Floating floor on existing carpet?

Started by JohnGardner on 15 August 2004. 1 reply.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 2130.

Do I need to rip up the existing carpet to expose the particle board flooring or can I just float my new floor on top of the carpet (sure would be easier!!) JohnG
Carpet is a great breeding ground for all sorts of nasty things - to partially quote from "Ghostbusters", it breeds molds, spores and funguses - also mites, etc - in short, it's a very BAD idea to put anything permanent over carpet... Steve