Plywood Over Carpet

We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.

Plywood over carpet.

Most other standard types of plywood are treated with a copper compound that will interact with the latex rubber backing of your marine carpet and destroy it over time. 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. Or use special carpeting metal glue less clips that save time and can be rearranged when placing on the floor. This marine plywood is treated using chromated copper arsenate cca which is a chemical wood preservative containing chromium copper and arsenic.

On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages. Even with that we still have some boards that have started to peel up. Using a carpet pad or plywood base over the existing carpet can create an even base for new carpet tiles. It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill.

Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. It s a good idea to start from the inside out if you re using adhesive. I got your questions about putting hardwood over laminate. That means you can t afford to be trapped in a room corner.

Plywood optional for high pile carpet plywood is highly recommended when installing over high pile carpet. Don t even try to put flooring on top of carpet. Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it. It seems as if this would prevent the separation of the tiles while protecting the carpet.

When placing plywood sheets over plush carpet lay them in the opposite direction the floor will go. Choose carpet tiles that interlock into place. And if the existing carpet was glued down not tacked it can be a huge time saver to lay the new carpet over the old. After putting the layer of plywood over your existing carpet you can proceed to glue the pieces of carpet tiles according to your design or chosen pattern.

Existing low pile carpet can serve as the carpet pad. A rug over carpet. After 2 years of some very active kids living on it it has held up decent. The important part is to make sure you have that plywood underneath because if not the floor will flex too much.

There are some sound dampening underlayments made of cork or rubber to limit noise transmission under wood or tile flooring but it sounds like you have been told no on that already so i think you may be stuck. There will be way to much flex and give even with plywood.