Application Guides

Area rug rolled back on six different floor types revealing gray fiber rug pad underneath, showing hardwood, LVT, tile, concrete, carpet, and laminate flooring

The Complete Guide to Choosing the Right Area R...

Choosing the wrong rug pad can permanently damage your floor. This guide covers every major floor type, explains what pad materials work and which ones cause staining, warping, and mold,...

The Complete Guide to Choosing the Right Area R...

Choosing the wrong rug pad can permanently damage your floor. This guide covers every major floor type, explains what pad materials work and which ones cause staining, warping, and mold,...

What HUD-FHA Carpet Cushion Requirements Actually Mean

What HUD-FHA Carpet Cushion Requirements Actual...

If you've ever seen a carpet cushion labeled "Meets HUD UM 72a Class 2" and wondered what that actually means, you're not alone. Most flooring buyers, contractors, and even some...

What HUD-FHA Carpet Cushion Requirements Actual...

If you've ever seen a carpet cushion labeled "Meets HUD UM 72a Class 2" and wondered what that actually means, you're not alone. Most flooring buyers, contractors, and even some...

workers installing recycled fiber cushion in a hotel room

How to Choose the Right Carpet Cushion for Comm...

Carpet cushion is one of the most consequential and most frequently underspecified elements of any commercial flooring project. The right cushion extends carpet life, reduces noise, improves energy efficiency, and...

How to Choose the Right Carpet Cushion for Comm...

Carpet cushion is one of the most consequential and most frequently underspecified elements of any commercial flooring project. The right cushion extends carpet life, reduces noise, improves energy efficiency, and...

Radiant panel flooring being installed over fiber pad

The Complete Guide to Radiant Heat Compatible C...

Carpet and radiant floor heating can coexist comfortably, but only when the right cushion is selected. The fundamental challenge is that carpet cushion is designed to insulate and cushion, while...

The Complete Guide to Radiant Heat Compatible C...

Carpet and radiant floor heating can coexist comfortably, but only when the right cushion is selected. The fundamental challenge is that carpet cushion is designed to insulate and cushion, while...

Fiber vs. Foam Carpet Cushion: What the Industry Gets Wrong

Fiber vs. Foam Carpet Cushion: What the Industr...

Foam dominates the market but not because it performs better. Here is what the industry gets wrong about both fiber and foam carpet cushion, and how to choose correctly.

Fiber vs. Foam Carpet Cushion: What the Industr...

Foam dominates the market but not because it performs better. Here is what the industry gets wrong about both fiber and foam carpet cushion, and how to choose correctly.

Recycled fiber carpet cushion sample inside environmental testing chamber with CRI Green Label Plus certification badge, IAQ testing lab

What CRI Green Label Plus Really Means to Us as...

CRI Green Label Plus is the carpet industry's most rigorous indoor air quality certification. Here is what the testing actually measures, how the chain-of-custody process works, and why a recycled...

What CRI Green Label Plus Really Means to Us as...

CRI Green Label Plus is the carpet industry's most rigorous indoor air quality certification. Here is what the testing actually measures, how the chain-of-custody process works, and why a recycled...