Hook the carpet ends over the tackless strip beginning at one corner of the room.
Carpet over stone floor.
Manufactures will not guarantee the carpet for wear if the sub floor is not smooth and sound and this is quite understandable as lumps and bumps will cause high spots and therefore cause uneven wear.
Depending on what type of carpet or padding is selected it will add some height to the floor.
The best choice for a carpet over carpet installation is a carpet with extremely low pile.
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The lower the pile the better.
Position a knee kicker about 1 inch away from the wall and push the teeth into the carpet.
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Lower pile minimizes the degree to which the floor will be raised by adding a layer of new carpet over the old.
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One solution is to take up the tiles stone or parquet or timber and dig out the floor to a level that will allow for insulation a damp proof membrane concrete and your new floor covering.
Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it.
Take these measurements to your carpet dealer to make sure you get an ample amount of carpet for your job.
The problem is that the majority of insulation materials for solid floors rely on an impervious damp proof membrane to keep the insulation dry.
Now it glides freely over the carpet and makes a statement in our family room.
The friction underneath made it difficult to close.
Carpet is another type of flooring that can be successfully installed over ceramic tile.
Instead of trying to fix it i decided to build a sliding barn door to go over the opening instead.