Could someone tell me what preparation is necessary before i fit a carpet over old quarry tiles.
Can you carpet over quarry tiles.
This will smooth out your floor surface and prevent the quarry tiles embossing the vinyl.
14 feb 2008 messages.
Ever wonder if you could carpet over tile.
Removing the tiles was easy removing the ashesive no idea what it was whitish and hard was a pain.
Surely you want a cement based floor tile adhesive.
Snap a chalk line to mark where the edge of the top.
Tiling over new tiles.
The addition of wall to wall carpet over the tile floor warmed up the space and made it our.
Susanb 14 feb 2008 1.
I have a quarry tile floor and want to lay a fitted carpet over it.
We transformed our cold echoing basement into a cozy family room with a thick carpet pad and cushy carpet.
I recently had a carpet fitter lay a carpet.
Yes you can carpet over tile.
Discussion in floors stairs and lofts started by susanb 14 feb 2008.
Laying a carpet over quarry tiles.
I d previously had an estimator round who d sized everything up and examined the existing floor surface and left with no comment.
I think it may cause condensation between the two surfaces of underlay and tile as the tiles are so cold.
I am not a tiler but i suspect you could lift the quarry tiles and then remove the adhesive or if that is hard put down a thin layer of levelling compound and then re tile.
Hello the 2 surfaces can sweat the best thing to do is put a thin screed self levelling compound on the tiles then put the vinyl down.
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I have a floor with quarry tiles on it.
Is there a sort of paint i can put on firts or should i lay some hardboard over the tiles before the carpet is put down.
What tile adhesive to use for porcelain tiles over uneven quarry tiled floor.
Posted on october 29 2007 10 26 am.
If you need two pieces of carpet to fit the width of the room lay the second length of carpet so that it overlaps the first by about 2 inches.
Our basement family room was cold and unwelcoming.
Fitting carpet over quarry tiles.
I am trying to tile over them with 600mmx600mm porcelain tiles.