Vinyl Plank Flooring Over Carpet. We would recommend just pulling the carpet up making sure that the subfloor is free of imperfections and installing underlayment and laminate on top of that. You absolutely cannot use carpet underlayment underneath laminate flooring.
Installing Allure flooring over plush indoor carpeting should not be attempted because as you walk on the vinyl flooring the carpeting underneath will give significantly. I have done several floors over the past ten years. At Carpet Call our range of vinyl flooring including planks and tiles begins as low as 24 per square metre and can climb up to 65 per square metre for top-of-the-line planks.
We would recommend just pulling the carpet up making sure that the subfloor is free of imperfections and installing underlayment and laminate on top of that.
Snap a chalk line between the two marks giving you a parallel chalk line with the starting wall. As much as you want to cut down costs on a new floor this is not the way to do it. How to Install Floating Floors Over Carpet Tape measurer Pen Utility knife to cut vinyl planks Ruler Rubber mallet Tapping block Spacers Tile cutter or table saw to cut vinyl or laminate planks Plywood optional for high-pile carpet. If you have a low-pile carpet you can install your vinyl planks directly over it but if you have a plush and thick carpet you would need to add a much more solid base before laying the planks.
