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 O/ }' n, _; a) f3 q0 _ ; o: q) d0 |+ Vof course, this all depend on how long you plan to live in this house too. " A3 |- U$ @1 K$ p- _! m