Make A Hard Floor Over Carpet

You just lay some rubber or foam gym flooring on top and voila.

Make a hard floor over carpet.

For most gym flooring you need a hard level flat subsurface to lay it on. This is also dangerous because it makes it very easy to twist an ankle. Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. 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.

Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy. Simply snap and lock them together over your existing floor using the interlocking tongue and groove installation system. That s a horse of a different color. If you have a higher profile carpet that is plush and padded like we do you need to lay a solid surface down to make it firm.

Hard floor over carpet these snap together court tiles are designed for indoor basketball and volleyball courts but they also make for excellent dance flooring over carpet. After j spent a full day and a sleepless night measuring cutting and laying the floor down it ended up being way too spongy because of the carpeting. You ve got yourself a gym floor. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.

Read more about vinyl flooring. They lock together firmly using a tab n loop system. If you have hard surfaces like wood tile vinyl laminate etc it s easy to figure out what to do with your floor. Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations.

Installing hardwood floors can cost between 9 and 12 per square foot compared with about 3 to 5 per square foot for carpet so some homeowners opt to install hardwood floors only in some. This can cause your tiles or rolls to come apart. We learned this the hard way. This video is about the word fuck and also.

Laminate planks are an excellent option for a temporary floor as they too can be installed floated over carpet using the same installation process as vinyl planks. While other tiles have a decorative vinyl top surface these tiles are made from a single piece of polypropylene plastic. But if you have carpet. If you try laying rubber or foam over carpeting it will sink at the seams.

Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.