Depends on the padding but the smooth or shiny side up.
Which side of blue saturn carpet padding goes down.
Less common carpet padding types are made of fibers such as polyester nylon or felt.
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.
Memory foam carpet pad provides a very soft and comfortable surface.
This is not foam type padding.
If there is netting of some sort this side also.
The slippery side goes up so that the carpet will install easier and helps keep out moisture.
Which side goes up.
This is the side that faces up.
The padding has the pressed board look.
Some have like a netting type side.
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I think i followed the instructions but i can t remeber now when i put the vapor moisture barrier facing up.
This seems to make sense since it woul dbe very difficult to tape the seams if the plastic was facing down.
A common question with carpet underpad is.
When installing new carpet padding does the blue side up or down.
The underlayment i used is a 3 in 1 sort of a padding with a plastic sheet on top.
This product is superior for berber carpet and indoor commercial applications as it provides a comfortable feel at an affordable price.
The contractor 8 5 16 in.
Usually if it has a barrier like a solid red or blue plastic attached this side goes up.
The pad will likely have one side that is shiny or smoother than the other.
The reason for this smooth side is so that the carpet can easily slide across the pad when installing it.
Density rebound the contractor 8 5 16 in.
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.
If using the waffle pad style of carpet pad the waffle side of the carpeting pad should be face up for maximum cushioning and it is cut to fit inside the tackless strips with about gap so that the carpet itself can be attached to the tackless strips and the padding does not interfere with the securing of the carpet.
As you may or may not already know an important step in safeguarding your rug is the use of proper padding between it and a hardwood floor.
However the underlayment smells musty now.
Depending on the type of pad you have this will differ.
