Carpet On Old Carpet
You have seen a beautiful new carpet for your home. Should you use your old carpet as the underlay for your new one? The Answer is an emphatic no! Your old floor covering is obviously being replaced because it has become flattened and worn. It, therefore, does not offer any protection for the new one.
Old underlay should also be ripped up for the same reasons. Our floor covering needs to withstand much traffic, especially on stairs and in the living areas in your home.
Carpet underlay will help to reduce foot pressure on your new purchase and you can imagine that the carpet will also feel more springy and comfortable to walk on than if the floor covering had been laid directly onto some hard surface.
Even if you buy cheap underlay it will be better than nothing at all. Any protection will prevent dirt rising up into the floor covering. Dirt also works as an abrasive against the fabric it was made of and it will work away like sand paper through friction, thus reducing the life of this expensive item of home furnishing.
Another advantage is that the underlay creates a cushion of air, allowing the carpet to breathe. This makes the vacuuming of carpets much more thorough as the action of your vacuum cleaner can get right down further into the fabric of your floor covering.
There are three types of padding on the market today. The first type is the foam underlay. This kind is very firm and is produced in different thicknesses. A thinner material is quite adequate in bedrooms where foot traffic is lighter than in the living and hall and stairs area of your home.
There is a rubber waffle type which feels luxurious to walk on. The waffle pattern allows the air to circulate beneath the carpet which, in turn, reduces dampness. This type of padding is often the most expensive.
It must be said that all the rubber and foam products are made out of recycled materials that would normally have ended up in land fill sites. So by buying these products you are also helping to reduce waste and preserving the world’s resources.
The third type of underlay is felt which is made out of jute and animal hair. It is a totally natural product so very environmentally friendly. This type of padding is nowadays very rarely used. This product feels very firm to the feet.
If you have decided to buy your carpet from us you will see that we have placed a calculator on the right-hand site of our web page. This is for you to type in your room measurements. The converter will calculate how much padding you will need for your room size and also tell you how much gripper rod you will need.
It is good practice to seal your floor with sealing tape where there are gaps in the floor and near the skirting boards to stop dust lines from forming which will be very hard to erase once they are there. You should do this before you lay your carpet underlay.
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