There may be times when you want to install laminate flooring over ceramic tile.
Installing laminate flooring over ceramic tile.
The question is valid.
If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick.
Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive.
Some conditions apply but most are easily addressed.
If a laminate can be placed over a ceramic tile the labor of the installation is decreased.
Most of the time ceramic tile is a lot of work to remove not to mention it can be dangerous.
The edges are really sharp.
Sometimes it may come up fairly easy if the thin set used to install the ceramic tile isn t a good.
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.
The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab.
Often the most difficult and time.
This isn t to say you can install laminate over every tile floor.
When some of the tiles are loose chipped or broken.
One situation however does require more work and may call for removal of the tile.
Ceramic tile is like glass when it breaks.