We have a sun porch with indoor outdoor carpet that is glued down,
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Judy
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can I lay would or laminate over top the carpet or do I have find a way to get this carpet up
Remove it first.
You definitely need to remove it first and scrape up the residual glue
It will be in your best interest to remove the carpet.Laminate is a floating floor ,however the carpet at some time my buckle which will make the floor buckle as well.
Paint the carpet. That sounds easier to do..
You MUST take it up first or you'll be wasting your money and time. If you don't want to do that, I suggest indoor/outdoor area rugs.
However instead of laminate which could be troublesome on a sun porch with possible temperature changes..I would go with vinyl planking...check the differences out.
Don't even think about putting laminate over this! Laminate is cardboard based with a thin layer of plastic on the top, designed for interior use only, or areas that do not have extreme temperature changes. It is also unlikely that the sunroom floor is level. Besides being a waste money buying glue to try to get the laminate to not shift, and to stay on top of the old carpet underneath, It will chip, crack, lift up, and result in a huge mess and many $ to try have the whole shebang removed.
Remove the old carpet, backing, glue, nails, screws, and anything else that may be underneath. Level the floor. Only now can you begin to think about installing any new flooring.
No I would take the Carpet Up then install a inferential floor.