What S Under My Carpet

I am trying to figure out whether its possible that we have hardwood floors under the carpets but when i pull up the carpets i see what does not appear to be wood at all.

What s under my carpet. Regarding you carpet question most carpet manufacturers looks down on putting area rugs over carpet as the area rug s backing will ultimately damage the carpet. The padding under the carpet also is rolled up and removed but it will be easier to carry. Was thinking just painting and sealing the concrete and put down some throw rugs. Under carpet the next layer is usually a sheet of what s known as underlay.

You may find this under vinyl too depending on its location it s a good idea in the kitchen. Bleach water can help but it won. There truly were oak hardwood treads under that dreaded carpet. Removing the tack.

Next carefully pry up the tack strips while trying to avoid scratching the floor. If you want to find out what s under your carpet. Floating floors may also sit on a bed of underlay. Most likely it will have many imperfections from lots of paint overspray to footprints to divots where someone dropped something heavy to stains from spills.

Also adding hardwood later is a much more difficult task than many people think. I want to tear up my carpet and do something different on the floor. Under the carpet is a pad and under the pad is the concrete. What is under my carpet.

My brother s dogs have stained my carpets with their pee and poop he also has tracked in grease from his work boots and stained it with tattoo ink. Engineered wood is a great alternative to hardwood and can save quite a bit of money. Because my house was built in the 60 s i knew there was a 75 chance that the stairs would be oak just like the floors throughout the house. If i had known that i would have pulled that carpet up a year ago.

Our house was built in 1930 and is fully carpeted.