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Unpopular opinion: stretch-in padding is a waste of time on most residential jobs
I did a job in Denver last month where the old carpet had been glued directly to the concrete slab, and the homeowner said it lasted 18 years. Has anyone else started skipping the pad on basements and just going straight glue-down?
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paulb981mo ago
Man, I tried glue-down once on a basement and the humidity lifted the whole thing in about six months. It was like a trampoline down there.
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patel.daniel1mo ago
Like a trampoline" is exactly right, I've seen that before. I read somewhere that glue-down in basements is basically a gamble if you don't have a perfect vapor barrier. My buddy used it in his shop and within a year the corners were popping up like potato chips. It's wild how much moisture just seeps through concrete even when you think it's dry. He ended up having to rip it all out and go with a floating click-lock system. That trampoline feeling is no joke, it makes the whole floor feel bouncy under your feet.
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blair_green865d ago
That trampoline thing is exactly what happened to me too. I did glue-down in my sunroom and within four months it was bubbling up in the middle like a bad yoga mat. Ended up having to cut out sections and patch it with transition strips just to keep from tripping.
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