{"id":4210,"date":"2017-05-09T13:40:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T18:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/?p=4210"},"modified":"2018-03-08T12:28:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:28:57","slug":"what-is-polyurethane-padding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/what-is-polyurethane-padding\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Polyurethane Carpet Padding?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prime Cushion \u2013 St. Jude Courage Pad<\/figcaption><\/figure>

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Polyurethane foam is the most common form of carpet pad that the flooring industry uses for residential applications. Polyurethane foam padding consists of three types: prime cushion, bonded foam, and frothed foam.<\/p>

#1 \u2013 PRIME CUSHION<\/strong><\/h2>

Prime cushion is made of non-recycled materials, also known as virgin materials. This type of pad ranges from very low density to high density. Prime foam is denser than the foam used in upholstery cushion.<\/p>

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Bonded Foam \u2013 7\/16 8lb Rebond Pad<\/figcaption><\/figure>

#2 \u2013 BONDED FOAM<\/strong><\/h2>

Bonded foam also goes by the name rebond. Bonded polyurethane foam pad is made from scraps of various foams. The multi-color appearance makes bonded foam easy to distinguish from other pads. Bonded foam or rebond is the most common type of carpet padding used for residential applications.<\/p>

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Frothed Foam \u2013 Air Plush<\/figcaption><\/figure>

#3 \u2013 FROTHED FOAM<\/strong><\/h2>

Frothed foam is quite dense because the air is pressed out of the foam when the pad is made. Frothed foam, such as visco-elastic foam, is made by keeping a weight on the foam so it is made into one density level instead of letting the foam expand and then be cut into different densities.<\/p>

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What is the right polyurethane carpet pad for my home?<\/strong><\/h2>

The main thing to remember when buying carpet pad is comfort and performance. If you are installing berber carpet in your home, then you will need a thinner and denser carpet pad. If you are installing frieze or trackless carpet, then you can use a polyurethane carpet pad that is heavier in weight and has more cushion. Also, there are some polyurethane carpet pads with a moisture barrier, which is perfect for homes with children and pets.<\/p>

Check out our prime cushion carpet padding<\/a>.<\/p>

See our selection of rebond (bonded foam) carpet padding<\/a>.<\/p>

View our selection of frothed foam carpet padding<\/a>.<\/p>

Check out all of our polyurethane foam carpet padding<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u00a0Polyurethane foam is the most common form of carpet pad that the flooring industry uses for residential applications.…\n","protected":false},"author":1925,"featured_media":4213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1489,389,1044,1490,1488,1493,1494,1491,1492],"class_list":["post-4210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-carpet","tag-bonded-foam","tag-carpet-pad","tag-carpet-padding","tag-frothed-foam","tag-polyurethane","tag-polyurethane-carpet-pad","tag-polyurethane-foam","tag-prime-cushion","tag-rebond-pad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4210"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4821,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4210\/revisions\/4821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}