Carpet Over Laminate Flooring

I ve had the misfortune of buying a townhouse that doesn t comply with hoa rules.

Carpet over laminate flooring.

Adhering carpet to laminate flooring. 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. Manufacturers make laminate flooring specifically to replicate hardwood flooring and stone. If you re a person that likes choices then carpet might be the way to go.

Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations. That s based simply on the wide range of options that carpet presents for designers over laminate flooring. 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. My question is what is a cheap way to install carpet over.

So that limits the variety and number of choices available. If there is too much give to the floor underneath the locking system would be strained causing the floor to buckle and. 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. At some point down the line i ll remove the laminate but right now it s too expensive a task.

Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy.