Floor Prep For Carpet Tiles

Peel and stick tile has come a long way since the days when it was a cheap and easy if not very attractive way to give old floors new life.

Floor prep for carpet tiles.

For example we have a low pile carpet in our workshop here at the office. If you have made the decision to refinish your basement the renovations probably include the installation of a new carpet. Follow these guidelines to prepare your floor and protect your new carpet investment. Before you can install carpet tiles you must prepare the existing floor.

In order to prevent moisture and mildew from penetrating the carpeting it is important to prepare your concrete basement floor prior to the installation. Some more floor preparation scraping and sweeping. The steps that are required differ slightly depending upon whether you are replacing carpet or preparing a wood concrete or tile floor. You can either do this preparation yourself or hire someone to do it.

I use my scraper and scrap everywhere. While the carpet can help with not being near a cold concrete floor it can be difficult at times to vacuum up sawdust and paint splatters from our projects. For more information download our pdf about types of subfloors. Preparation for installing floor tile depends on the type of subfloor in the room you are tiling.

A subfloor is the bottom most structural level of your floor. After i finish with removing the carpet tackstrip and padding i check the floor for any lumps of drywall mud or concrete lumps. Floor preparation can be pretty time consuming hopefully there won t be any surprises that make this task any longer. In terms of using carpet tiles for a craft room carpet as a substrate can be tricky for doing certain projects.

In some cases you can also install carpet tiles over existing wood tile or vinyl flooring so long as the existing flooring is no more than an inch thick. Carpet tiles can adhere to concrete plywood or particleboard subfloors. Whether you re installing new carpet yourself or having a professional do it it s important to prepare your floors before installation. The care that you take with flooring preparation will help your new carpet to last as long as possible.