How To Install Laminate Over Ceramic Tile

Installing over wood.

How to install laminate over ceramic tile.

It s going in a kitchen and two bathrooms. The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab. To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. When you install laminate flooring over ceramic tile up to dishwashers you need the laminate flooring to go under the front legs of the dishwasher.

There is ceramic tile in these rooms now and i m installing the laminate tile right over the ceramic tile. Installation precautions to take. Installing laminate flooring under dishwashers. Click on photos to enlarge.

Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile. Both install similarly but not all glue down types are suitable to install over tiles so read the manufacturer s. Laminate wood flooring comes in glue down and floating snap lock varieties. In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time.

This isn t to say you can install laminate over every tile floor. 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. One situation however does require more work and may call for removal of the tile. Some conditions apply but most are easily addressed.

I thought i will show what is involved from start to finish. Laminate flooring can give your home the look and feel of real wood flooring without the cost of hardwood. If a laminate can be placed over a ceramic tile the labor of the installation is decreased dramatically. 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.

Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive. When some of the tiles are loose chipped or broken. The problem with the ceramic tile is it has white grout and my client can t keep the grout clean. The question is valid.