Linoleum Over Carpet

Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.

Linoleum over carpet.

Homeowners usually prefer vinyl and view it as a more modern flooring. Linoleum is one of the more flexible types of flooring material you can use in your home but it still has to be installed on a rated type of substrate for the proper finish result and warranty coverage. You will need to use an adhesive of some kind to attach the linoleum tiles and cut them to size once dry fit. If the conditions and materials are right however you can avoid this difficult job by installing new flooring over the existing linoleum.

It s just that i can t budge that carpet up even a little bit. It s more of a it s an indoor carpet. It is possible to lay carpet wood ceramic or stone tile rubber or paint over an existing linoleum floor. You ll need to cut the linoleum tiles to fit and use their own adhesive or material with adhesive backing to attach them to your floor securely.

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. Underlayment isn t needed if the existing linoleum is flat and smooth. A linoleum floor can last 20 to 40 years or more. Is it like an indoor outdoor carpet.

Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it. I m probably going to put a subfloor down and then either linoleum or tile on top of that. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. Provided the existing tile is not lumpy or broken and is cleaned this is a fairly simple process.

Over time you may find that you want to remodel the floors of your home which may mean changing carpet to linoleum at some point in the history of the house. Just like ceramic tile linoleum needs to be installed on a flat surface that will bond with the. So i don t really care about flooring anything underneath the carpet. It is less expensive to lay a new floor over existing linoleum rather than to remove it.

A rug over carpet. Using underlayment will make your new linoleum floor smoother than simply laying new linoleum over the old. Removing old linoleum is a messy daunting task. Some people like the patina of an aging linoleum floor.

While either vinyl or linoleum can be used in residential redesigns vinyl has become more popular in recent years because of its style selection how easy it is to maintain over time and the ease of installation.