I scoured apartment therapy and googled flooring over carpet or temporary dining room floors but only two main suggestions kept reoccurring.
Temporay floors that can go over carpet.
Use plywood between the carpet and rubber.
Use this adhesive tape to hold down temporary flooring as daniel tried with rubber sheets in his kitchen above or for carpet tiles stair treads.
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.
Temporary flooring can be what breathes new life into a space without breaking the bank and spending a lot of time tearing out carpet.
There s also a product called hold it adhesive specifically for rugs on hard floors.
This is essential when you start looking for a tile that will be used to create temporary dance flooring over carpet.
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.
This is basically like building a giant platform.
If there is too much give to the floor underneath the locking system would be strained causing the floor to buckle and possibly damaging the floor.
You can use plywood to create a subfloor on top of your carpet.
The tiles you choose should also look good.
It s also important that your tile does not damage the carpet.
Crummy tile worn down hardwood linoleum for days you ll find yourself spending more time in other rooms.
A proper quality flooring over carpet will not rip up the carpet and leave the place looking worn and destroyed.
If you have a low profile carpet such as berber you can lay the laminate flooring right on top.
We learned this the hard way.
A rug over carpet.
If there s one thing that can really spoil a great rental apartment it s a bad floor.
In most circumstances it can be installed over wood concrete tile vinyl sheet and even carpeting as long as it is less than one quarter inch thick is set on suspended wood sub floor and is fully adhered.
If you re living in a rental and you can t alter the space or if you re 100 set on keeping your plush carpet there is still an option.
Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy.