Plastic Moisture Barrier Under Carpet On Concrete
Concrete may seem very dense but it is actually full of small pores that will absorb water from the ground.
Plastic moisture barrier under carpet on concrete. Our moistureblock is a 6 mil polyethylene film vapor barrier that is used during the installation process with floating laminate luxury vinyl planks and engineered wood floors. When installing certain types of flooring such as sheet vinyl the moisture content of the concrete can be a problem. Moisture barriers as the name implies set up a protective barrier to block moisture from reaching the pad and the carpet. Without the proper moisture barrier vinyl flooring acts as a moisture barrier causing it to buckle bubble and lift.
Do you have a product that might work for this. Concrete absorbs and retains water and the moisture can seep into the carpet padding and then into the carpet. Do you know if there are any contra indications to putting the vapor barrier on top of the concrete to separate it from the carpet pad. We are looking for a product that can be laid on a concrete slab to act as a vapor barrier between the concrete and the carpet we plan to put in our basement.
Density rebond carpet pad with moisture barrier 37 sq.