Can You Put Vinyl Flooring Over Carpet Pad

First of all please contact your floor manufacturer because they will have specific guidelines for your floor type.

Can you put vinyl flooring over carpet pad.

Having said that customers with vinyl floors tend to purchase our anchor grip pad. As a rep for lvt products for over 30 years i m telling you that one it voids the warranty to use carpet padding under it. Installing over carpeting when indoor and outdoor carpeting is glued down removing the carpeting to get to the hard surface underneath can be a daunting undertaking. Two any pad put under a click lock floor must have an ultra high denisity and be very then nothing of which you are going to find in the realm of carpet padding.

Hi marek thanks for the question. For best results when dealing with a remodeling project you need to strip the carpet the padding and everything else all the way back down to the original rough flooring for the home which is probably particle board or plywood. Temporary flooring can be what breathes new life into a space without breaking the bank and spending a lot of time tearing out carpet. You should not glue the pad and carpet together and then glue it to the vinyl as this would cause too much work if it ever needed to be removed.

This pad should be laid down right over the vinyl but not over the carpet runners. You can find vinyl underlayment with sound dampening qualities. The carpet just goes right over the top of the pad. This is a soybean oil based polymer blend that is safe for all hardwood floors finishes and laminates.

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. For better results you can use a carpet pad under the carpet.