Depending on what type of carpet or padding is selected it will add some height to the floor.
Can you lay carpet over wooden flooring.
If you are working with sturdy low pile carpeting you can install laminate on top of it.
Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it.
We learned this the hard way.
Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.
We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.
Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.
After j spent a full day and a sleepless night measuring cutting and laying the floor down.
When you put a temporary floor over carpet you can have beautiful easily installed new floors that also help save the carpet underneath.
Cut these narrow strips with a hand saw or a pair of heavy duty shears.
If there is too much give to the floor underneath the locking system would be strained causing the floor to buckle and possibly damaging the floor.
Cost skill level start to finish 2 days.
If you decide to install carpet over laminate flooring make sure to use a quality gripper to prevent the carpet from shifting or moving over the laminate flooring as this can cause unfortunate wrinkles and rips in the carpet.
Read more about vinyl flooring.
If you have a low profile carpet such as berber you can lay the laminate flooring right on top.
A rug over carpet.
Carpet floors can be a hassle to work around especially when you re renting but they don t have to be.
If you re tired of wood flooring install carpet right over the hardwood flooring.
If you have a higher profile carpet that is plush and padded like we do you need to lay a solid surface down to make it firm.
Carpet is another type of flooring that can be successfully installed over ceramic tile.
Think of carpet you would see in most hotel rooms bus and airplane aisle ways and other commercial spaces.
Sure i d get my security deposit back but i d have to live with a disgusting 8 x 10 cover up in the meantime.