Can You Lay Carpet Over Wooden Flooring

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.

Can you lay carpet over wooden flooring.

Carpet floors can be a hassle to work around especially when you re renting but they don t have to be. If you have a low profile carpet such as berber you can lay the laminate flooring right on top. 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. If you re tired of wood flooring install carpet right over the hardwood flooring.

A rug over carpet. Read more about vinyl flooring. Adhering carpet to laminate flooring. 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.

Depending on what type of carpet or padding is selected it will add some height to the floor. Measure and cut tackless strips to fit around the perimeter of the room where you are going to lay carpet. Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it. Cost skill level start to finish 2 days.

We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. Cut these narrow strips with a hand saw or a pair of heavy duty shears. 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. If you are working with sturdy low pile carpeting you can install laminate on top of it.

Rolling pin iron saw utility knife staple gun. We learned this the hard way. Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. 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.