Install Carpet Over Vct

Assess your existing floor.

Install carpet over vct.

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. The backing may eventually discolor some wood floors. It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill. On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages.

Yes you can but no you shouldn t. Order the carpet adding an extra 10 percent for waste. 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. 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.

Before you can install carpet tiles you must prepare the existing floor. 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. 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. Also you ll probably have to cut down your doors so they have clearance to not rub.

To glue down carpet choose an adhesive that will hold fiber or cloth to vinyl. Hook the carpet ends over the tackless strip beginning at one corner of the room. Vinyl planks are designed to resemble hardwood and can be found in a number of wood look textures such as hand scraped wirebrushed and distressed. This is not recommended if you think you may want to change out the carpet at another time.

Carpet tiles can adhere to concrete plywood or particleboard subfloors. To install over vinyl you can also glue the carpet down.