Comments on: Can you install hardwood flooring/laminate over carpet? http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet Everything you need to know to install a wood floor Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:33:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: merri http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-159 merri Sun, 02 May 2010 14:14:01 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-159 I'm in the same boat. I'd love to have a hardwood floor in my apartment, but the leasing agent said there was no way the landlord would do it, and if I did it, I'd have to replace it with carpeting when I left. Can't someone invent a product that would work that can be taken back up and hauled away with you when you leave? I guess no flooring company wants to do that though. I’m in the same boat. I’d love to have a hardwood floor in my apartment, but the leasing agent said there was no way the landlord would do it, and if I did it, I’d have to replace it with carpeting when I left.

Can’t someone invent a product that would work that can be taken back up and hauled away with you when you leave? I guess no flooring company wants to do that though.

]]> By: Mo http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-157 Mo Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:02:48 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-157 I'm a landlord, and if I had a tenant willing to replace my carpet with laminate, I might even give them a break on the rent !! You are improving his property. Talk to your landlord. I’m a landlord, and if I had a tenant willing to replace my carpet with laminate, I might even give them a break on the rent !! You are improving his property.
Talk to your landlord.

]]> By: smartgirl http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-156 smartgirl Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:40:11 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-156 It can work if you get ply wood.. nail it to the carpet through to the floor.. this will even out the pressure in regards to the laminate being placed on top.. this will also add the pressure needed from the beggining to that when you do lay the joint wood.. it will have a steady foundation.. but of course you will not have a 100% perfect resul as with striping the carpet.. this method works best with low carpets. you can take a peice from teh corner.. to see the depth of the carpet and how long you will need the nail to be.. and for the ply wood.. the heavier the better... it will weigh down the carpet.. ive done this to my downstairs room.. so far nothing has been uneven.. and my kids run around on it all day.. It can work if you get ply wood.. nail it to the carpet through to the floor.. this will even out the pressure in regards to the laminate being placed on top.. this will also add the pressure needed from the beggining to that when you do lay the joint wood.. it will have a steady foundation.. but of course you will not have a 100% perfect resul as with striping the carpet.. this method works best with low carpets. you can take a peice from teh corner.. to see the depth of the carpet and how long you will need the nail to be.. and for the ply wood.. the heavier the better… it will weigh down the carpet.. ive done this to my downstairs room.. so far nothing has been uneven.. and my kids run around on it all day..

]]> By: David http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-153 David Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:50:38 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-153 If you thought you could lay laminate over carpet you definitely do not want to lay this yourself... and stay away from sharp instruments. If you thought you could lay laminate over carpet you definitely do not want to lay this yourself… and stay away from sharp instruments.

]]> By: Jake S http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-97 Jake S Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:29:33 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-97 No. But that is not the question. Why would you want to spend your money to make improvement to a home you do not own. Unless you get a break on the rent I would not even consider paying for it.<br><b>References : </b><br> No. But that is not the question. Why would you want to spend your money to make improvement to a home you do not own. Unless you get a break on the rent I would not even consider paying for it.
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]]> By: byramjoseph http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-96 byramjoseph Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:23:34 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-96 Guys I'm in the same situation as the question asker here. The carpet has no padding under it and its as hard as tile. Its a very very low profile carpet. (i.e. you knock on it and it sounds like you are knocking on hardwood with a sheet of paper towel on top). Is this still a no no for laying lam flooring on?!<br><b>References : </b><br> Guys I'm in the same situation as the question asker here.
The carpet has no padding under it and its as hard as tile. Its a very very low profile carpet. (i.e. you knock on it and it sounds like you are knocking on hardwood with a sheet of paper towel on top). Is this still a no no for laying lam flooring on?!
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]]> By: man_marathon http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-95 man_marathon Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:38:03 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-95 no,move away<br><b>References : </b><br> no,move away
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]]> By: sensible_man http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-94 sensible_man Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:48:20 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-94 NO. Hardwood and laminate floors need a solid base. You would be wasting your time and money.<br><b>References : </b><br> NO. Hardwood and laminate floors need a solid base. You would be wasting your time and money.
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]]> By: wundawoman http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-93 wundawoman Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:53:16 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-93 Have you talked to your landlord about this.? I am willing to bet that if he/she knew you were going to put hardwood down, they would be thrilled! This is the going thing and it is not cheap and if the carpet is not in that good of shape, the landlord may not mind at all. Or, maybe you could ask if you could take the carpet up with no damage to it, put the hardwood down and maybe if you ever move, lay the carpet back down over the hardwood. But, like everyone else says, you can't put the hardwood over the carpet, unless it is very low profiled, such as indoor-outdoor carpet. My hubby does home improvement and he says it can be done, but chances are you will have an uneven surface to walk on because the foam padding in the carpet will give the hardwood a bounce effect when you walk on it. Good Luck! In all, it entirely depends on what type of carpet you have down.<br><b>References : </b><br> Have you talked to your landlord about this.? I am willing to bet that if he/she knew you were going to put hardwood down, they would be thrilled! This is the going thing and it is not cheap and if the carpet is not in that good of shape, the landlord may not mind at all. Or, maybe you could ask if you could take the carpet up with no damage to it, put the hardwood down and maybe if you ever move, lay the carpet back down over the hardwood. But, like everyone else says, you can't put the hardwood over the carpet, unless it is very low profiled, such as indoor-outdoor carpet. My hubby does home improvement and he says it can be done, but chances are you will have an uneven surface to walk on because the foam padding in the carpet will give the hardwood a bounce effect when you walk on it. Good Luck! In all, it entirely depends on what type of carpet you have down.
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]]> By: Captain Cupcake http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-92 Captain Cupcake Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:51:41 +0000 http://www.installwoodfloor.org/install-wood-floor/install-floating-hardwood-floor/can-you-install-hardwood-flooringlaminate-over-carpet#comment-92 No. The flooring will never be stable. It will buckle and shift every time weight is put on it. Furniture will cause separation between the pieces because the weight will press one or the other side away from the joint. If you glue it down onto the carpet, it will still move when someone walks across it, maybe even causing someone to trip and fall from catching their foot on an uneven place. If you don't understand what I'm saying, place something heavy on the carpet the way it is now. Put a level across the area next to it and you will see that the place where the weight is resting isn't the same height as the surrounding places that don't have weight on them. The weight makes the carpet squish down while the surrounding areas stay like they were before the weight. If you place flooring on top of the carpet, you will multiply the effect you just saw by at least 2 or 3 times, making a dangerous surface to walk on.<br><b>References : </b><br> No. The flooring will never be stable. It will buckle and shift every time weight is put on it. Furniture will cause separation between the pieces because the weight will press one or the other side away from the joint. If you glue it down onto the carpet, it will still move when someone walks across it, maybe even causing someone to trip and fall from catching their foot on an uneven place.

If you don't understand what I'm saying, place something heavy on the carpet the way it is now. Put a level across the area next to it and you will see that the place where the weight is resting isn't the same height as the surrounding places that don't have weight on them. The weight makes the carpet squish down while the surrounding areas stay like they were before the weight. If you place flooring on top of the carpet, you will multiply the effect you just saw by at least 2 or 3 times, making a dangerous surface to walk on.
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