Getting new carpeting is the next best thing to getting a newly built house. The removal of the old carpeting with its carpet padding and the installation of a new carpet pad is not only esthetically soothing but healthful. New carpet padding is usually made from fir and pine tree leaves and is really the most technologically advanced product in carpet installation. Your carpet padding laid under your carpet does more than keep your carpet from bunching up and losing its shape, it is also a sound insulation system.

Few people realize that when it comes to choosing a carpet pad, they are making the most important decision in selecting their new carpet. What lays between your bottom flooring and your ceiling isn't just your carpet, it is your carpet pad. An expensive carpet pad not only adds years to the life of your carpet, it serves to insulate you from the typical noise of footfalls of people coming and going. No one wants to hear the sound of feet and shuffling shoes and that is where your carpet pad plays its most important part in your floor coverings.

In addition to insulation, a carpet pad made from a natural insect repellent like fir leaves, lessens the chance of getting mold growing underneath your carpet. A carpet pad also controls moisture and protects your floor's bottom layer from intrusion and decay due to carpet cleanings and spillage. An expensive carpet can look cheap if the carpet pad does not equal its weight and density. But, aside from the attractiveness of a new carpet, the carpet pad is the product that will have to do the work in insulation, controlling moisture, retarding growth of mold and another important consideration, saving on heating bills.

A carpet pad that prevents heat from dissipating from the top of the carpet through the bottom layer of the floor, especially if you have wood floors and not terrazzo, will save you money in the short and the long run by keeping your heat in your room. Less heat lost means less heat consumed and that equals to a sizable savings in your heating bill.

Some people try to cut corners when planning on installing new carpeting by choosing a carpet pad that is less expensive and that is really a foolish thing to do since your carpet pad will determine what your carpet will look like and the environment that it controls which is your living area.