subject: Choosing The Best Carpet Pad [print this page] It is important to choose the carpet material of what youve desired. Maybe we can ask, what is the benefit in choosing the right carpet pad? The carpet pad may extend the life of the carpet. These pads came from a variety of the forms and its materials. Choosing the best carpet pad really means that the pairing of your needs will reflect the quality of a carpet type youve wanted. In selecting this carpet pad, you must first check the manufacturers proposal and its carpet warranty. There is also a possibility to void the warrantys term in choosing the wrong kind of carpeting.
Types of Padding
Foam Padding: kind of padding that is made up of urethane foam, and a type of pad that is referred as prime foam. It is available in its different thickness and its densities.
Rebond: this kind of padding is often used by the industrial floor covering. It has high density foam which made of from scraps that is used in making furniture which is together bonded. These padding has a variety of densities and thickness.
Waffle Rubber: frequently improper but this kind of padding is still in used nowadays. The part in which is waffle like form padding gives its width that is mostly compose of air and the result is the padding is too soft for it has rated of less than 90 ounces.
Slab Rubber: a slab rubber padding with 100 ounce 19lb density is often used for long wear and for luxuries. Slab rubber doesnt have big wrinkles of air than waffle rubber padding. Its padding is more likely 7lb rebond, but the crushing has more than a long period of time that resist indentation of furniture. And this pad has the highest of traffic areas.
Fiber: fiber is made of jute or, reused fabric fiber, or artificial fiber, or jute mixed with hair that is used to limit up the movement of the piece of the carpet. Density is the key of its good quality. The spun nylon is the best where the synthetic fiber is at least 7.5lbs and the jute pad must have a density of 12lb. the total heaviness should have 40 ounces/square yard and the thickness should have the length between 3/8 and 7/16 inch.
Berber Pad: there are only a number of berber carpets that needs particular padding. When dealers of carpet will sell a light weight pad as a normal padding, then needing a particular pad is needed. For berber the firmer padding should have bigger loop. As noted that berber carpets should avoid rebonding.
Frothed Foam: it is the ultimate padding on market that its pad have super dense urethane made out of 7/16 inch thick. Frothed foam is extremely strong and will last longer that keep your carpets life prolonged.
Choosing the right carpet pad is the best way in preventing your carpet to be damaged directly. The right carpet pad will prolong the life of the carpet. Choose the best one that really fit in your carpet and will give you the fulfillment of your dream carpet that will give you the best satisfaction and the comfort in your home.
