Hi,
We're finishing our basement and turning it into a rec room. We want to put carpet everywhere (except the bathroom, utiltity room and laundry room) which is about 800 square feet. We were going to go with a berber and a mid-grade underlay, but someone mentioned that "KangaHYDE" was the best for basement floors since you're laying it right onto concrete.
Does anyone have any comments/suggestions.
Thanks,
Jackie
Any idea what the moisture level is in your concrete slab? Regular carpet doesn't do well with long term exposure to moisture - the latex softens and the carpet's face pulls away from the backing.
Kanga, Enhancer, or any of the other expanded polyurethane foam backings are better over a damp slab.
Kyle the carpet guy...
Thanks so much Kyle. We live in Winnipeg, Manitoba which is known for it's wet basements (the entire city is pretty much built on a flood plain) so I could say that our moisture level would be relatively high, I just don't know how high.
Thanks again,
Jackie
I have found over the years that putting a layer of poly on top of the concrete sealing the seams and around the perimeter works the best. Then you cna use a normal pad and never have to worry about moisture making the carpet smell of mildew like most do.
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