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Installing Laminate Over Existing Floors: What You Need to Know
Yes over hardwood, tile and one layer of sheet vinyl; no over carpet or old laminate. The makers' rules for grout, underlayment and height at doors and stairs.
Yes over hardwood, tile and one layer of sheet vinyl; no over carpet or old laminate. The makers' rules for grout, underlayment and height at doors and stairs.
The right laminate underlayment depends on your subfloor and whether the plank already has a pad. Here is how to match it for moisture, sound, and support.

Laminate and LVP get compared constantly, yet they're rated by different systems and answer to water differently. Here's how to pick between them, room by room.




