Carpet Pad and Underlay Replacement in San Jose, CA
Pad is where cheap carpet quotes hide, and it matters more than most of what goes above it. It carries the impact of every footfall, protects the carpet backing from abrasion, and decides how the floor feels underfoot.
The residential standard is 8lb rebond. A 6lb pad costs less and breaks down early, which shortens the life of the carpet sitting on it, so the saving is borrowed rather than real. Going the other way does not help either: pad thicker than 7/16 of an inch flexes too much under the backing and voids most manufacturer warranties, so thicker is not better past a point.
Carpe Diem Floors replaces pad as part of any carpet installation across San Jose, CA rather than laying new carpet over old. Old pad holds whatever has been spilled on it and has already compressed where the traffic was.
If a quote does not name the pad weight and thickness, it is not a complete quote. Ask before comparing prices.
Call Carpe Diem Floors at (888) 984-0848.
