Gel backed carpet with underlay?

[WellMan]

My project is to convert a room in an outbuilding into a gym. I want to lay a carpet to give the room a nicer feel, and to make it more pleasant for lying on the floor to do exercises.

So, we've chosen a carpet and I was ready to order but then I saw it's a gel back and doesn't require underlay. This would make for a very hard floor directly on top of concrete.

So, can I go ahead and lay the gel backed carpet using underlay and gripper rods, or do I have to go and choose a different kind of carpet?

 

[delmel]

change the carpet. Foam back is for light traffic (bedrooms)

You need Hessian backed to be able to go onto the gripper and much harder wearing

My Humble opinion