Howto lay a wood floor on top of the carpet in your rental apartment cory doctorow 6 14 am sun jan 22 2012 sumitsumit sez tired of carpet want wood floors but living in a rental apartment.
Easy wood flooring panels on top of carpet.
Plus never fear cleaning your floors because vinyl is also easy to clean.
The slats are tight together which is great for preventing spilled kool aid going through to the carpet but for rolling it up it makes it a serious pinch hazard.
If you have a low profile carpet such as berber you can lay the laminate flooring right on top.
So let s compare the top end composite to the bottom end wood.
Carpet vs wood floor.
So what do we know about wood flooring in our homes.
Wood or laminate flooring.
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The benefit is that it is easy to clean like a hardwood floor and chairs can easily roll across it.
We learned this the hard way.
Wood 15 sqft installation at 9 sqft yearly sealing at 3 sq ft.
We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.
In the entryway i tried a runner but at only 30 wide my kids couldn t be trusted to stay on it.
It s not solid it moves with the carpet.
Average cost of sealing in 2016 via home advisor on a 200 sq ft deck 4 800 initial cost but just look at how that 3 sqft sealing adds up over time.
Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.
Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.
Click in engineered wood flooring has many advantages for temporary situations.
Bored with the dark bland low pile carpet in my living room i decided to install a wood laminate floor to cover part of my living space.
It s hygienic and easy to keep clean.
I don t think so actually.
Whether it s temporary or permanent vinyl flooring is super easy to maintain as most options are water resistant and many are fully waterproof yes 100 waterproof.