Vinyl Flooring Over Carpet Pad

Rug pads for vinyl and vinyl plank floors.

Vinyl flooring over carpet pad.

This pad should be laid down right over the vinyl but not over the carpet runners. Pay special attention to your warranty when installing underlayment. The most common type of floors floated over carpet are vinyl and laminate given they are budget friendly and feature a simple interlocking system of installation. You should not glue the pad and carpet together and then glue it to the vinyl as this would cause too much work if it ever needed to be removed.

The carpet just goes right over the top of the pad. This is also wrong. Vinyl is a bit tricky so we always recommend following your floor manufacturer s instructions. Vinyl planks vinyl planks are designed to resemble hardwood and can be found in a number of wood look textures such as hand scraped wirebrushed and distressed.

You can lay vinyl flooring over it. If you reuse your thick carpet padding your floor will be too bouncy and it may damage the locking system. Just be aware that any bumps or unlevel spots in the linoleum will be seen with a sheet vinyl over top of it.