Is this an absolutely terrible idea?
Having just fitted laminate to two rooms I noticed how much of the job entails ripping up the old carpet, underlay, gripper rods, then cleaning and fitting fiberboard underlay for the laminate. I am using the floormaster glueless variety.
About to start the third room when an idea occurs to me. There is reasonably decent carpet down. Could I use this as the underlay and simply put the laminate over it? It is a first floor room - so damp-proof membrane not required. I can also easily cope with the additional floor height this would involve.
Is this feasible or completely crazy?