The good news is most retailers know the padding thickness you need.
Extra thick carpet padding.
Density rebound carpet pad with attached moisture barrier protects your floors and extends the life of your carpet while providing added comfort to your step.
Simply put soft step carpet tiles offer an excellent choice for areas in your home where luxury and underfoot comfort are desired.
Non slip rug pad gripper 5 x 7 ft anti skid carpet mat provides protection for hardwood floors and hard surfaces extra strong grip and thick padding for safe and in place your area rugs runners 4 8 out of 5 stars 15.
Thick padding may not be as durable and anything over 8 16 will cause installation problems.
Widely looped carpets like berber do not react well to thick carpet padding.
Carpet pads should be thick enough to provide sufficient cushion but thicker does not always mean better.
Having padding for your carpet helps.
Provide additional carpet help protect the floors beneath your carpet and extend your carpet s longevity.
That s because the thick carpet pad has too much give for a short pile carpet.
Living rooms bedrooms and dens.
In fact it might even be worse for your home.
Carpet padding should be replaced when new carpet is installed whether you do it yourself or use the home depot s carpet installation service.
Density rebound the contractor 8 5 16 in.
Carpet may give your home a warm and soft touch but ensuring its longevity requires extra support.
Although carpet padding is responsible for a lot more than comfort the average person walking across his living room may imagine that thicker is better.
However it has one advantage and that s the latex backing which makes it more slip resistant.
Memory foam although it may be a little more expensive a memory foam carpet pad will change the way your carpet performs for the better.
How to choose carpet padding.
This makes our tiles easy to remove when necessary with minimal residual tack on your subfloor.
Magnum 8 lb and thick.
These residential areas of the home are the perfect place to splurge on a thicker carpet padding.
This one is 1 4 thick so it s not as good for noise reduction as the previous one.
Thick padding is generally not only not worth it but may result in buckling worn or splitting carpet.
The contractor 8 5 16 in.
Most flooring manufacturers recommend eight pound padding with no more than 3 8 inches thick.
A thick pad can actually damage thin carpet types such as berber.
Ask your carpet dealer about premium memory foam padding options.
If you plan on using it in an area where you walk a lot such as the hallway it s a very convenient and safe option thanks to the rough non slip latex backing.
Berber carpet padding.
It s usually pretty simple because most carpets call for 7 16.
But with padding thicker pad isn t always the best carpet padding.