Can You Lay Laminate Over Floor Tiles

There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation.

Can you lay laminate over floor tiles.

A big question is can a laminate floor be placed over a ceramic tile floor. Fortunately the answer to the question is yes. When laying laminate over tile the tile must be flat. Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive.

Hi myriam thanks for the question. They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. Manufactured to resemble real wood tile or other materials laminate flooring is composed of layers of materials bonded under heat and intense pressure. 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.

You will still need to add a foam underlayment beneath the laminate. The question is valid. You can often lay a laminate over tile without any extra effort if the tile a smooth level and there isn t much depth in the grout lines. You ve got problems however if the tiles are uneven and have raised edges or if the grout lines are wide and deep.

If you re flooring is glued down and in good condition no peeling corners level you can install your laminate over. Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room. If the front of the dishwasher is not sitting on the laminate you may not be able to remove the dishwasher in the future. 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.