Carpet Installation
On the face of it, installing carpet over carpet does have many advantages. It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet, keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill. When the existing carpet is glued down, not tacked, this can be a huge time-saver, since glued carpet is expensive and time-consuming to pull up. Finally, leaving existing carpet provides one extra layer of insulation for cold floors.