How To Lay Timber Laminate Flooring Over Tiles

It can be difficult to determine how much flooring you will need but at Tile Wizards we have a method that never fails.

How to lay timber laminate flooring over tiles. If your tiles are cracked chipped or loose. Apply the thinset with a trowel to seal between placement of the tiles. Press the next tile into place against the first.

Make complicated cuts with a jigsaw. If the tiles arent flat you need to level the floor using leveling compound. I would suggest 38 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring.

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. Once you get to the end of one sheet of the vapor barrier tape it down and then lay the next one over it according to the instructions. However here are certain conditions and considerations of which to be aware.

The short answer is yes you can put laminate flooring over tile. A common method of installing a laminate wood floor is to float the connected boards on top of multiple layers that may comprise for example underfloor heat mats underlay and other specialist insulation. This photo shows the Quick Step Slate tile.

You should install an underlayment before laying the floor but you may need to install transition strips. I have worked with Quick Step laminate tile before so I have a lot of faith in it. Dont forget that laying timber flooring over tiles will actually raise the height of the floor.

The floorboards are then glued and nailed to the ply. Initially apply to the exposed edges of the first tile. The tiles are laid with the stagger joint which in my opinion adds strength to the floor.