The anchoring nails on tack strips run about 3 4 inch long which is far too short to penetrate the old carpet plus a pad if the carpet has one and drive into the subfloor.
Can you put foam tiles on top of carpet.
I also plan to use 1 5mm thin vinyl tiles underlayment on top of plywood layer so tiles can float properly.
This can cause your tiles or rolls to come apart.
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For most gym flooring you need a hard level flat subsurface to lay it on.
You can really use any gym flooring over your carpet as long as you follow the above instructions.
The best gym floors to use over carpet.
If you re just thinking about straight carpet tiles on carpet you shouldn t rush into it.
Have you wondered if you can put gym flooring over carpet.
And if you can what should you use for a home gym floor.
Tack strips are difficult to install.
If you try laying rubber or foam over carpeting it will sink at the seams.
The old carpet will continue to degrade underneath all that new flooring.
Carpet tiles with padding are not the norm since plush underlayment can cause problems with installation or cause the tiles to lift.
Eventually you will have to remove the tiles the base and everything else on top to get to the bottom layer and pry it out.
I know i can t install vinyl tiles over it so i want to put a layer of plywood on top of carpet underlayment to make it more sturdy.
Once you lay your plastic you can still loose lay your rubber.