Installing Laminate Flooring Over Ceramic Tile
The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.
Installing laminate flooring over ceramic tile. The question is valid. Often the most difficult and time. The edges are really sharp. If a laminate can be placed over a ceramic tile the labor of the installation is decreased.
There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation. Sometimes it may come up fairly easy if the thin set used to install the ceramic tile isn t a good. 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. The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab.
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. This isn t to say you can install laminate over every tile floor. 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. Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive.
Ceramic tile is like glass when it breaks. Most of the time ceramic tile is a lot of work to remove not to mention it can be dangerous. Some conditions apply but most are easily addressed.