Vinyl Flooring Over Carpet

Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.

Vinyl flooring over carpet.

The longer i live on this planet the more i shy from taking risks i think it has something to do with all of the trouble i encountered as a teenage daredevil. Tile cutter or table saw to cut vinyl or laminate planks plywood optional for high pile carpet plywood is highly recommended when installing over high pile carpet. By itself vinyl doesn t provide much insulation because it s so thin and it doesn t require an underlayment. I m installing laminate over a kitchen floor with vinyl flooring extending to living room that was carpeted.

His articles features and news stories have appeared in newspapers consumer magazines and on various websites. Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.

Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product. Next if the tile s joints are deep you ll want regrout them to bring them flush with the tile so that the lines won t telegraph show through the vinyl floor. Another reason vinyl flooring works well over ceramic tile is that the tile provides extra insulation. Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.

Once the tile is leveled off your next step is to remove the toilet so that the floor can be laid under it not cut around it. Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. When placing plywood sheets over plush carpet lay them in the opposite direction the floor will go. If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the.

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. The extra insulation provided by the tile is a bonus. Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile. 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.

A rug over carpet.