if you're planning to spend $ on the carpet (surface layer), then you should plan to spend $$ on the under layer. a good under layer will let your carpet last a lot longer. when you walk on carpet with good under layer, you'll feel a lot more comfortable too. 7 x2 u4 k( M; q% N2 w+ R2 I0 q
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of course, this all depend on how long you plan to live in this house too.1 v0 l/ L$ @4 `! X8 s- D