Can I Put Vinyl Down Over Carpet

It s just that i can t budge that carpet up even a little bit.

Can i put vinyl down over carpet.

Read more about vinyl flooring. 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. I m installing laminate over a kitchen floor with vinyl flooring extending to living room that was carpeted. I m probably going to put a subfloor down and then either linoleum or tile on top of that.

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 add extra underlayment in the living room or do i need to put down a thin layer of plywood subfloor to level it out. So the kitchen is a little higher than the living room but i want the floor to be level straight across. The carpet just goes right over the top of the pad.

So i don t really care about flooring anything underneath the carpet. For better results you can use a carpet pad under the carpet. Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it. This pad should be laid down right over the vinyl but not over the carpet runners.

Installing glued carpet over vinyl. It s more of a it s an indoor carpet. A rug over carpet. Wood laminate flooring directly over the 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. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages.