The show manual sits on your desk with what seems to be 42 choices for carpet and padding. What do you really need? The base grade of carpet for most shows is fuzzy cardboard – do not even consider it. It is a minuscule 16 ounces and you might as well spray paint the concrete. The next choice is 26/28 ounces – show services offers this, we offer this, everyone offers this it seems. However we offer full sizes – 10’x10′ is our standard not 9’x10′ like the show. An exhibit booth that is 20’x20′ becomes an 18’x18′ with show carpet. However they do have other offerings that will cover the whole booth for more money. Lastly there is 40 ounce carpet and it is great but very expensive.

Carpet padding is pretty simplistic – it seems everyone uses either ½” or 5/8″ rebond foam. The other option is double padding – but don’t get caught with double padding and an exhibit that cannot be leveled. Best bet for the money – 26/28 ounce pad with 5/8″ pad.