Separating Fact From Fallacy About Carpet Padding
by Elmo Theron
http://www.rrcarpet.com
You have spent hours on the plans to redecorate a room in
your house. You found the perfect paint color and perhaps
just the right wallpaper. You carefully investigated the
different styles of carpet, dutifully checking for
durability and stain resistance. You selected the perfect
carpet for the room, just the right shade and texture to
provide the ideal finishing touch for your home. Then the
salesperson asks that question, "What kind of pad do you
want?"
Fact or fallacy: Your carpet style should compliment your
padding style. This is true. Even though you won't see
your padding day-in and day-out, you will notice a
difference in how your carpet looks if you pass up padding.
Padding serves the function of adding a layer of protection
between your flooring and your carpeting. The padding also
adds insurance against wear and tear of your carpeting as it
takes abuse from traffic and stress. Stress such as rubbing
against the floor can stretch the carpet's backing, cause
its synthetic material to fall apart, and separate the
carpet fibers from its backing.
Fact or fallacy: The softer and thicker the carpet padding
the better the quality of padding. This is a big
misconception by buyers. Padding doesn't make the carpet
softer - the carpet itself holds the softness. Also, too
thick of padding can stress the carpet, causing it to
stretch and loosen from the carpet tack strips holding it
down along the walls. The best prevention against this
happening is to select a padding that is not thicker than ~
inch.
Fact or fallacy: Certain padding material cannot be
improved. With today's new technologies and improved
manufacturing methods certain padding like waffle rubber
padding and urethane foam padding are more durable and have
improved quality. As for urethane foam padding, the
thickness should be at least ~ inch. The most popular
padding in today's market is bonded cushion, also known as
rebound padding. The density of this padding should be from
5 pounds for lower traffic rooms to 6.5 pounds for higher
traffic areas.
The finest quality carpet pad is flat rubber padding. This
padding is available in a range of densities as well and
19 to 22 pound flat rubber will give superior performance
in a residential setting. However, the cost of this padding
may be too high for the average homeowner.
The truth about padding is it is most definitely a necessary
element in your carpeting project. It increases your
carpet's lifespan and protects your flooring. For more
information about padding, ask your local carpeting expert.
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