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Originally Posted by ah123
Bumping this thread to get some advice.
We are talking to a contractor about getting our basement done. Instead of laminate, we decided to go with a high quality underlay and berber carpet. Our contractor is telling us we don't need a sub floor and that the underlay&carpet directly can go directly on the cement floor. Anyone with experiences (good or bad) with this approach?
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I just went through this thought process, as I was removing old thin laminate from my basement and putting down carpet for my home theatre.
After talking to some people, we determined that the most value would be to get the thickest underlay we could for the carpet and forego a sub floor.
Our basement is now MUCH warmer than it was before, and the underlay makes the carpet very luxurious.