Long story short i need to put carpet over my laminate flooring.
Carpet over laminate flooring.
Adhering carpet to laminate flooring.
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.
Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy.
In most circumstances it can be installed over wood concrete tile vinyl sheet and even carpeting as long as it is less than one quarter inch thick is set on.
Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations.
If you re a person that likes choices then carpet might be the way to go.
At some point down the line i ll remove the laminate but right now it s too expensive a task.
That s based simply on the wide range of options that carpet presents for designers over laminate flooring.
According to the laminate flooring manufacturer armstrong you can install your laminate flooring over any area that has a flat sub floor is structurally sound dry and clean.
If there is too much give to the floor underneath the locking system would be strained causing the floor to buckle and.
My question is what is a cheap way to install carpet over.
Vinyl planks vinyl planks are designed to resemble hardwood and can be found in a number of wood look textures such as hand scraped wirebrushed and distressed.
Manufacturers make laminate flooring specifically to replicate hardwood flooring and stone.