If you ever wanted to replace your carpet with stained concrete you should watch this first.
Carpet on concrete floor.
While carpet and underlayment will be able to hide some flaws in the concrete sagging or bumby areas may show through.
Use a self leveling compound to fill in any low spots.
Any carpet fiber style from plush to loop can be applied to a concrete floor.
Prevent damp basement floors from ruining carpet and other finished flooring.
Concrete flooring isn t the easiest of surfaces to work with so if you re not sure about anything getting expert advice is a good idea.
Then lay tack strips around the perimeter of the room and install your strips of padding.
Use option a to keep your floor dry if you have damp floors.
With the right carpet and underlay there s no reason why it can t be laid on a concrete floor and last for many years.
To prevent this chip away bumbs using a hammer and chisel.
With a motion similar to using a push broom go around the entire room to slice off or yank out the staples with the scraper.
The chosen fiber material type should be a synthetic form such as olefin face fiber.
Install dimpled polyethylene to create an air space between the concrete and the finished floor sealing off dampness and giving moisture a chance to dissipate.
A long handled floor scraper with a sharp blade can make quick work of the staples.
On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place.