How To Install Tile Over Wood Floor

Installing over wood.

How to install tile over wood floor.

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. For years the only solution to installing hardwood floors over tile was rip it out and install the wood floor. I was told by an aquaintance that i could lay tile over my existing hardwood floor without having to remove flooring or lay backer board over the hardwood flooring. I was told to use a type of water resistant membrane underlayment possibly used for roofing according to aquaintance on top of hardwood flooring first then i could begin to lay my tiles.

Step 1 determine how much tile you will need. The tub toilet and cabinets sit on top of the existing hardwood floors and i am wondering if i can just install a thin subfloor over the hardwood and then tile on top of the subfloor. Floating floors were designed for. First determine how much tile you will need for the job.

What types of installations over tile. Does this sound legit and if so what types. Lay down 1 2 inch thick cement backerboard over the wood subfloor or hardwood. Still you may need to tile directly over an existing hardwood floor for instance to avoid raising the floor level significantly relative to an adjacent floor.

Floor tiles usually should be laid over a strong underlayment of cement board or treated plywood. The simplest in terms of getting the job done without messy demo work would be a floating engineered floor. We have hardwood floors that have been let go for too long that they are not worth saving it s an 80 yrd old house. Although installing tile over a wood floor is slightly more complicated than installing tile directly over concrete the project can be completed with a little bit of work and a few extra steps.

To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. If so make sure the floor is solid and well sealed.