How To Install Wood Laminate Flooring Over Tile

Yes you can install hardwood floors over ceramic tile but with a few exceptions.

How to install wood laminate flooring over tile.

There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation. You can install laminate over tile. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. Whenever you install hardwood flooring over any type of subfloor you must ensure that it is completely level.

In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar. If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level. Laminate wood flooring comes in glue down and floating snap lock varieties. A big question is can a laminate floor be placed over a ceramic tile floor.

A laminate floor is a floating floor which means it doesn t get nailed or glued to the subfloor. That makes it possible to install laminate over hardwood linoleum and vinyl and yes. The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab. The question is valid.

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. Fortunately the answer to the question is yes. Both install similarly but not all glue down types are suitable to install over tiles so read the manufacturer s.