It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill.
Can i put vinyl down over carpet.
Read more about vinyl flooring.
On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages.
This pad should be laid down right over the vinyl but not over the carpet runners.
For better results you can use a carpet pad under the carpet.
It s more of a it s an indoor carpet.
Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.
Whether you are moving into a pre owned home or just want to spice up your own floors after years of use you can glue down carpet on top of vinyl flooring.
Can i add extra underlayment in the living room or do i need to put down a thin layer of plywood subfloor to level it out.
Is it like an indoor outdoor carpet.
So the kitchen is a little higher than the living room but i want the floor to be level straight across.
It s just that i can t budge that carpet up even a little bit.
I m installing laminate over a kitchen floor with vinyl flooring extending to living room that was carpeted.
Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.
And if the existing carpet was glued down not tacked it can be a huge time saver to lay the new carpet over the old.
So i don t really care about flooring anything underneath the carpet.
I m probably going to put a subfloor down and then either linoleum or tile on top of that.
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.
We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.
Installing glued carpet over vinyl.