How To Lay Wood Floors Over Tile

If the tile is being installed in a bathroom consider applying an isolation membrane over your wood subfloor to further protect against expansion and contraction.

How to lay wood floors over tile.

I would suggest 3 8 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring. In order to install a solid floor one would need a proper subfloor. Donna asks we are thinking about replacing our tile floor in the kitchen. 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.

You should install an underlayment before laying the floor but you may need to install transition strips. If the tiles aren t flat you need to level the floor using leveling compound. In this case another subfloor would have to be installed over the tile with a minimum thickness of 5 8 exceptions may include dealing with some of the more popular solid 5 16 products. Stapling and nailing planks to your subfloor is the most common installation method for solid hardwood floors.

So instead of solid hardwood flooring consider installing engineered hardwood. Solid floors are normally nailed to wood subfloors.