Installing Laminate Over Tile

There is ceramic tile in these rooms now and i m installing the laminate tile right over the ceramic tile.

Installing laminate over tile.

You can install laminate over tile. Lay out a tile pattern. This project involves laying ceramic tile over a laminate countertop around a top mounted kitchen sink and on both sides of a cooking range. This means that the choice of subfloor i e what you install laminate over needs to provide the right support.

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. Fuad reveiz shows how to install tile over exisiting laminate countertops. Step 1 laying ceramic tile over laminate countertop. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar.

It s going in a kitchen and two bathrooms. The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab. If your flooring has such depressions it may be a good idea to determine the cause and have a professional. I thought i will show what is involved from start to finish.

The first step in any remodeling project of this. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. As with any flooring surface if there are major depressions and extensive cracking the issue may be with the subflooring. The problem with the ceramic tile is it has white grout and my client can t keep the grout clean.

Remember that laminate flooring like swiss krono usa s laminate wood flooring is a floating floor it will expand and contract as temperature and other conditions change. First the tile should be in good shape level and free of depressions before installing laminate over tile. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue.