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Donna

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We're on the move! Planned opening date for the new store is 10/1. Here is my dumb question of the day. The building we are renting is concrete slab with carpet all but one room (designers room). We want to replace the carpet with the laminate wood flooring in the showroom. Is it possible to install the flooring over the existing carpet?

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Donna
 
I wouldn't think so. I think even if you have short commercial carpet, there would be too much "give" when the wood panels are walked upon, causing fractures in the joints ....

Also, I have a friend who recently replaced her laminate flooring because the high traffic areas in the kitchen were wearing through after 3 years .... is it good for commercial use?
 
Donna said:
We're on the move! Planned opening date for the new store is 10/1. Here is my dumb question of the day. The building we are renting is concrete slab with carpet all but one room (designers room). We want to replace the carpet with the laminate wood flooring in the showroom. Is it possible to install the flooring over the existing carpet?

Thanks

Donna
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The simple answer is no....and if you try to, you'll wind up tearing the laminate up, to tear out the carpeting anyway!!
 
You would also have to be sure the slab was poured extremely level. Any variance more than 1/4" does not promote successful laminate flooring installation. I would price the sheet flooring that looks like wood/laminate. The hairdresser here in town had that recently installed and it looks fabulous. Of course, you would probably need to pay labor to have someone install it, but they could also use a leveling agent to smooth the floor if need be--not sure how much variance the sheet flooring can take. Good luck! (Oh, and if you do go for laminate, it is not recommended for wet areas (entryway), however, I do have it in my laundry area in the basement and am not the least bit concerned. Also, buy the best quality foam underlayment you can afford, it makes the walking on the floor more acoustically appealing.
 
I agree - take the time to remove the carpeting before installing any flooring. As we are currently investigating replacing the several types of floor coverings at my home - I have been doing a lot of research.

Fabricated wooden flooring (ie: Pergo) does not hold up well in high moisture areas. Water marks, split joints and swelling often occur. Also, it can become extremely slippery when it gets wet.

Here are some of options I am currently looking into. . . cork flooring. It was wonderful strength, comes in lots of colors, forgiving to your knees (standing on concrete all day kills me!!), it floats and is a renewable resource. (Cork comes from the bark of a tree and is harvested every 8 -10 years.) Or painting the concrete with an acid wash and stain. The result is sleek and the color can be tailored to go with your decor.

Just a few ideas.
Leah
 
ctherose said:
You would also have to be sure the slab was poured extremely level. Any variance more than 1/4" does not promote successful laminate flooring installation. I would price the sheet flooring that looks like wood/laminate. The hairdresser here in town had that recently installed and it looks fabulous. Of course, you would probably need to pay labor to have someone install it, but they could also use a leveling agent to smooth the floor if need be--not sure how much variance the sheet flooring can take. Good luck! (Oh, and if you do go for laminate, it is not recommended for wet areas (entryway), however, I do have it in my laundry area in the basement and am not the least bit concerned. Also, buy the best quality foam underlayment you can afford, it makes the walking on the floor more acoustically appealing.
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here in Canada, we have a product called "EZ FLOW", an extremely finely crushed latex cement product that is self levelling..you mix it, pour it out, and it self levels into the low spots without any intervention.....used it a lot, and it works extremely well on concrete floors that are not evenly finished.
I remember seeing a similar product in the states.....
 
how about bamboo?

I like the cork idea too, but I thought I had read that cork was becoming scarce (hence plastic corks in wine bottles)
 
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