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.
Installing laminate flooring over carpet.
Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations.
Actually the above statement is correct.
While yes you shouldnt install a permanent floor cover over a floating floor.
If you think about it when you install a foam under the laminate it s like short carpet.
There is no need to rip out the existing carpets and the process of prepping the area seems to become simpler.
If you need to do this simply to comply with a hoa just buy the carpet so it fits wall to wall but dont tack it down it would simply be a wall to wall rug in a sort.
For example quiet walk is about an 1 8 thick and th.
Installing laminate flooring over a carpet seems like a great way to reduce the effort needed to add this stylish product to your house.
Why not just tear up the carpet.
Most laminate flooring underlayment is 1mm to 3mm thick.
Homeowners may not want to go to all the trouble of tearing up carpet and padding.
Its not ideal but it sounds like your not in an ideal situation and with money being an issue this.
Installing laminate flooring over carpet underlayment will do more harm than good in the long run.
The most common type of floors floated over carpet are vinyl and laminate given they are budget friendly and feature a simple interlocking system of installation.
Put simply carpet underlayment is too thick.
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.
Carpet removal from house of humble blog why can t i use carpet underlayment.
I have installed many laminate floors over short pile carpet.