While choosing a carpet in your desired color texture and thickness is certainly important it is even more important to choose the correct underpad.
Carpet underpad which side up.
Without the right carpet pad thickness and other considerations your new carpeting will not be as comfortable and can degrade faster.
How to choose a carpet underpad.
If you re installing over wood floors the moisture barrier goes up to prevent spills from soaking into the padding.
Which side goes up.
The red side is the moisture barrier which i installed facing up.
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In this video i share a few quick tips on how to install carpet padding and which side of the carpet padding goes up.
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Some carpet paddings have a webbing or moisture barrier coating on one side.
If the moisture barrier goes against the concrete do i still tape the red side then try to flip over the other side is like padding and i don t think the tape would stick to it.
Here are three pictures of the underlayment.
Selecting the best carpet padding for your home may not be as much fun as choosing from the wide selection of indoor carpet colors and styles but what s underneath your carpet is equally important.
However it may not hold up as well under high traffic.
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This is the side that faces up.
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Memory foam is still on the newer side of the carpet pad industry.
This softness is going to come with a price tag.
It s hard to say how well this new foam will hold up over time.
This product is superior for berber carpet and indoor commercial applications as it provides a comfortable feel at an affordable price.
The pad will likely have one side that is shiny or smoother than the other.
Must buy entire roll.
It s more expensive than 100 recycled stuff.