I had saltillo tiles in my last house.
Can you carpet over saltillo tile.
Do not soak saltillo tile.
Our basement family room was cold and unwelcoming.
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.
Once upon a time installers would soak saltillo tile in water prior to setting it with thinset.
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.
We transformed our cold echoing basement into a cozy family room with a thick carpet pad and cushy carpet.
The uneven texture was a joy to walk over.
I happen to be a big fan of terracotta baked earth or saltillo tile floors.
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.
You can read about the difference between them at this link there would have to be a really good reason for me to tell someone to rip them out no matter what the advantages to the project.
Yes you can carpet over tile.