Some carpet paddings have a webbing or moisture barrier coating on one side.
Carpet paddling installed plastic side up or down.
As you unroll each roll the clear plastic end lies on top of the end with adhesive strip and two white pieces of foam will be butted up against each other.
If it comes up just a dark spot or dry then use a regular padding.
Carpet should be expected to last at least 2 3 years up to about 7 10 years but it can last for decades if it is good quality carpet with a good quality padding installed correctly and well.
Make sure the two white sides are as close as they can be and lay one over the other and tack it down.
The red side is the moisture barrier which i installed facing up.
This side goes up this allows the carpet to move across it naturally as you install the carpet and unless you have a kid and pet proof or rubber padding all pad will let spills go right to the floor gl.
Then install the carpet to the vinyl floor piece by piece by bringing it back through the doorway and laying it down in front of you so you have something to walk on.
Also find out about the different types of underlay and which one you should.
Depends on the padding but the smooth or shiny side up.
Some have like a netting type side.
If you re installing over wood floors the moisture barrier goes up to prevent spills from soaking into the padding.
Learn all about laying carpet underlay correctly so that it preserves the life of the carpet feels great underfoot and does not ruck up causing ridges and gaps.
In this video i share a few quick tips on how to install carpet padding and which side of the carpet padding goes up.
I can t see how it would hurt either way provided you don t over.
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