We transformed our cold echoing basement into a cozy family room with a thick carpet pad and cushy carpet.
Can you carpet over saltillo tile.
I happen to be a big fan of terracotta baked earth or saltillo tile floors.
The uneven texture was a joy to walk over.
If you need two pieces of carpet to fit the width of the room lay the second length of carpet so that it overlaps the first by about 2 inches.
Do not soak saltillo tile.
Yes you can carpet over tile.
This was done to serve the purpose of what penetrating sealer accomplishes for the tiles now.
Something that you may not be aware of is the tiles can be white washed when they are refinished and sealed to make them lower maintenance and keep the grout looking probably more to your liking.
If saltillo tiles are soaked in water you can expect to deal with efflorescence issues throughout the lifespan of your floor.
Snap a chalk line to mark where the edge of the top.
This video highlights about 50 of the process from start to finish of installing a polishable overlayment over top of an existing tile floor in this case.
You can read about the difference between them at this link there would have to be a really good reason for me to tell someone to rip them out no matter what the advantages to the project.
Our basement family room was cold and unwelcoming.
I had saltillo tiles in my last house.