Can You Carpet Over Saltillo Tile

Once upon a time installers would soak saltillo tile in water prior to setting it with thinset.
Can you carpet over saltillo tile. Ever wonder if you could carpet over tile. Something that you may not be aware of is the tiles can be white washed when they are refinished and sealed to make them lower maintenance and keep the grout looking probably more to your liking. Do not soak saltillo tile. This video highlights about 50 of the process from start to finish of installing a polishable overlayment over top of an existing tile floor in this case.
If you need two pieces of carpet to fit the width of the room lay the second length of carpet so that it overlaps the first by about 2 inches. We transformed our cold echoing basement into a cozy family room with a thick carpet pad and cushy carpet. If saltillo tiles are soaked in water you can expect to deal with efflorescence issues throughout the lifespan of your floor. The addition of wall to wall carpet over the tile floor warmed up the space and made it our.
Snap a chalk line to mark where the edge of the top. I happen to be a big fan of terracotta baked earth or saltillo tile floors. This was done to serve the purpose of what penetrating sealer accomplishes for the tiles now. Our basement family room was cold and unwelcoming.
I had saltillo tiles in my last house.