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| Much attention and energy is devoted to selecting
carpet, but pad is a crucial part of your flooring and should
not be forgotten. |
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| Every step you take creates hundreds of pounds of
pressure per square inch in your floor covering. Carpet padding,
or cushion as it is sometimes called, helps alleviate that pressure.
The decrease in pressure helps make your carpet feel richer, thicker,
and softer. |
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| Carpet cushion can significantly improve a carpet's
sound-absorption and improve its thermal insulation properties. |
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| Dirt can grind down carpet fiber the way sandpaper
wears down wood, and thus shortens carpet life. A quality cushion
makes cleaning more efficient because it raises carpet off the
subfloor and provides an air space underneath, allowing the carpet
to breathe. When you vacuum, that space allows more air to come
up through the carpet, carrying more dirt along with it. The result
is more effective cleaning every time. |
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| A quality carpet cushion helps decrease pile crushing,
the acute compression of fibers in a high-traffic area, particularly
in hallways. The pad allows the carpet to maintain its pile height
and stay looking new for much longer. Industry studies have shown
that quality cushion can actually increase the useful life of
carpet as much as 50%.
Also, placing a quality cushion under your new carpet is often
a condition of your warranty. |
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