Is this not recommended or will my heat loss be minimal.
Add laminate to existing flooring.
You re also right that it will settle some with time so ideally the laminate might be just slightly higher than the tile or at least not.
Or part of your pergo flooring may have some sun damage resulting in mismatched floors boards.
Floating floors transitions and trim complement the flooring and provide a safe durable way to create expansion contraction space between areas and lead to other existing floors in the home.
We have debated replacing the old carpet with new carpet until we can save the money to do the job right.
My vinyl floor is glued down but in good condition.
This may be a good time to update molding with something that complements your new floor.
Like icing on a cake transitions are typically the last materials to complete the floating floor project.
Remove moldings wall base and shoe trim.
This durable affordable floor surface resists stains fading and moisture and installation is a snap.
A good flooring to install over an existing floor is rigid vinyl core.
It is easy to install over many types of existing floors including ceramic with grout lines.
Is it necessary to remove the vinyl and screed the floor or can i lay the laminate on top of the vinyl.
Does leaving the vinyl under the laminate impact the heat coming through in a substantial way.
Your floor may have suffered water damage causing areas to become rotted.
Tips on connecting an existing hardwood floor with a new hardwood floor.
Laminate is the chameleon of the floor world.
We have a somewhat limited budget so we were thinking of laminate and doing it ourselves.
Is it possible to add plywood in the bedrooms to raise the floor to the same level and then cover the existing flooring with laminate.
To do this first set a scrap piece of laminate flooring on some foam underlayment.
It can emulate hardwood tile or stone and it gives you those looks at a lower price.
Both wood plastic composite and stone plastic composite have a thick rigid core that will hide any imperfections in the subfloor.
In that case you ll need to undercut casings and jambs where necessary.
The new flooring may add height to the floor.
When shopping for laminate i ignore the underlayment for thickness but in a case where you are trying to match it to another floor i d include it because it will add to the height of hte floor.