One situation however does require more work and may call for removal of the tile.
Can you put wood flooring over tile.
I would suggest 3 8 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring.
Hi dorothy the short answer is yes you can install laminate flooring over a ceramic tile floor if the tile floor is in good condition and the tile are well attached level and flat.
Still you may need to tile directly over an existing hardwood floor for instance to avoid raising the floor level significantly relative to an adjacent floor.
This isn t to say you can install laminate over every tile floor.
Installing hardwood floors over tile.
If so make sure the floor is solid and well sealed.
The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab.
Donna asks we are thinking about replacing our tile floor in the kitchen.
Floor tiles usually should be laid over a strong underlayment of cement board or treated plywood.
If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level.
The simplest in terms of getting the job done without messy demo work would be a floating engineered floor.
Fortunately the answer to the question is yes.
Can laminate flooring be installed over ceramic tile.
Yes you can install hardwood floors over ceramic tile but with a few exceptions.
To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile.
When some of the tiles are loose chipped or broken.
Floating floors were designed for.
Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it.
Installing over wood.
Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile.
Is it possible to lay hardwood over an existing tile floor yes you can lay a wood floor over tile if the existing floor is in good shape and without cracks.
Whenever you install hardwood flooring over any type of subfloor you must ensure that it is completely level.
Some conditions apply but most are easily addressed.
For years the only solution to installing hardwood floors over tile was rip it out and install the wood floor.
A big question is can a laminate floor be placed over a ceramic tile floor.
What types of installations over tile.