The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.
How to install laminate floor over tile.
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.
The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab.
Laminate flooring can give your home the look and feel of real wood flooring without the cost of hardwood.
That makes it possible to install laminate over hardwood linoleum and vinyl and yes.
There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation.
If you re looking for a quick home upgrade installing laminate flooring over an existing ceramic tile is a project that just about any diyer can handle.
It s going in a kitchen and two bathrooms.
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 problem with the ceramic tile is it has white grout and my client can t keep the grout clean.
There is ceramic tile in these rooms now and i m installing the laminate tile right over the ceramic tile.
I thought i will show what is involved from start to finish.
It s also durable and relatively inexpensive and cleans easily.
You can install laminate over tile.
A big question is can a laminate floor be placed over a ceramic tile floor.
Laminate wood flooring comes in glue down and floating snap lock varieties.
The question is valid.
Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time.
A laminate floor is a floating floor which means it doesn t get nailed or glued to the subfloor.
Both install similarly but not all glue down types are suitable to install over tiles so read the manufacturer s.