I scoured apartment therapy and googled “flooring over carpet” or “temporary dining room floors, ” but only two main suggestions kept reoccurring. a rug over carpet. 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. wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.. How we put hardwood over carpet back in june i did a blog post titled “ apartment hunters ” where i did an hgtv style review of each of the apartments we looked at. our first choice was the one with the hardwood floors.. Carpeting over old creaky/gappy floorboards. discussion in 'home and garden' started by tinders, feb 16, 2015. and the creaks just got annoying, so im going to do it properly in this house, screw the loose ones down and then put boards over the top, just not sure what thickness and what type of board to use. my floor boards are actually.
The traditional solution for vinyl tiles/sheet is to cover the floor with 3mm hardboard, stapled or pinned down, to give a flat surface. you can get some very nice, very thick vinyl sheet these days.. No, not over carpet .. rip the carpet up and put it down over the overlay flooring. yes, you can use glue, laminate does normally call for nailing every piece in as with real hard wood. you can do it yourself, most lumberyards have "how to" clinics so they can show you to get you started.. And if the floor is below grade, moisture migration will be too difficult to control. carpeting, tufted: no. carpet, its padding, and all its staples must be completely removed — down to the subfloor — before you install laminate flooring. carpeting, commercial or needle-bond: no..
