The pad is worn out under the carpet in traffic areas, but the carpet is fine.
Yes, you can replace the padding only. I do it all the time. Especially when I have a flooded house or apartment. There are a few thing to remember though; Is the carpet to old or worn out to be restretched? Is the webbing intact, or is it crumbling and disintegrating? Take care when pulling up the carpet. The carpet is stretched over the nails in the tack strips which are angled to grasp and hold the carpet webbing (the mesh that holds the carpet together). If you yank the carpet towards you, it might tear the webbing. The best thing would be to release the tension by restretching with a carpet stretcher and pulling it up then. You're going to need a stretcher anyways to put it back in right? You can rent them fairly cheap at an equipment rental outlet. You can also rent the seaming kits for which to join two pieces of carpet together which you might need if you have to separate any pieces to remove a section. Seams are usually in doorways and such. If you do remove a piece, put it back in the same direction it came out. Don't turn it. Good luck then.
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Just pull up the carpet and remove the pad. You may have to roll the carpet when taking it up. I bought the best thick carpet padding from Lowes. Check there. I bought the thickest and it even has a odor guard in case you have pets and they have an accident it won`t smell, of course you would have to spot clean the area...
I don't see why not, if your carpeting is still good. Why waste good carpeting if you don't have to. I say go for it. I would have the carpet cleaned before you replace the pad then it will be nice and fresh when you have the new pad put under it.
the carpet might not go back down after. it might tear or rip, they can kind of dry rot. if you can find a carpet installation guy that would attempt it, he might not make any guaranty that it will work out right. that's the problem when people don't get the premium quality stuff that makes the carpet look good for a long time. our installer came out with the wrong stuff, then thought that i'd accept it. he had to go back to the warehouse and get the heavy padding that we ordered. good luck, but it might not work out for you. i wouldn't do it unless you can afford to replace it if it doesn't work out. and then it will have cost you more than just putting in a new carpet. buying the best padding helps the carpet last longer.
