How To Install Laminate Floor Over Tile

The question is valid.

How to install laminate floor over tile.

It s also durable and relatively inexpensive and cleans easily. The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles. I thought i will show what is involved from start to finish. Installing ceramic tile directly over old laminate flooring can save time effort and money for the skilled do it yourselfer with the the proper toolkit.

If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick. Fortunately the answer to the question is yes. I m starting a laminate tile installation next thursday. There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation.

There is ceramic tile in these rooms now and i m installing the laminate tile right over the ceramic tile. Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time. The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab. Laminate wood flooring comes in glue down and floating snap lock varieties.

The problem with the ceramic tile is it has white grout and my client can t keep the grout clean. Both install similarly but not all glue down types are suitable to install over tiles so read the manufacturer s. That makes it possible to install laminate over hardwood linoleum and vinyl and yes. A big question is can a laminate floor be placed over a ceramic tile floor.

You can install laminate over tile. 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. A laminate floor is a floating floor which means it doesn t get nailed or glued to the subfloor.