Can I Put Seadek Over Carpet

A rug over carpet.

Can i put seadek over carpet.

For more than a decade seadek has led the marine industry with innovative alternatives to carpet and traditional molded in non skid. I wrapped it up the gunnels in a similar manner to the old carpet and it lays very poorly. Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it. Sure i d get my security deposit back but i d have to live with a disgusting 8 x 10 cover up in the meantime.

Not sure of the pro s and cons on it so thought i would see if anyone has attempted it. I recently replaced all of the carpet in the 89 brendella i am fixing up with a generic version of seadek. Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill.

After introducing cutting edge products such as multi color laminations new texture options and the iconic pe eva faux teak seadek is proud. It shows a lot of imperfections in the floor every bump is visible. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. It is about time to replace my carpet and the thought had crossed my mind to take this on.

Seadek is a superior alternative to marine carpet and traditional molded in non skid. Designed to withstand the harsh conditions of the marine environment seadek is made from uv resistant closed cell pe eva foam that will not absorb water and provides exceptional traction when wet or dry. On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages. And if the existing carpet was glued down not tacked it can be a huge time saver to lay the new carpet over the old.

After seadek installation seadek non skid products are made from uv protected non absorbent foam that is stain resistant and easy to clean. I am likely going to cut it to lay only on the floor and carpet the gunnels.