Can laminate flooring be laid over carpet?

smr · 28 May 2012 at 15:53

Just interested to know...

yhack · 28 May 2012 at 15:54

It would catch fire if you did.

tigerstyle · 28 May 2012 at 15:54

how would you hoover the carpet with laminate on the top?

BoonMonkey · 28 May 2012 at 15:56

It can but I wouldn't recommend it.. it wouldn't be very stable at all I wouldn't have thought.

conb123 · 28 May 2012 at 15:57

Yes it can

stevey3d · 28 May 2012 at 15:57

tigerstyle said:
how would you hoover the carpet with laminate on the top?

Might be a bit bouncy, but you wouldn't need any underlay, etc. So I guess so...

ChocolateStarfishRammer · 28 May 2012 at 15:59

Why would you want to?

Not a lot of effort to rip up some carpet.

smr · 28 May 2012 at 16:01

We rent.

jamief · 28 May 2012 at 16:01

Removing carpet takes minutes. Laying laminate over carpet would result (unless your carpet was remarkably thin) in a very uneven floor surface, and the laminate would quite likely split.

FutileBreadMachine · 28 May 2012 at 16:04

What a kwerk thread.

shoes · 28 May 2012 at 16:08

put the money into your deposit fund so you can use it to buy a house you can do whatever you like with

eddiemcgarrigle · 28 May 2012 at 16:09

Surely the answer is 'why would you?'.

smr · 28 May 2012 at 16:10

eddiemcgarrigle said:
Surely the answer is 'why would you?'.

Because if we had to leave we'd be able to easily pull the laminate up and take it with us.

If we take the carpet up then we'd have to put it back down before leaving.

pingwing · 28 May 2012 at 16:12

Probably best not too...

Though pictures if you do! Would be funny to see...

Saundie · 28 May 2012 at 16:13

You could achieve a similar effect for a fraction of the cost and disruption by wearing clogs.

smr · 28 May 2012 at 16:16

Ok,

Well the landlord and letting agents are both pretty reasonable so I think the best thing to do is have a word with them about having us putting laminate down and taking the carpet up.

the shadow · 28 May 2012 at 16:18

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Tomsk · 28 May 2012 at 16:18

smr said:
Because if we had to leave we'd be able to easily pull the laminate up and take it with us.

If we take the carpet up then we'd have to put it back down before leaving.

Would you also glue back the bottom of the door you had to cut off so you can still open it after laying the laminate?

floatindolphin · 28 May 2012 at 16:19

Tomsk said:
Would you also glue back the bottom of the door you had to cut off so you can still open it after laying the laminate?

smr · 28 May 2012 at 16:19

Tomsk said:
Would you also glue back the bottom of the door you had to cut off so you can still open it after laying the laminate?

There aren't any doors in the lounge.