Carpet Pad Installation Which Side Up

Installing the wrong type of padding could have negative effects.

Carpet pad installation which side up.

In this video i share a few quick tips on how to install carpet padding and which side of the carpet padding goes up. This is the side that faces up. The smooth side goes up. How to lay carpet padding side note make sure skin side is up it might look like a mesh or smooth plastic.

The pad will likely have one side that is shiny or smoother than the other. A common question with carpet underpad is. It also should come off the roll that way. Which side goes up.

If the pad only has the plastic covering on one side it should be installed plastic side up. The most basic of purposes would. The flatter side of the pad should face up to meet the bottom of the rug while the softer side is placed against the floor to prevent scratching. The carpeting may wrinkle or buckle the seams may separate and its structure can break down faster than it would with the proper padding.

It s cut slightly smaller than the carpet itself so it will fit inside the tack strip that keeps the carpet in place. Depending on the type of plastic it could serve one or more purposes. The reason for this smooth side is so that the carpet can easily slide across the pad when installing it. It s so the carpet can slide on it and it has the reinforcement for when you have to staple it.

Roll the padding out in the positions it will take on the subfloor. If using the waffle pad style of carpet pad the waffle side of the carpeting pad should be face up for maximum cushioning and it is cut to fit inside the tackless strips with about gap so that the carpet itself can be attached to the tackless strips and the padding does not interfere with the securing of the carpet. Cut the padding s lengths with a utility knife. Your carpet pad is a sheet of spongy material that goes underneath your carpet.

References the new york times.