Maintaining and repairing carpet and laminate.
Carpet up laminate flooring down.
Its cheap and worthwhile.
Also there is a sound reducing plastic foam that you should put under the laminate.
The cost to install laminate flooring is 2 to 8 per square foot for labor time only.
As with all things flooring the maintenance needs of carpet vs.
Removing it costs 1 20 to 2 40 per square foot including labor time for detaching the flooring clean up and waste removal.
Laminate can be wiped clean mopped swept you name it.
Allow a 1 4 inch expansion joint between the track central portion of the end cap and the laminate floor.
The room is 11 5 x19 5 so there are two edges where it doesn t.
Yes it seems like alot of work to rip up the carpet but it will give you a better base to go on.
After i got it cleaned i noticed that one of the sheets wasn t even with the others.
It looks like one of the 4x8 pieces used for the flooring is off a little.
Do you know what you need for a carpet to wood floor transition or how to transition wood floors to carpeted floors.
You can replace all types of carpet laminate and.
Compare costs of laminate and carpet over the time you expect to be in the house.
Remove any carpet padding from the area where the end cap will be installed.
Adding vinyl linoleum tiles or other flooring types.
Fortunately it s a diy friendly project thanks to laminate s easy interlocking installation.
Laminate depend on the specific products you choose.
Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day.
Today we ll show you how to transition w.
Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue.
Replacing carpet with laminate is an excellent way to give a room a makeover.
This gap allows the laminate floor to expand and contract while hidden beneath the end cap.
But overall laminate is thought to be easier to maintain and repair than carpet.
According to floor critics laminate flooring is not real wood but looks and performs like it making it an affordable flooring option as well.
Doing a little remodeling in an old house and ripped up the carpet in the dining room to put down laminate flooring.
In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar.