| A carpet underlay is the layer under your carpet that | | | | - Contract underlay |
| both insulates and protects your carpet. It is a support | | | | - Super Contract underlay |
| layer that also adds an extra layer of cushion | | | | Nimbus is an underlay that is easy to handle while the |
| underfoot. It insulates for heat, moisture, and sound, it | | | | Cirrus underlay is good for reducing sound and keeping |
| will also take most of the impact from the carpet | | | | heat. Cumulus is good for that extra bit of comfort and |
| allowing your carpet to last longer. | | | | cushion that feels so good on your feet. Silver lining is |
| The main materials that can be used for an underlay | | | | the best for floor that is going to be traversed allot. |
| are rubber, foam and other synthetic material. | | | | Contract and Super contract underlay is for those |
| Waffle rubber is a common type used, which comes | | | | heavy domestic and contract flooring. |
| in many different weights and thicknesses. It is best to | | | | When carpet underlay insulates from heat, it does not |
| use the heaviest you can get but thicker is not always | | | | only keep the heat in but keeps the cold out. During |
| better. It can get in the way when you are laying it and | | | | those cold winter nights, a good quality carpet underlay |
| it can actually increase how fast your carpet wears. | | | | will keep your heating bills down to a minimum. No |
| One of the best kinds of underlay you can use is flat | | | | more cold nights curled up under your blankets, |
| rubber. This tends to be the most expensive but is well | | | | shivering. Using a good carpet underlay can help to |
| worth the price since it will last as long as your carpet | | | | sound proof your home as well. Have rude neighbours |
| will. When your carpet needs replacing, this type of | | | | that play their music all night? Well say goodbye to |
| underlay may not! There is another type of carpet | | | | them as this will help to keep out all that noise as well |
| underlay that is made entirely out of recycled furniture. | | | | as keep IN a lot of the noise you will make. That way |
| It is growing in popularity all over the world which is | | | | you will not be the noisy neighbour! When you are |
| known bonded polyurethane chips underlay. There is | | | | putting down carpet the right kind of underlay is |
| prime polyurethane and then there are bonded | | | | essential, as this will help your carpet last longer and |
| polyurethane chips. | | | | stay in good shape. If none of the underlay's that are in |
| There are other types of foam underlay for example: | | | | this article seem right for you then go to your nearest |
| - Nimbus underlay | | | | carpet store or log on the internet at home and look |
| - Cirrus underlay | | | | into it in more detail. All sorts of different sites will pop |
| - Cumulus underlay | | | | up as well as sites that will help you understand the |
| - Silver Lining underlay | | | | correct way of installing. |