Putting Wood Over Carpet

Installing hardwood floors can cost between 9 and 12 per square foot compared with about 3 to 5 per square foot for carpet so some homeowners opt to install hardwood floors only in some.

Putting wood over carpet. The type of installation you choose will depend on your subfloor budget lifestyle and the type of wood flooring you select. 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. Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy.

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. First you want to be sure you don t sand any surfaces containing lead based finishes paints or asbestos. When placing plywood sheets over plush carpet lay them in the opposite direction the floor will go. A rug over carpet.

Secure the first row of planks traveling lengthwise along the wall. Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it. Check for flush by placing a straight edge against the tongue of the flooring. Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.

If installing wood flooring over an existing wood floor there are some extra precautions. Plywood is highly recommended when installing over high pile carpet. Turn the grooved edge of the plank toward the spacers. The hardwood under the carpet was repaired where damaged but the new addition flooring put down years ago was not level where the hardwood stopped and the addition started.

Our first choice was the one with the hardwood floors. So i decided to put laminate from end to end covering up the hardwood saving it in case i in later years wanted to expose it again. Adjust the flooring until it lines up. For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down.

If you are using more than one sheet of plywood tape the sheets together at the seam. Beginning at the longest wall put inch thick spacers between the wall and the first row of flooring.