Woolmark licence number is 30000990. Kalida's Wools of New Zealand licence number is WNZ260001. These numbers identify wool licence information; the reaction-to-fire document provides the separate Bfl-s1 and EN 13501-1 information.
Kalida supplies quality samples free of charge, while bespoke production samples are chargeable. If you need a bespoke colour sample, explaining that at the start establishes which sample condition applies.
Bespoke patterns and colours for mosque carpets have a 200 m² minimum order. Sales must confirm which colours are in production for each enquiry. The small prayer room carpet guide explains the colour and order options in more detail.
What information matters at the entrance and for cleaning?
The shoe area, route from ablution facilities and carpet boundary show how the entrance relates to the carpeted floor. Kalida supplies quality samples for examining the material and texture.
For example, if a hospital prayer room has its shoe area beside one side of the door, mark that side on the plan. Showing where the carpet should start gives a clear boundary for the covered area. The route from the ablution facilities can appear on the same drawing.
Your existing cleaning method, equipment and cleaning times are useful details to gather. With that information, you can request the care instructions for the selected carpet. Examining the sample gives the cleaning team a close view of the product surface.
If you are replacing an existing carpet, the masjid carpet replacement guide covers preparation involving the old covering and thresholds. For this room plan, the main details are the measured floor, entrance arrangement and carpet boundary.
Frequently asked questions
How wide is Kalida's prayer room carpet?
Kalida's mosque carpet has a manufactured width of 4.00 m with three 1.33 m prayer rows. The measured room plan and qibla direction determine the arrangement of widths and the position and number of joins.
What if the qibla direction is not parallel to the walls?
Prayer row lines run perpendicular to the qibla direction. Showing that direction on the measured plan helps Kalida prepare a row arrangement for the room's actual geometry.
Which wool options can I request for a prayer room?
Kalida offers Turkish, British and New Zealand wool options. Its mosque carpet collection includes 100% pure wool or 80% wool and 20% polyamide.
What are the conditions for samples and fitting in England?
Kalida supplies quality samples free of charge; bespoke production samples are chargeable. Fitting is possible for projects in England, is not included in the carpet price and is calculated as a separate item when requested.
You can request a Kalida quality sample with your measured room plan, qibla direction, pattern of use and colour preferences.