Flooring Over Capret

A rug over carpet.

Flooring over capret.

Area rugs generally work best over short pile or looped carpet. Read more about vinyl flooring. Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations. Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.

Depending on what type of carpet or padding is selected it will add some height to the floor. 8mm strong rubber tiles. The best gym floors to use over carpet you can really use any gym flooring over your carpet as long as you follow the above instructions. We learned this the hard way.

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. Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it. If you have a low profile carpet such as berber you can lay the laminate flooring right on top. How to install floating floors over carpet tape measurer pen utility knife to cut vinyl planks ruler rubber mallet tapping block spacers tile cutter or table saw to cut vinyl or laminate planks plywood optional for high pile carpet.

But if you re still not sure what to get here are a few of our most popular home gym flooring options. The key to layering carpet over carpet is to vary the texture. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. 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.

Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy. Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. You can install laminate flooring over carpet though generally not recommended.