Hardwood flooring lasts longer than carpet.
Click wood flooring over carpet.
Seattle renter sumit basu covered up his low pile apartment carpet with a snap in laminate floor sharing tips of the process with a how to video documenting the upgrade process bored with the dark bland low pile carpet in my living room i.
How we put hardwood over carpet back in june i did a blog post titled apartment hunters where i did an hgtv style review of each of the apartments we looked at.
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.
The most common type of floors floated over carpet are vinyl and laminate given they are budget friendly and feature a simple interlocking system of installation.
Quality carpet flooring will last 8 15 years with consistent cleaning and care.
We have all wood flooring in our current house but we are moving soon to a place with with carpet almost everywhere including the dining room.
Vinyl planks vinyl planks are designed to resemble hardwood and can be found in a number of wood look textures such as hand scraped wirebrushed and distressed.
Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations.
Click in engineered wood flooring has many advantages for temporary.
This one gets tricky especially if your floor has carpeting.
Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy.
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.
A rug over carpet.
I have been browsing area rugs but eventually i feel like they would get funky even with my regular cleaning.
This flooring option involve boards that snap together and lock across a floor without needing nails or glue to.
You must replace carpeting when it is worn.
Covering up an ugly rental unit carpet with wood flooring.
Don t balk at this just yet.
Our first choice was the one with the hardwood floors.
For now here are the key advantages of hardwood flooring vs carpet.
I think carpet is so unsanitary especially with a child and cat living with us.
We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.
How many of us fellow renters have dreamt this very same idea.