Assess your existing floor.
Info on laying down carpet floor tiles indoors.
A rug over carpet.
You can lay carpet squares directly over concrete plywood and osb or particleboard subfloors as well as over vinyl tile laminate and some hardwood finished floors.
We learned this the hard way.
Installing allure flooring over plush indoor carpeting should not be attempted because as you walk on the vinyl flooring the carpeting underneath will give significantly.
If you later decide to remove the carpet you ll have to refinish the wood.
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.
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.
Or use special carpeting metal glue less clips that save time and can be rearranged when placing on the floor.
We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.
Before you can install carpet tiles you must prepare the existing floor.
Choose carpet tiles that interlock into place.
In some cases you can also install carpet tiles over existing wood tile or vinyl flooring so long as the existing flooring is no more than an inch thick.
Existing low pile carpet can serve as the carpet pad.
They should acclimate for at least 48 hours.
Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.
Hello i ve bought a home which has low pile but not flat as in indoor outdoor carpet with attached foam underlay that is glued to the osb subfloor.
Carpet tiles can adhere to concrete plywood or particleboard subfloors.
The backing may eventually discolor some wood floors.
Using a carpet pad or plywood base over the existing carpet can create an even base for new carpet tiles.
Rather than try to pull up this carpet i was wondering if it s possible to add a layer of 1 4 inch plywood screw this through the carpet to the osb and then put down laminate.
You can really use any gym flooring over your carpet as long as you follow the above instructions.
Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.
But if you re still not sure what to get here are a few of our most popular home gym flooring options.
Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room.
After j spent a full day and a sleepless night measuring cutting and laying the floor down it ended up being way too spongy because of the carpeting.
The best gym floors to use over carpet.