Installed the same carpet in two rooms of a house in Tacoma, one looks wrecked after 6 months.

Honestly, the living room looks brand new but the kid's bedroom is already matted down and stained. The only difference is the homeowner put one of those thick rug pads under the living room piece and skipped it in the bedroom. Is a pad really that big of a deal for wear, or was it just a bad batch of carpet?

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the_shane2mo ago

Yeah, that pad makes a huge difference. Seen it myself with carpet in high traffic areas. The pad absorbs the impact from walking and furniture. Without it, the backing and fibers get crushed straight into the subfloor. Explains the matting. Stains probably soaked in easier without the barrier too. Doubt it was a bad batch, just missing that basic layer.

aaronw592mo ago

Ever seen a pad fail early, or is it always about having one at all?

abby_murphy2mo ago

Actually, I've seen some pads fail pretty fast too. Cheap foam ones can turn to dust in a few years, especially if they get damp. Then you've got a lumpy mess under the carpet that feels awful to walk on. A bad pad can cause its own matting problems, not just the lack of one.

garcia.cameron1mo ago

Remember my buddy's rental? They used that cheap foam pad and it basically dissolved after a leak. The carpet felt like walking on a bag of rocks and got all matted down in weird spots. So yeah, a bad pad is almost worse than no pad at all.