If you have a low profile carpet such as berber you can lay the laminate flooring right on top.
Hardwood over carpet padding.
Pet urine or another substance may have made it sticky.
It serves a number of uses such as insulation acoustics support and comfort.
Carpet padding is usually a foam underlayment specifically designed for installation under broadloom carpet.
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Thick underlayment with intervening plywood while soft thick underlayment should not be installed directly under solid hardwood flooring it is possible to do this when there is an intervening layer of plywood.
Laying underlayment over an existing flooring.
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I also plan to use 1 5mm thin vinyl tiles underlayment on top of plywood layer so tiles can float properly.
Here are several tips to remove carpet padding to avoid damaging your flooring.
Carpet removal often results in carpet padding stuck to the hardwood flooring.
I know i can t install vinyl tiles over it so i want to put a layer of plywood on top of carpet underlayment to make it more sturdy.
To learn more about how to install plywood check out our helpful video.
We found the hardwood for our space from lumber liquidators and it was 39 cents a square foot.
Over several years it may have bonded to the polyurethane.
Most carpet padding consists of polyurethane foam the same stuff that s in furniture mattresses and even car seats.
It is installed over the plywood underlayment just before the hardwood flooring is laid.
When laying the rug over carpet however the concern is more about the rug wrinkling or rippling which presents a big tripping hazard wrinkling will occur because as one area of the rug is stepped on it will shift assuming it is not properly.
Plywood is highly recommended when installing over high pile carpet.
If you are using more than one sheet of plywood tape the sheets together at the seam.
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So a carpet padding underlay will not be affected by the existing installation.