To Use Padding Or Not To

To Use Padding (Cushion that goes under the Carpet) or not to, is a question I am asked a lot when we install Carpeting in a basement or ground level over a slab. We generally recommend using padding unless there is a good likelihood the carpet can get wet, like rooms that are next to boiler/wash rooms, or areas that are prone to water seepage. See below the benefits of padding and of direct glue down installation.

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Padding

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More Comfortable
Quieter
Warmer
Carpet lasts longer

Direct Glue Down
(No Padding)
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If Carpet gets wet could be dried using Wet Vac

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If you have padding and the carpet gets wet, the padding will have to be changed in most cases.