Can You Install Tile Over Laminate Flooring

As with any flooring surface if there are major depressions and extensive cracking the issue may be with the subflooring.

Can you install tile over laminate flooring.

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. Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring. Installing ceramic tile directly over old laminate flooring can save time effort and money for the skilled do it yourselfer with the the proper toolkit.

When some of the tiles are loose chipped or broken. The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab. Both install similarly but not all glue down types are suitable to install over tiles so read the manufacturer s. Often the most difficult and time.

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. This means that the choice of subfloor i e what you install laminate over needs to provide the right support. Installing laminate flooring under dishwashers. Laminate wood flooring comes in glue down and floating snap lock varieties.

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. Some conditions apply but most are easily addressed. If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile. First the tile should be in good shape level and free of depressions before installing laminate over tile.

Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in. Click on photos to enlarge.