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I live in an apt. I can put in carpet tiles over my old carpet? It is to remove a lot of work to the old!
My carpet is not dirty, it just looks old. So I can only him over the old carpet? Or do I actually remove the old carpet? If I remove it I can the old pads? Or is the padding, with the tiles?
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#2 written by Eddie k 1 year ago
You can do whatever you want thats the beauty of having your own place. You’re just the one that will live with the results.
Basically there is good news and bad news for your situation, bad news there is only to ways to resolve the problem. The right way and the wrong way, good news, the wrong way has an infinate amount of possibilities you just have to live with the choice -
#3 written by livewire 1 year ago
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#4 written by shasta604@yahoo.ca 1 year ago
no,you cant..when you step near the joints theyll open and expose the carpet underneath.also,dirt will build up in there.pulling carpet is easy just start in a corner and haul on it.get a good utility knife.pull up the underlay and carpet tack strips.pound down any nailheads.then you have to spread the black-out,which is the glue to hold down your tiles.
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#7 written by June B 1 year ago
It is not a good idea to cover a carpet with tiles or another carpet, as it will eventually be bumpy, or wavy. The underlay should not be used again either, as it will have some areas that are thinner (from high traffic or furniture) and the new carpet or tiles you lay will not be even. Have you thought about some form of laminate, and maybe an area rug on top of it? (If you’re renting), you may be able to get laminate cheap if it’s going to be discontinued. You can do it yourself if you get the snap together kind.
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#8 written by justagrandma 1 year ago
No, it would be thick and lumpy really bad looking. Once the old carpet is up the padding will be filthy and dusty looking. Rent a good cleaner at the supermarket and see if that will help the carpet you have now, unless you are doing a kids room or a playroom, carpet tiles look a bit cheap. In a living room an area rug you can put over the carpet will look good and you won’t need a pad for it if you put it over the old carpet, and you can take it with you when you move. BTW check with your landlord before you pull anything out and get his OK in writing or you could lose your deposit.
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#9 written by Samm 1 year ago
First in a rental you cannot do anything to the apartment without permission and to cover your self when you leave get it in writing and keep it in your rental file.
If you get a yes, and the carpet is commercial, level almost like padding, I would think you could. If you get the permission buy one or two pieces and see how it seems before you invest $$ and labor.
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Why don’t you get an area rug, it would look better than one carpet on top of another. What kind of carpet tiles do you mean?