It depends on what carpet or tile you're using. However as a teacher, my experience is, as far as efficiency and maintenance, tile is a much better option. It's much easier to keep clean and more sanitary.
home improvement centers have floor scrapers they will rent to you. they are a heavy machine with two wheels and a vibrating blade in front that you walk behind, great for pulling up tile, carpet, linoleum, etc. . .
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If you are installing a floating laminate floor, you can easily put it right over the tile.
A tile floor reflects sound waves more effectively than a carpeted floor, causing sound to bounce around and echo more in a classroom. The carpet in a library absorbs sound waves, reducing the overall noise level and making it quieter compared to a tiled floor in a classroom.
A tile floor affect sound transmission by making it loud. This is unlike a room that has a carpet which will adsorb sound and thereby reducing noise.
Tile is louder, but cleaner. I have taught with both. The carpet collects dust and debris which can trigger allergies.
You should get a thin pad that can provide cushioning when covering your tile floor with a layer of carpet. This is so that the carpet can be placed evenly on top without having the grooves of the tile show through
Footsteps on a tile floor sound louder than on a carpet floor because hard surfaces do not absorb sound as well as soft surfaces. The sound waves produced by footsteps on tile bounce off the hard surface and create a more resonant and louder noise compared to the sound waves that are absorbed by a carpet.
Get a tile cutter and remove the tile. Strip all the tile off and make sure the underneath surface is clean. Then u install a protective foam pad layer and install the carpet above it.
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Depending on how you look at it, the opposite could either be "bare floor" or "ceiling tile".
Hardwood, carpet, laminate, ceramic tile, vinyl flooring. the list goes on.
Carpet tile can be found at stores such as Carpet Corner or Tile Merchant however I strongly recommend that you do not carpet your kitchen but use linoleum or stone tile instead.
Vinyl is one of the cheaper types of floor tile you can use. It is a little cheaper quality but looks just as good as ceramic tile. It is easy to clean and easy to install yourself.
It depends on the contractor in Lexington you're looking at and they type of ceramic tile. If you already have the tile it'll be cheaper but the floor arrangement can raise the price.