We gave up on carpeting, and found a great alternative, Mohawk luxury vinyl plank, from lowe's. This is a 100% vinyl product, it lays directly on the concrete (no foam underlayment), it is 100% water proof, and it is almost as quiet as carpeting. I did the install myself, used a box cutter to cut the material (NO dust), and did 2 bedrooms, hallway and 3 closets is less than 2 weeks 2 to 4 hours at a time. Also, I did not have to empty the rooms.
The other biggie was this is relatively thin flooring, and I was able to slide it under the existing molding, so I did not have to remove it either. Cost, 2 years ago, this was $2.50 per square foot.
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Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV. 
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