Rugs, Carpets and Carpeting - Installing carpet over Pergo

I'm wondering if it's possible to install carpet on top of Pergo without destroying the laminate flooring.

My son will be moving from a crib to a toddler bed soon and we'd like to have something a little softer underneath him to cushion him as he falls out of bed and muffle the noises he'll make as he plays with toys during naptime, etc.

We have a scrap of leftover berber carpet that would be the perfect size (with a little trimming) to cover the whole floor, including the closet. But the Pergo that is currently on the floor is in perfect shape and I shudder at the thought of stapling and/or nailing into it.

If we skip the padding underneath, that would eliminate the need to staple across the room, but the tack strips around the edge of the room would still require lots of nails through the Pergo. Unless....

Is it possible to simply cut the carpet to fit the edges of the room snugly and not attach it to the floor underneath? Perhaps baseboard moulding could be installed to help hold the edges in place for a year or two?

Or should we just bite the bullet and purchase a couple of large area rugs for my son's room and use the leftover carpet somewhere else in the house?

Another option is to cut the carpet so maybe six inches to a foot of laminate is exposed and bind the edges with instabind. Then use some rubber stay put mats inder the carpet.

www.instabind.com

Is it possible to simply cut the carpet to fit the edges of the room snugly and not attach it to the floor underneath? Perhaps baseboard moulding could be installed to help hold the edges in place for a year or two?


that would work, and actually, the weight of the furniture would probably hold it in place, BUT berber will unravel easily and especially at the doorway where you'll have the heaviest traffic. :thumbdn: also, by NOT putting a pad down in between the carpet & the Pergo, the back of the carpet could scratch & scuff the daylights out of the Pergo after a year or 2 of walking on it. (i'm not positive about that, but i'd be worried about it!)

since it's berber, binding is a must, whether you leave it full room size or a foot smaller all around. and binding can get expensive.

i'd just get a nice big 8x10 area rug (or whatever size would work - the fewer rugs, the better to prevent tripping & sliding around)! maybe even a really cute novelty rug that would tie in with the room's theme. there are also rugs that look like little roads & neighborhoods that he could run his little cars around on!! :thumbup:

as for the falling out of bed issue, push his bed up against one wall, and on the other side, install one of those inexpensive mesh rails, made just for keeping kids from falling out of bed. they're about $15 bucks at walmart. they just slide under the mattress & work great.

Thanks for the suggestions!

That new edge-binding technique looks really useful, Daniel.

And I had never considered the impact of the back of the carpet on the Pergo, so I'm sure glad you mentioned it, Annette!

We've decided to hold onto the giant carpet remnant for possible use in another room. And we went ahead and purchased an inexpensive area rug with a race-track design that my son immediately fell in love with. :thumbup:

vroom-vroom!!! :D glad we could help! :thumbup: