Advice, wood flooring to carpet

We want to uplift our wooden flooring & replace with carpet. We have discovered it lies on battens, therefore leaving around a 4cm gap between concrete floor & the bottom of the skirting.
What are our options? Looking for the most minimal of work.

 

Could replace the wood with chipboard. It would need to be a dry subfloor tho or it will create damp


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It’s a concrete floor so I’d like to think it is dry? The other option would be to remove the skirting & replace with a higher one?
Which option is less work/expense?

 

How old is your house and how old is the concrete floor ?

 

Well yeah if you don’t have to build the floor back to the original height just renew the skirting boards.


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Our house is around 30 years old, as for the age of the floor - no idea, I’d assume it’s the original.

Could we lay over the wooden floor?

 

If it’s solid then I don’t see why not

 

I've laid carpets over solid wood floors before. That would be your easiest option...

 

Thank you, I think this is what we’re going to go for & trim the doors.

 

I just completely agree with renewing the skirting boards.

 

I'd renew the skirting boards. Because as there's a gap getting a customized fit will make sure there is no gap left. There are some great tips here when considering which skirting board to replace with, sizing, etc. I think some pre-primed skirting will save headaches if you're doing it yourself.