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About John Michaels
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All questions pertaining to all indoor floor coverings regarding best products to choose, proper installation techniques, and proper maintenance techniques.
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We are a nationwide floor covering inspection service. We inspect all types of indoor floor coverings in every city and town in all 50 States and in all the Provinces of Canada. We see where errors in choice of product, improper installation, and improper maintenance lead to complaints being registered and we are then called upon to inspect those products and issue certified reports indicating from where those complaint issues eminate. We have done this type of work for over 40 years.
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Floor Covering Weekly & Floor Covering News
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Carpet, vinyl, and hardwood manufacturing, installation, and maintenance, prior to just inspecting, and a division of our Company specifies proper floor covering choices for residential and commercial uses.
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Expert: John Michaels - 11/10/2009
Question
We have an entire lower level that is floored with 4 x 4 ceramic tiles. Can wall to wall carpeting be installed on top of this? If so, what are the characteristics to consider when choosing carpeting and padding? Thank you.
Answer
Hi Beth;Carpet and pad can be installed over the ceramic. I would be happy to suggest generic specifications for both carpet and pad. You could take those specifications when you shop so you could be shown products by the stores in which you choose to look. Please do NOT shop for any floor covering at one of those large home supply stores or over the internet. Shop at a local, reputable floor covering dealer who can show you proper product, provide proper installation, warranty both of those things, and can supply you with references that you should check out to protect your investment.
If you will let me know for what the lower level is used (rec. room, bedrooms, family room, etc.), the population of your home including pets, the type of footwear mainly used in your home, (shoes, sneakers, bare feet, stocking feet, etc.), the soil conditions outside your home, (gravel, concrete, asphalt, dirt, sand, outdoor decking, etc.), and the part of the world in which you reside, I will be happy to give you some generic specifications for carpet, pad, installation, and maintenance information, you can use for shopping and consideration.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Cordially,
John Michaels
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