Can You Put Carpet Over Wood Laminate Flooring

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Can you put carpet over wood laminate flooring.

Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy. Mold should not develop. The problem is i don t like wood flooring in lounges and want to carpet. And we mean photo realistic.

We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. Remember that laminate flooring like swiss krono usa s laminate wood flooring is a floating floor it will expand and contract as temperature and other conditions change. Unlike engineered hardwood which has a thin veneer of actual wood over the base layer laminate flooring has a photo realistic image layer over its base. The answer is usually no and there are several reasons for this.

Also while you could put nail strips in the laminate the problem is the laminate wouldthen have nails holes all around the perimeter so it is not likely to be reusable as flooring anyway so i would recommend tearing it out now. Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations. Learn how to install temporary flooring over carpet with these easy steps. Laminate flooring offers a convenient way to add an instant new look.

While some older and less expensive laminate products can look tacky or fake advances in printing and production have made it extremely difficult to tell the difference between modern laminate and most types. 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. Nowadays we have laminate flooring which has been packed underneath with the green boards you put under laminate flooring to make the two rooms level. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.

A common question asked is whether you can install laminate over an existing carpet. 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. In most circumstances it can be installed over wood. Richard jackson december 30 2018 at 5 36 am reply.