Carpet padding should be soft enough for comfort but sturdy enough to provide support and shock absorption.
Carpet and underlay height.
The height where carpet meets hard flooring.
Carpet padding is usually a foam underlayment specifically designed for installation under broadloom carpet.
A heavy duty one will extend the life of your carpet and may even outlast it.
Some interior designers prefer the carpet to be slightly higher than the adjacent hard flooring so that the carpet appears to be more abundant.
Most carpet padding consists of polyurethane foam the same stuff that s in furniture mattresses and even car seats.
The pile height measurement is not usually shown on the carpet sample however all you need is a tape measure.
On stairs i recommend a carpet pile height of 1 2 or less and a carpet padding thickness of 7 16 or less and a pile density rating of at least 8 pounds.
Underlay helps a new carpet to sit.
Don t include the carpet backing just the soft fibers from the backing up.
Standard residential carpet and pad thickness.
It also adds a layer of insulation and.
Made in the uk with a tog rating of 1 7 this 7mm underlay can greatly increase the lifespan of your new carpet by up to a stunning 40 and improve its resilience in the long term.
It serves a number of uses such as insulation acoustics support and comfort.