I ve lived in homes with carpet and in homes with hard wood flooring.
Hard floor over the carpet.
If you have a higher profile carpet that is plush and padded like we do you need to lay a solid surface down to make it firm.
After j spent a full day and a sleepless night measuring cutting and laying the floor down it ended up being way too spongy because of the carpeting.
Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.
Hard floor over carpet these snap together court tiles are designed for indoor basketball and volleyball courts but they also make for excellent dance flooring over carpet.
Each has advantages and disadvantages.
Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.
A rug over carpet.
The best gym floors to use over carpet.
We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.
But if you re still not sure what to get here are a few of our most popular home gym flooring options.
They lock together firmly using a tab n loop.
While other tiles have a decorative vinyl top surface these tiles are made from a single piece of polypropylene plastic.
You can really use any gym flooring over your carpet as long as you follow the above instructions.
I ve also had the pleasure of redoing hardwood floors on several occasions.