Watched a crew demo a 30 year old shag carpet today and found oak floors underneath

That shag was installed in '92 and it was matted down so bad you could see the traffic paths worn into it. Has anyone else noticed how much better carpet padding has gotten since the rebond foam came in?

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black.jordan21d agoMost Upvoted

Remember reading a study a few years back that said the old fiber pad actually compressed over time and lost most of its bounce within 5 years. The rebond stuff they started using in the late 90s really does hold up way better, especially the high density kind. You could probably walk on that old shag for a month and it would stay matted down for good.

webb.victor21d ago

Rebond stuff held up way better" - you ever pull that old fiber pad up? Smelled like decades of secrets.