Installing Blue Saturn Carpet Padding
Pad density aka pad weight.
Installing blue saturn carpet padding. If you re installing over wood floors the moisture barrier goes up to prevent spills from soaking into the padding. Some carpet paddings have a webbing or moisture barrier coating on one side. Edgar ramos 1 178 503 views. How to put down carpet padding.
From carpet to hardwood to laminate to tile healthier living flooring installation system provides superior antimicrobial protection for every flooring choice. Pad density is the 2 factor in pad durability 1 is the type of pad more on that later. Installing a stainmaster carpet pad can extend the life of your carpet and even the carpet warranty. In this video i share a few quick tips on how to install carpet padding and which side of the carpet padding goes up.
A carpet pad installed over uneven subfloors will wear unevenly and quickly with the pressure from feet and furniture causing the carpet and the padding to wear out much quicker. Installing carpet pad or floating floors on an uneven subfloor will only cover up the problem temporarily. How to lay carpet padding side note make sure skin side is up it might look like a mesh or smooth plastic. How to install carpet pad duration.
So take a deep breath and relax because our exclusive healthier living installation process inhibits dust bacteria mildew and mold for a cleaner healthier home. This is not foam type padding. Density is typically measured in pounds per cubic foot but sometimes you ll see it listed as ounces per square yard expect the pad density to be 3 10lbs for most common padding. I would put the smooth side to the top and don t forget to tape the seams with 2 inch paper tape that way the padding doesn t.
This video and description contains affiliate links wh. When installing new carpet padding does the blue side up or down.