A guy in a Denver apartment building asked me to save his old carpet pad

I was tearing out a worn out shag in unit 4B last month, and the tenant, Mark, stopped me before I tossed the pad. He said his dad used to install carpet in the 80s and swore by reusing pads that weren't broken down. I checked it, and it was actually still firm, so I left it. Has anyone else had a customer ask for something like that, or is it just asking for trouble down the line?

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victor_davis171d ago

That old pad will just trap moisture and stink up the whole place later.

gray_patel1d ago

Trap moisture and stink" is exactly it. People cling to old stuff trying to save a buck, but it always costs more later.