anyone installed that carpet that comes with the pad attached?

[edprush]

?

 

[theknight571]

I installed some in my "office" at home.

It's been a couple of years now, and it seems to be holding up well.

I wouldn't want it in the main living areas cause there just isn't that much cushion.

I think it would work well in a basement though.

- TK

 

[edprush]

Coincidentally it was going in the basement. Did you install it yourself? If so, was cutting it easy?

 

[theknight571]

I did install it myself.

Cutting it is fairly easy... I suggest keeping several new blades for the knife handy... depending on how much cutting you have to do. I also used a piece of pipe as a straight edge, since it was long enough and I had it handy.

I used double stick tape to keep mine down. It was suggested by the carpet guy at Lowes. (where I bought the carpet). I imaging though you could use an adhesive or even the tack strips if you removed some of the padding around the edges.

 

[edprush]

When I was at Lowes they kept telling me that attached pad carpet was a major mistake. They said in a few years the pad turns to dust. That's why I'm scared. The room won't be getting much traffic but I don't want the pad to disintegrate either.

 

[Krazefinn]

If going over rough concrete then it can wear faster. Not too bad if over some smoother substrate though. It is more economical though....cheap pad also grinds up.
Vacuum often and keep the sand off it too.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: Krazefinn
... It is more economical though....cheap pad also grinds up.

Oddly, the cheapest attached pad carpet was more expensive than the cheapest carpet + separate pad at Lowes.

 

[Injury]

What's the point in attached pad? It's not like you have to lay carpet so much that you need to find ways to cut some time off from the whole process.

The draw to attached pad carpet is that the pad is already attached.

The draw to buying padding seperately is that you can choose a padding that you find to be perfect.

It's like buying shooes with attached socks.

 

[SampSon]

I've had some clients that bought the preattached pad carpeting but installed another pad under the carpeting for extra softness.

How much is the cost difference in the carpeting with the pad and without the pad?

 

[theknight571]

Originally posted by: Injury
What's the point in attached pad? It's not like you have to lay carpet so much that you need to find ways to cut some time off from the whole process.

The draw to attached pad carpet is that the pad is already attached.

The draw to buying padding seperately is that you can choose a padding that you find to be perfect.

It's like buying shooes with attached socks.

I think it's also easier to install it youself.... Cut to size, tape to floor. 🙂

I would agree that for high traffic areas I wouldn't use it.

If it's more expensive than the standard carpet, get the standard and some tack strip. You can rent a carpet stretcher from the local rental place... Lowes might even rent them.

- TK