Benefits of Carpet Cushioning include:

• It can reduce carpet noise. VA carpeted environment is quiet, but a carpet installed over cushion can reduce noise even more. In tests comparing cushioned carpet to un-cushioned carpet, cushioned carpet significantly reduces noise. Weak cushion is unable to keep traffic from causing a noisy clomping sound as footsteps pound against the floor. But a substantial cushion softens the blow and makes walking quieter.
  
  
• It makes carpet more comfortable. Tests show that quality carpet cushion can reduce the force on the floor covering caused by walking. This can improve personal comfort by reducing walking fatigue. Good quality cushion acts as a shock absorber when you walk on carpet. If there isn't a substantial cushion under the carpet, either a flimsy one or (worse yet) no cushion at all, the carpet is hard, unyielding, and uncomfortable to walk on. But a good grade of cushion keeps the heel of your foot from crashing through the carpet and hitting against the floor. The pressure of walking is much higher than most people realize. In the case of women's high heels, it can momentarily be hundreds of pounds per square foot. Without a good quality cushion, this is tough on the carpet and tough on your feet.
• It makes vacuuming more efficient. Vacuuming is more efficient since most machines "lift" the carpet to provide air circulation, and the cushion improves air flow through the carpet. This can help reduce the grinding action of embedded dirt that can cut and fray carpet fiber. The most important thing you can do to prolong the life of your carpet is to give it a good vacuum cleaning often. Dirt grinds down carpet fiber the way sandpaper wears down wood, and thus shortens carpet life. A powerful vacuum is a carpet's best friend. And quality cushion makes cleaning more efficient, because it raises carpet off the floor and provides an air space underneath, so the carpet can "breathe". When you vacuum, good quality cushion lets more air come up through the carpet, carrying more dirt along with it. The result is more effective cleaning every time.
• Carpet cushion provides insulation qualities. Good quality cushion makes any room feel warmer. Working in combination with the carpet, quality cushion prevents heat loss through the floor. It makes all carpet more comfortable to bare feet and everybody walks around barefoot sometimes, particularly when getting dressed in the morning, and undressed at night. The thicker the cushion, the higher the value. And when the floor is concrete, such as in finished basements or in homes built on slab foundations, the insulating properties of high-grade cushion are indispensable.