Lay laminate on carpet

What you need:

• Wooden or plastic wedges
• Laminate floor
• Masking tape
• saw
• Rubber mallet

This is how you can lay laminate on carpet

• Around Laminate on carpet to relocate, it is important that Underground Thoroughly clean before starting work. Thoroughly vacuum the existing carpeting to remove dust and rough bumps.
• It is also recommended to shampoo the carpet. With the shampooing devices that can be borrowed from hardware stores, that's not a big problem, and You can use it to successfully fight dust mites and bacteria that have accumulated over time to have.

Process the laminate

• To process the laminate and cut it to size, you will need a foxtail or an electric jigsaw. When working with the foxtail, you should cover the area of ​​the saw cut with masking tape to prevent the cut edge from fraying.
• Saw the laminate with a jigsaw, avoid fraying by placing the saw upside down below the board or by making your saw line on the back of the board.
  In any case, be sure to clamp in a new, sharp saw blade in order to get a clean cut.

Lay the first row of laminate on carpet

1. First, think about the direction in which you want to lay the laminate on the carpet. It is best to lay it parallel to the shortest wall, this makes the room visually larger.


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2. Lay out a fleece on the dry carpet so that you can then line up the first row of laminate boards parallel to the wall.
3. Measure the distance on the last board and saw an appropriate piece to size. Make sure you leave a centimeter of space between the laminate and the wall on the right, left and front side. Unplug the appropriate wedges so that the edge is retained and the boards do not slip wood or plastic in the resulting joint.
4. Align the first row in a line. It is best to place a long, straight board or a spirit level in front of it.
5. Take the previously sawn off piece of the laminate board and start laying it on the same side where you started. Then lay out whole boards again and cut the last board again. You start with the waste in the third row and so on.
6. If you have to rework one or the other board because the joints are too big, use a rubber mallet and a piece of wood. Never hit the groove or joint of the laminate board directly, it would splinter and break.
7. Work your way through the entire area and complete the work with floor rails in the door areas.

It is better to lay impact sound insulation under the laminate

• Just because carpeting is quiet doesn't mean that it can also effectively insulate footfall noise. After laying the laminate on the old carpet, it is often unbearably loud not only for the residents, but also for the neighbors of the apartment below.
• In addition, effective footfall sound insulation is less mobile than carpeting. The longer the fibers of the carpet, the greater the risk that the laminate will float on the surface.
• If there are other problems with the laminate after laying it, the manufacturer may refuse the guarantee due to the carpet. So you would lose any claim for faulty laminate just because you decided to leave the carpet behind.
• If the bonding of the carpet is no longer optimal, this error can also lead to damage to the laminate.

Other problems with the carpeting

• Every carpet is colonized by countless mites and other small animals. These feed on flakes of skin that you drop every day.
• If these mites are now enclosed in an almost airtight room, sooner or later there can be a significant odor nuisance.
• Since the carpet can absorb moisture much better than proper footfall sound insulation, mold can also develop.
• The height of the floor should also not be underestimated. The carpet is usually laid flush with the other rooms. If a layer of laminate is placed on top, a step of around six to ten millimeters is created. This could be enough to get the Doors to have to sand the underside.

Additional author: Claudia Thur