Can You Put Laminate Flooring Over Ceramic Tile

Ensure your floor is ready and able to accommodate vinyl plank flooring.

Can you put laminate flooring over ceramic tile. Yes- its possible to install laminate flooring over good condition tiles in your house. Laminate is a cheap fast flooring solution that easily goes right over ceramic tile. As long as your tile flooring is even and smooth you can easily lay the laminate floor on top of it.

However you will need the right underlay to ensure a high-quality effect both in terms of looks and durability. Loose cracked tiles will cause your install to fail. This is because the laminate boards dont depend on adhesion to the surface beneath them.

Fortunately the answer to the question is yes. That means that you dont have to tear off your old floor before you lay down laminate. An underlay is a cushioning between the existing subfloor in this case your tile floor and the laminate.

Installing Over Existing Vinyl. Vinyl Flooring Is a Great Idea One of the main problems you encounter when installing new flooring over old flooring is the increase in the height of the floor surface but this is less of a problem if you choose vinyl. It is much faster and less expensive than having old tiling chipped out unless the company you work with removes old flooring for free of course.

Laminate vinyl or another layer of ceramic tiles are all compatible flooring types as are glued-on hardware floors. As such the presence of moisture on the existing ceramic tiles. If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level.

We used Golden Select Vinyl Plank in Smokey Barrel. You will need to use prefinished engineered hardwood or laminate flooring if it is going over tile. Laminate flooring goes very well over ceramic tiles.