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Dibbler · 09-10-2007, 02:50 PM

I have this huge room that I want to split into two areas by making half the room carpet and the other half, most likely, laminate. I've removed the carpet in the room and under that is a nice old wood floor that's been sanded a few too many times so I plan on tearing all that out and putting a new subfloor in. The house was built in the 1850's so I'm guessing I'll be removing everything down to the floor joists and building up from there.

Now the questions: What do I do to make the carpet and the laminate floor match together? Do I add an additional 1/2 inch of plywood to the laminate floor so as to compensate for the thickness of the carpet pad and carpet? Do I put down a piece of 1x1 or something like that? I've seen lots of info on installing carpet and flooring but nothing on how to tie them together. Any suggestions or links would be appreciated...

09-10-2007, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dibbler Psycho Location: Initech, Iowa	How do I make a room half carpet and half laminate? I have this huge room that I want to split into two areas by making half the room carpet and the other half, most likely, laminate. I've removed the carpet in the room and under that is a nice old wood floor that's been sanded a few too many times so I plan on tearing all that out and putting a new subfloor in. The house was built in the 1850's so I'm guessing I'll be removing everything down to the floor joists and building up from there. Now the questions: What do I do to make the carpet and the laminate floor match together? Do I add an additional 1/2 inch of plywood to the laminate floor so as to compensate for the thickness of the carpet pad and carpet? Do I put down a piece of 1x1 or something like that? I've seen lots of info on installing carpet and flooring but nothing on how to tie them together. Any suggestions or links would be appreciated...