Can I Put Wood Over Carpet

Carpet floors can be a hassle to work around especially when you re renting but they don t have to be.

Can i put wood over carpet.

Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. For instance i will look at much older floors that were nailed into floor joists before the widespread use of subfloors. And if the existing carpet was glued down not tacked it can be a huge time saver to lay the new carpet over the old. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.

Richard jackson december 30 2018 at 5 36 am reply. It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill. Bored with the dark bland low pile carpet in my living room i decided to install a wood laminate floor to cover part of my living space. On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages.

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. Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it. Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. When you put a temporary floor over carpet you can have beautiful easily installed new floors that also help save the carpet underneath.

Installing new hardwood over older wood floors can be extremely time saving in lieu of removal that can become expensive dirty and even dangerous depending on how the original floor was installed. A rug over carpet. Carpet is another type of flooring that can be successfully installed over ceramic tile. If it is over a wood subfloor you should be ok without moisture issues.

Installing new hardwood over old hardwood floors. You could always pull some up to double. If you have a facility that is hosting wedding receptions and other. The underlayment will add too much cushion and compromise the joints.

Depending on what type of carpet or padding is selected it will add some height to the floor. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it. This is essential when you start looking for a tile that will be used to create temporary dance flooring over carpet.

A proper quality flooring over carpet will not rip up the carpet and leave the place looking worn and destroyed. The tiles you choose should also look good.