Should I remove all flooring? Opinions please

[shaunrs]

I’m currently re-doing the living room of a house we’ve recently moved in to. The room has laminate flooring and in the middle of the room a roughly 3.2m x 2.1m section of carpet (I assume to give the impression of a rug). The laminate runs through in the the hallway and in to another room, which I don’t intend on doing anything with currently.

My initial thought was to remove the laminated in the living room and carpet up to the door, but I’ve come to realise that the carpeted bit in the middle of the room has a double layer of underlay to bring the carpet up to the level of the laminate.

What are people’s opinions on how I should tackle this? Can I bring the level up in the living room without it being a massive job? The subfloor is a concrete slab.

Photo’s attached, thanks in advance!

 

[blup]

The laminate (which will be relatively thin) may be laid on a similar double underlay. If so the “bounce” of new carpet should be consistent with old one. Otherwise you may need to lay thick ply across the whole area. Lift some boards and check.

 

[shaunrs]

Yes the laminate is on double underlay. I’ve since had the thought of taking up the carpeted part, and replacing with some laminate underlay and some floorboards, and then carpeting over everything.