A moisture resistant carpet exhibiting exceptional delamination strength and methods of making same are disclosed.

A latex composition for use in a textile product, e.g., a carpet or a rug, is disclosed. The latex composition includes an inorganic filler component and an elastomeric component. The elastomeric component includes natural rubber and a polymer based on styrene acrylate or styrene butadiene. The elastomeric component includes 3 to 15 parts of natural rubber to 85 to 97 parts of polymer. The latex composition enhances the water barrier properties of the textile product.

A carpet tile includes a pile fabric layer, a primary backing, a latex precoat applied to the primary backing, a nonwoven mat positioned directly adjacent to the latex precoat, and a thermoplastic secondary backing applied to the nonwoven mat so that the thermoplastic secondary backing encapsulates a bottom surface of the nonwoven mat and saturates through the nonwoven mat to couple the nonwoven mat with the primary backing. The nonwoven mat includes a plurality of entangled fibers and a binder that bonds or adheres the entangled fibers together. At least some of the fibers of the nonwoven mat directly contact either the latex precoat or some of the yarns of the pile fabric layer.