Install Carpet Over Vct

Before you can install carpet tiles you must prepare the existing floor.

Install carpet over vct.

Hook the carpet ends over the tackless strip beginning at one corner of the room. Carpet tiles can adhere to concrete plywood or particleboard subfloors. By going over the tile you ll create a height problem when it comes to marrying up with any other flooring you have in the house. Position a knee kicker about 1 inch away from the wall and push the teeth into the carpet.

Yes you can but no you shouldn t. Assess your existing floor. 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. In some cases you can also install carpet tiles over existing wood tile or vinyl flooring so long as the existing flooring is no more than an inch thick.

On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages. You can lay carpet squares directly over concrete plywood and osb or particleboard subfloors as well as over vinyl tile laminate and some hardwood finished floors. To glue down carpet choose an adhesive that will hold fiber or cloth to vinyl. The backing may eventually discolor some wood floors.

To install over vinyl you can also glue the carpet down. The most common type of floors floated over carpet are vinyl and laminate given they are budget friendly and feature a simple interlocking system of installation. Order the carpet adding an extra 10 percent for waste. And if the existing carpet was glued down not tacked it can be a huge time saver to lay the new carpet over the old.

It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill. Also you ll probably have to cut down your doors so they have clearance to not rub.