Installing Carpet Over Wood Laminate

This guide will walk you through the home depot s selection and provide average laminate flooring installation.

Installing carpet over wood laminate.

Laminate flooring is a great choice for homeowners who want the look of real hardwood at more affordable costs. Laminate flooring can be installed directly over hardwood often with no preparation necessary. First of all if you install carpet over laminate flooring you can always go back to laminate flooring by removing the carpet. We have done this twice now because we moved and it has never shifted or caused any problem.

Carpet its padding and all its staples must be completely removed down to the subfloor before you install laminate flooring. Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process. Like traditional wood laminate flooring is available in a variety of colors to complement virtually all design styles. Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations.

You may be able to successfully install your laminate floor over carpeting as long as it is less than one quarter inch thick is set on suspended wood sub floor and is fully adhered. If you install carpet on the subfloor then you will have to reinstall laminate flooring which is significantly more time consuming. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. Some types and styles of commercial or indoor outdoor carpeting may look harmless but it and any adhesive used to glue it down must be removed before installing a laminate floor.

When placing plywood sheets over plush carpet lay them in the opposite direction the floor will go. We just lay it right on top of the carpet and then put the hardwood on top of that. You can install laminate flooring over carpet though generally not recommended. Carpeting commercial or needle bond.

If your laminate has a built in underlayer you may install it right on top of the hardwood. When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. Plywood is highly recommended when installing over high pile carpet. It stays in place under the weight of the laminate especially when you add furniture on top of that.

If the new flooring does not have the built in underlayer simply roll out and tape your underlayment to the wood floor and begin installing the laminate. Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar. I hope that helps.

To learn more about how to install plywood check out our helpful video.